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How I Spent $425 on Groceries in March

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But we have some serious financial goals to hit and the grocery budget is an easy target when it comes to cutting the budget. And while I didn’t hit my goal of $400, I did reduce our spending to $425 for my family of 4. I made a large batch of homemade sugar-free applesauce in March that I stored in the freezer.

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 09.29.17

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It’s a tight budget and I failed miserably over the summer, but we have lots of financial goals, so I need to get it back in line. I spent the evening making a batch of homemade sugar-free applesauce. homemade applesauce. homemade applesauce. Tuesday: cheeseburgers, fries, steamed vegetables, homemade applesauce.

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 09.22.2017

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It’s a tight budget and I failed miserably over the summer, but we have lots of financial goals, so I need to get it back in line. Homemade Applesauce. Homemade Applesauce. 10 Paper Products to Avoid. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. I served with garden salad for me, steamed veggies for the kids.

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 09.15.17

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It’s a tight budget and I failed miserably over the summer, but we have lots of financial goals, so I need to get it back in line. Homemade Sugar-Free Applesauce. homemade applesauce. homemade applesauce. 10 Paper Products to Avoid. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. Thursday: . Thursday: .

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 09-08-2017

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It’s a tight budget and I failed miserably over the summer, but we have lots of financial goals, so I need to get it back in line. When I got home, I washed the apples in some vinegar water and made my first batch of homemade sugar-free applesauce of the season. 10 Paper Products to Avoid. We ate leftovers.

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Resolve to Lower Your Grocery Spending

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Homemade Breadcrumbs. Ten Paper Products To Cross Off Your Grocery List. Did you make a goal for 2012 to lower your grocery spending? Batch Cooking and Freezing: Chicken Breasts for Future Use. Buttermilk Substitute. Easy Summer Menu Planning. Freeze Your Garden Produce Now and You'll be Thanking Yourself Later.

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35 Money-Saving Grocery Tips | Kitchen Economics

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One of my goals for Family Balance Sheet for 2013, is to get back to posting more money saving tips to help my readers (and myself) reduce our grocery bills. Homemade buttermilk substitute. 10 Paper Products to Cross off your grocery list. Make homemade bread crumbs from bread heels. Cut out the crap, save the dough.