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Resolve to Lower Your Grocery Spending

Family Balance Sheet

I started a new weekly series in 2011 called, Kitchen Economics. Every Wednesday, I post a quick tip to help you save money in the kitchen. Easy Summer Menu Planning. Eleven Simple Tips For Easier Menu Planning. Did you make a goal for 2012 to lower your grocery spending? Buttermilk Substitute.

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Save Money with Meal Planning

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I admit to completely dropping the ball with menu planning. I think I only wrote out a weekly menu twice in those two months. So, as you can imagine, things were even crazier due to my lack of planning. Here are a few of the things I noticed happening when I didn’t plan out our meals: We shopped more often.

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11 Simple Meal Planning Tips

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My husband and I made some serious financial goals for 2014. To achieve those goals I need to review our spending to see where I can make some cuts. If I don’t plan our meals and my shopping list, I spend too much money and make too many extra stops to the grocery store during the week. Do you plan your meals?

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Grocery Budget Challenge | February Meeting

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The Goal of the Grocery Budget Challenge is to be creative with our meal planning and grocery shopping so that we do not over-spend. February’s homework was to clean out and organize the refrigerator, freezer, and kitchen pantry. For my system, read my 11 Simple Meal Planning Tips. Please share in the comments.

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Grocery Budget Challenge | January Meeting

Family Balance Sheet

The Goal of the Grocery Budget Challenge is to be creative with our meal planning and grocery shopping so that we aren’t over-spending. For my system, read my 11 Simple Meal Planning Tips. Action Step 3: New this month, clean out and organize your refrigerator, freezers, and kitchen pantry.

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New Year, New You: Food Allergies, Grocery Budgets, South Beach Diet, and More!

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This month I teamed up with five other bloggers to share our goals for the new year, and hopefully inspire and encourage you to do the same! 5 Dinners – Erin shared her Word for 2012: Simplify , How to Save Money on Exercise Equipment , and 5 Ways to Reduce Sugar in Your Kitchen ! $5 I hope you enjoy reading these posts!

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