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WIS, WWA | a new year of grocery shopping!

The Frugal Girl

What I Spent I know sometimes at the start of a new year, people make grocery-bill-reduction goals, but honestly, I’m not even gonna stress over that. Maybe after the semester is over, I can do a bang-up job with the grocery bill over the summer. The post WIS, WWA | a new year of grocery shopping!

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Six Ways to Reuse Your Plastic Grocery Bags

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Plastic grocery bags can be irritating and useful all at the same time. These days most grocery stores no longer offer paper sacks, and if you have forgotten your reusable bags, you are probably going to go home with anywhere from one to two dozen little plastic sacks. Call to Action Do you reuse your grocery bags?

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Grocery Chopping: Cut Down Your Grocery Bill Without Using Coupons and $500 Giveaway

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Many of us are struggling to make ends meet (as in what’s at the end of the receipt meeting what’s at the end of your checkbook), and sometimes we discover that money for enough groceries to feed a family just isn’t in the budget. What tactics, other than coupons, do you use to lower your grocery bill? a Rafflecopter giveaway.

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8 Ways to Save Money on Groceries Without Coupons

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Over my many years of environmental and personal finance writing, one of the most common things I get asked for is tips on how to save money on groceries. The best thing you can do to save money on groceries is to cut back your meat consumption and increase the amount of vegetables you eat. They are cheaper and better for you anyway!

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Day 7 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending: Weekly Recap

Family Balance Sheet

31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending. Tuesday : Chicken drumsticks, sweet potatoes , and green beans. I steamed the green beans on the stove top. Per my kids’ request, I bought deli ham, turkey & cheese (it’s somewhat hidden underneath the green beans), for something different in their lunches.

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How I Spent $425 on Groceries in March

Family Balance Sheet

I have been diligently challenging myself to spend less at the grocery store this year. But we have some serious financial goals to hit and the grocery budget is an easy target when it comes to cutting the budget. I’ve included pictures below of most of my grocery shopping trips for the month. And finally…Junk Food.

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35 Money-Saving Grocery Tips | Kitchen Economics

Family Balance Sheet

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. 35 Money-Saving Grocery Tips to Help You Reduce Your Grocery Budget. Freeze your garden harvest - green beans , hot pepper. My grocery list/menu clip board.