Family Balance Sheet
NOVEMBER 12, 2014
When finances are tight, often the only area we can control is our food spending. While my husband works hard to bring the money in, my job is to make it go as far as it can while feeding our family healthy meals. Today I’d like to share what works for our family. Here’s what it looks like for us.
Family Balance Sheet
MAY 14, 2016
This Week’s Dinners: Sunday: We went to our favorite local pizza/sub shop for lunch with my parents and grandmother. Wednesday: When I was planning this week’s menu, I knew that I would be working an unusually late night, so I planned the lasagna for Tuesday knowing that it would cover us for two dinners.
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Family Balance Sheet
MAY 3, 2016
31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending. The Sunday dinner leftovers from 3 weeks ago that would have made a delicious lunch–slimy. You will need to work fast on this challenge so foods aren’t sitting on the counter too long. When was the last time you cleaned out your refrigerator. Good food, too.
The Frugal Girl
NOVEMBER 10, 2023
I can only be pressed about so many things at one time, and right now, my grocery spending is not it. My lunch leftovers were at least 25% better than the original dish. Friday Zoe’s gonna be at work at dinnertime so…maybe I’ll just eat up some leftovers. Which is a little high, but I don’t care.
Family Balance Sheet
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. Now that we’ve paid off six figures of non-mortgage debt , we are working on saving 6 months’ expenses and maybe even more.
Family Balance Sheet
MAY 24, 2016
Day 24 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending: Save on Organic. I work weekly to adhere to our grocery budget, so I am always looking for ways to save money on organic food. It is possible to buy organic foods even on a strict grocery budget and here are my best tips. We fall somewhere in between.
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 8, 2014
Over the holidays, I wasn’t as diligent with my meal planning and our grocery bill went over what I budget for food. Not only do I need to get control of our grocery spending again, but I also am challenging myself with a new budget for January. Pick a meal planning day that works best for you. Ready to meal plan?
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