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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 10.20.17

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Grocery spending can get out of hand quickly, so I post our weekly menu to ensure that I am planning it weekly. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. My oldest daughter likes to grocery shop with me and requested Alfredo sauce on our last trip. garden salad. homemade sugar-free applesauce.

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31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending: Day 1

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Do you feel like your grocery spending is out of control? I am hosting a 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending challenge. I am hosting a 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending challenge. Every day this month, I will post one simple challenge to help you get control of your grocery spending.

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Eleven Tips for Easier Menu Planning | Kitchen Economics Link-Up

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The weeks that I take the time to plan the menu are the weeks that I have control over our spending. The weeks were I don’t menu plan are the weeks that I’m at the grocery store multiple times or we get take out multiple times, leading to an out of control grocery spending. Plan for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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How to Save Money on Groceries

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Also, I plan for everything–breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and dinners. I’ve added the below Weekly Menu & Grocery List to my Freebie page for email subscribers. The good news is that coupons are very easy to find and you don’t need to spend loads of time clipping them to slash your grocery spending.

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How to Save Money on Groceries

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Also, I plan for everything–breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and dinners. The good news is that coupons are very easy to find and you don’t need to spend loads of time clipping them to slash your grocery spending. I average about $5 in coupons on a typical trip to the grocery store. Let us know in the comments.