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FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Groceries is the easiest budget category TO GET OUT of control and the easiest budget category TO control. To reign your grocery spending in, you must plan all of your meals. Spend Frugal February planning your meals from food that you already have in your kitchen, refrigerator, and freezer. Share in the comments.

February 130

February Frugal Financial Goals Goals 130

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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. Meatloaf was always a dish I made on the weekends when I had more time, but this was pretty easy and my family loved it. I served with a big salad.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Financial Goals 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. My husband and kids will be on their own and most likely go out for dinner. What did you make this week that your family enjoyed?

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Daughter 100

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APRIL 1, 2021

If you are self-employed, work for a company or in an industry that is unstable, or maybe you or someone in your family has medical issues, you might want to save 6-12 months of expenses. 2 – Reduce your grocery spending without sacrificing quality. Do you know how much you spend on groceries each month?

Emergency Fund 130

Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 130

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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. Our budget is currently $500 for my family of four. Although my kids are young (9 & 6), they truly eat like adults, truly. How do you handle this with your kids?

Budget 100

Budget Budgeting Homemade Kids and Family 100

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MAY 29, 2015

This series helps me stay on top of our grocery spending and currently our monthly budget is $500 for my family of 4. This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: We traveled to Corning, NY to visit the Corning Museum of Glass with my kids’ Girl Scout troop. Did you try a new dish this week that your family enjoyed?

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Hotel Freezers 100

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MAY 24, 2016

Day 24 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending: Save on Organic. The frozen sticks go right into my kids lunch box every day and are thawed by lunch time. Is it important for you and your family to eat organically? The post Day 24: How to Save on Organic Food appeared first on Family Balance Sheet.

Organic 113

Organic Organization Food Saving 113

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AUGUST 28, 2013

That number includes gifts for our kids, extended family members, teachers, friends, neighbors, bus drivers, service people, our Christmas cards, stamps, and our donations towards the Salvation Army''s Adopt-a-Family program. Our grocery spending has crept up over that last several months and it was time to rein it back in.

August 100

August Club Christmas Goals 100

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JANUARY 28, 2022

If you are struggling with the rising grocery prices or maybe you need to make room for your family’s growing appetites, take a look at the following list and see what changes you can make to cut your grocery bill…and still eat really well! Seriously, my kids claim hunger ALL.DAY.LONG. According to the U.S.

Saving Money 130

Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 130

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FEBRUARY 1, 2019

If you need encouragement and guidance with your budget, join my private Facebook group: Family Budgeters Unite! Groceries is the easiest budget category TO GET OUT of control and the easiest budget category TO control. To reign your grocery spending in, you must plan all of your meals. How much cash can you find?

February 100

February Frugal Financial Goals Budgeting 100

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JANUARY 8, 2014

My challenge is I need to reduce our bill, but not make everyone in my family miserable because there is no room for the occasional extras that make us happy, like a special treat or wild caught salmon or Kalamata olives. Over the holidays, I wasn’t as diligent with my meal planning and our grocery bill went over what I budget for food.

Meals 186

Meals Simple Menu Planning Menu Plans 186

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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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JUNE 25, 2013

That number includes gifts for our kids, extended family members, teachers, friends, neighbors, bus drivers, service people, our Christmas cards, stamps, and our donations towards the Salvation Army''s Adopt-a-Family program. Or challenge yourself to reduce your grocery spending by your shortfall.

June 100

June Club Christmas Goals 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. Switch from paper tissues to flannel cloth hankies - Flannel is so much softer on my kids' little noses.

Economical 185

Economical Kitchen Paper Grocery 185

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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

If you are self-employed, work for a company or in an industry that is unstable, or maybe you or someone in your family has medical issues, you might want to save 6-12 months of expenses. 2 – Reduce your grocery spending without sacrificing quality. The easiest way to reduce your grocery spending is to plan your meals.

Emergency Fund 100

Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 100

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Personally, if I don’t make a shopping list and plan my meals, my grocery budget is toast. As my kids have grown into a teen and tween who eat as much as adults, I spend about $700/month–this includes anything I buy at the grocery store, so it includes paper and cleaning products. According to the U.S.

Saving Money 113

Saving Money Grocery Groceries Money 113

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MARCH 2, 2011

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. Get the family involved.

Menu Planning 138

Menu Planning Menu Plans Economical Kitchen 138

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JULY 9, 2015

I have since interviewed 16 families who have collectively paid off over ONE MILLION DOLLARS in debt. She says, bartering is a fun and creative way to get what she needed without spending money. Stacy and her family stayed home. When dining out, Olivia always used a coupon and/or went to places where kids dine free.

Debt Free 100

Debt Free Debt Budgeting Budget 100