Family Balance Sheet

MAY 6, 2016

31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending. Don’t be afraid of the clearance section at the grocery store. Organic granola for $1.60, regularly priced $3.99. Also bookmark the 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending category page so you can check in daily. Yep, you read that assignment correctly!

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 14, 2013

It is so easy to walk into the grocery store with an idea of what you will spend, walk out with a bill that is double and get home to discover that you have nothing to eat. Groceries can get out of control fast, but all it takes for you to get your grocery spending in line with your budget is PLANNING.

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 10, 2016

This post includes an excel spreadsheet to organize your grocery trip, along with freezer cooking tips to make your session run smoothly. Also bookmark the 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending category page so you can check in daily. Check out my Favorite 8 Freezer Meal Ideas.

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 24, 2016

Day 24 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending: Save on Organic. When it comes to organic food , everyone’s line in the sand is different. I have friends who are adamant about eating only organic food and I have friends where eating organic is not a priority. How to Save on Organic Food.

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The Frugal Girl

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

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. This is better than endless nights of eating out, but definitely not as frugal as an organized trip to Aldi. I spent $63 at Safeway, spread out between an embarrassing number of trips.

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 25, 2016

If organic produce is important to you, joining a CSA will be a very cost effective option. Also bookmark the 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending category page so you can check in daily. Fruits and vegetables are such an important of our daily diet. So it’s important to. Smart Tips to Save Money on Produce.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 9, 2014

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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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 28, 2016

I also stopped by BJ’s and picked up a 12 pack of Annie’s Organic Mac-n-cheese and a 13.5 Also bookmark the 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending category page so you can check in daily. The post This Week’s Grocery Recap 05.28.16 lb bag of baking soda, total spent $18.60.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 7, 2013

There is something about the thought of being organized and starting a season off on the right (clean) foot that is satisfying. Even re-organizing the garage can leave you with a chill. Many households take spring cleaning as an opportunity to repaint, hang photographs and picture frames, and re-organize art. Get Organized'

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 1, 2016

Do you feel like your grocery spending is out of control? I am hosting a 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending challenge. I am hosting a 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending challenge. Every day this month, I will post one simple challenge to help you get control of your grocery spending.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 28, 2022

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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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

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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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Back in the summer, our grocery spending hit $500 and I decided to shift our budget to $500 to accommodate our changing eating habits. Action Step 2 : Continue to plan your meals and grocery list. Action Step 3: Maintain organization in your kitchen, it will make meal planning easier.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 6, 2011

I believe the grocery bill is one of the easiest categories of the household budget to reduce and you don't have to be an extreme couponer to accomplish the task. I use coupons but they are not my only method to reducing our grocery spending. I love finding coupons for the foods and products that we use.

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Family Balance Sheet

AUGUST 30, 2014

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. Action Step 2 : Continue to plan your meals and grocery list. My budget is $450.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

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.

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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. Keep your pantry, freezer and refrigerator organized.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 1, 2015

In 2014, the Grocery Budget Challenge encouraged us to keep our grocery spending in line and to be creative with our meal planning so that we do not over-spend. Organizing Coupons with the Binder Method | Sara Steigerwald @ Sisters Shopping on a Shoe String.

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Family Balance Sheet

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. Menu planning saves me time. Develop a system.

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Saving In Akron

OCTOBER 1, 2011

Earn $3 in bonus fuel rewards when you spend $20 in the dairy department. :: GROCERY. Spend $20 on any Smucker's brand foods. Organic Valley Milk, $2.99. 1 Organic Valley Omega-3 Milk printable. 1 off 4 Stonyfield Organic Yogurt printable. Get $5 off any meat purchase (with in-ad coupon). after coupon.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 8, 2018

The grocery category is the easiest one to reduce. I list tons of ideas: How to Slash Your Grocery Spending . More budgeting resources: How to Budget and Save for Large Yearly Expenses, such as taxes, home owners and auto insurances. 31 Days to Find $1000 – I was able to find over $1000 with these ideas.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 9, 2015

When her grocery envelop was empty, it was empty until pay day. She offered to do people’s taxes, or get their bookkeeping organized in exchange for a discount on her rent, or car repairs. She says, bartering is a fun and creative way to get what she needed without spending money. They Managed their Grocery Spending.

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