Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 5, 2015

I earned $5 cash back from my favorite grocery apps, Checkout 51 , ibotta , Snap by Groupon , and SavingStar. They all rewards that were for Thanksgiving ingredients that were on my grocery list, so I wasn’t buying things that I didn’t need just to get the deal. We also ate leftover soup, mac & cheese and enchiladas.

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Budgeting Budget Leftovers Thanksgiving 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Our current monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. FYI – ibotta grocery app is still offering a $10 bonus for new members who redeem their first rebate within 2 weeks. Use my referral code to join. Saturday: We had my parents and both of my grandmothers over for dinner. Want to lower your grocery bill?

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Meals Leftovers Kids and Family Homemade 100

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

I’ve recently re-started the series, What We Ate this Week on our Budget , because I missed the accountability and I had several readers ask for its return. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. Dinner #1 (as they call it) is usually a sandwich or leftovers previous nights. Want to lower your grocery bill?

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Budgeting Budget Freezers Kids and Family 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Have you heard the old saying: “Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.”? We were poor, Mom and Dad lived every day showing us what it meant to ‘make it do’ and we often ‘did without’ Here are my thoughts on frugal ways to make things do. Buy good clothing, used. Use up your food.

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Making Do Making Green And Frugal Friends And Family Sale 219

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 14, 2011

And one of the best ways to do it is to use a 529 plan.&#. FIRE Getters presents Top 5 Ways To Trim Our Grocery Bills! posted at FIRE Finance , saying, “We decided to optimize our grocery expenses and pull the strings on our food budget even tighter. So we spent some time researching on ways to cut down our grocery bill.

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Frugal Movies Finance Bills 150

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 22, 2024

Today we’re meeting a reader who is an artist, a homeschooler, a boy-mom, and a renter by choice. Tell us a little about yourself I’m Karen A. We also like to have enough means to travel and visit family and friends, so being frugal in some areas helps us be generous in others. Hello, everyone! Here’s Karen: 1.

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Rent Son Frugal Home and Garden 180

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Today, we’re meeting a reader who has managed to live for 2.5 Tell us a little about yourself When asked the question “Where are you from? C with Finn, my parents’ dog Our daughter is 12, and very into the arts and science. years with no car (and two small kids!). Biking in my favorite park Here’s Liz!

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Kids and Family Parenting Cars Car 189