Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

My #1 tip for trimming grocery spending is an easy one: Serve simple, frugal, scheduled meals. Homemade baked goods: Oatmeal Raspberry Muffins w/ Chocolate Chips , waffles, pancakes, scones, etc. – (W & Sat). Pasta w/ homemade white sauce, Chicken, & Veggies. Today I’d like to share what works for our family.

Grocery Spending 246

Grocery Spending Groceries Grocery Food and Drink 246

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 7, 2016

31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending. Monday: Grilled chicken wraps, grapes, homemade sugar-free applesauce. This week’s breakfasts, lunches, and snacks: For breakfast we ate cereal with bananas, eggs & bagels. I spent $16 on deli meats and cheese and that covered 3 of us for lunches for the week.

Grocery Spending 100

Grocery Spending Groceries Grocery Lunch 100

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FEBRUARY 6, 2015

My intent is twofold: to hold me accountable with our grocery spending and to give some ideas and insight into how we eat on a budget. You may have noticed that my homemade sugar-free applesauce is a constant side dish on my menu. Homemade applesauce. Wednesday: Turkey Cornbread Potpie , homemade applesauce.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Homemade Kids and Family 100

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OCTOBER 20, 2017

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. homemade sugar-free applesauce. My oldest daughter likes to grocery shop with me and requested Alfredo sauce on our last trip. garden salad.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Daughter 100

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OCTOBER 13, 2017

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. I served with steamed vegetables and homemade sugar-free applesauce. Welcome to my weekly series, What We Ate this Week on our Budget.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Financial Goals 100

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JANUARY 9, 2015

If you followed along last year’s Grocery Budget Challenge , you’ll know that my grocery spending ranged from $425 – $500 throughout the year. Selfishly, the reason for this weekly posting is because I tend to stick to a grocery budget when I know I’m going to write about it.

Leftovers 100

Leftovers Budgeting Budget Lunch 100

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MARCH 23, 2011

Try replacing some paper products on your list with cloth and re-usable products that you probably have around the house and you will not only reduce your grocery spending, but you will also reduce your waste. Even though we try to use cloth grocery bags, we still end up with some plastic. Use plastic store bags for trash bags.

Economical 185

Economical Kitchen Paper Groceries 185