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

Family Balance Sheet

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. Menu planning saves me time.

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WIS, WWA | largely from the freezer

The Frugal Girl

What I Spent I did get a Hungry Harvest box and I made a small trip to Aldi, but I haven’t done an honest-to-goodness grocery shopping trip since we got back from Hawaii! Monday I found a small package of ground beef in the freezer along with some homemade burger buns so…we had burgers for dinner, topped with Swiss cheese.

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Simple Ways to Save on Family Dinner

Saving Cents With Sense

Anyone who has gone grocery shopping for their household knows that feeding the family can get expensive. Start Menu Planning. Menu planning is an excellent way to cut down on overspending at the grocery store. Image courtesy of dusky / FreeDigitalPhotos.net. Make substitutions in recipes.

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