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

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Welcome to 31 Days to Organize Your Finances. 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. The 5 Easiest Categories to Reduce.

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Grocery Budget Challenge | February Meeting

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February’s homework was to clean out and organize the refrigerator, freezer, and kitchen pantry. I tackled those projects early in the month and wrote about them: 5 Easy Steps to an Organized Pantry and Clean Your Refrigerator. I found it easier to keep a tab on my grocery spending and I’m going to continue to use cash.

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How to Save Money on Groceries

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Groceries is one budget category that can get out of control very quickly, and that’s before inflation. However, it can be an easy budget category to manage, but it takes some planning, skill, and organization. Save Big on Organic Foods. When it comes to organic food , everyone’s line in the sand is different.

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Grocery Budget Challenge | July & August

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On the 30th of each month, between January and November in 2014 , we will meet here to discuss our challenges and successes for the month with our grocery budget. Our grocery spending crept up to about $500 a month during the summer. Also, take into account any special occasions, such as birthdays, anniversaries, pot lucks, etc.

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How to Save Money on Groceries

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Groceries is one budget category that can get out of control very quickly. However, groceries is also an easy budget category to control, but it takes some planning, skill, and organization. Personally, if I don’t make a shopping list and plan my meals, my grocery budget is toast. Save Big on Organic Foods.