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Q&A | cinnamon, SIM, jeans, and grocery spending

The Frugal Girl

Also, you can slice the bread up before freezing it; that makes it very easy to grab just a slice or two. Here’s my cinnamon bread recipe , in case you want to make some!) It is a pretty terrible robotic voice, and I listen to it at 2x speed, which makes it even worse. Related: A post about freezing food in glass jars.

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WIS, WWA | all Safeway

The Frugal Girl

What I Spent So I went to pull together my grocery spending for the week and I realized that it’s all quick trips to Safeway. I never had room for a toaster oven at my other house, but I do really like having one here, especially for reheating things or making two-person servings of food. Remember how in A.

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Our 2023 Financial Goals

Family Balance Sheet

Did you make 2023 financial goals ? It was a momentous occasion that was many years in the making. How will we make these goals? By planning our expenses each month to predict cash flow, I hope to avoid impulsive purchases and reduce some spending. After our mortgage, grocery spending is our next largest expense.

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 05.29.15

Family Balance Sheet

This series helps me stay on top of our grocery spending and currently our monthly budget is $500 for my family of 4. After dinner, we watched the fireworks over the American falls. When I have more time for dinner prep, I like to make my own BBQ sauce. It was a perfect ending to a perfect day.

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Frugal February

Family Balance Sheet

It was a great feeling to make that payment, and to continue the momentum I want to double down on our financial goal. Check out the group and watch my Facebook LIVES where I describe the steps to writing a budget. Groceries is the easiest budget category TO GET OUT of control and the easiest budget category TO control.

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Reduce Your Spending in 3 Budget Categories | 31 Days to Organize Your Finances

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Groceries. I talk a lot about grocery spending on this blog. My absolute #1 way for saving money at the grocery store is to PLAN OUR MEALS. If you make this one simple change, you will reduce your grocery spending. If this interests you, also read, How We Watch Really Great TV Without Cable.

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How to Achieve Your Financial Goals (tips from the achievers)

Family Balance Sheet

His 2017 goal is to make $100,000 in online income. It can be difficult to watch others succeed with their goals. Make a commitment. . Making financial goals can be intimidating, but make a commitment to START…and continue on to the next step. Make it visual. M = Make it MEASURABLE.