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NOVEMBER 12, 2014

My #1 tip for trimming grocery spending is an easy one: Serve simple, frugal, scheduled meals. Tacos, Burritos, & Quesadillas. 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. Baked Ziti.

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Grocery Spending Groceries Grocery Food and Drink 246

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MAY 14, 2016

Saturday: I batch cooked taco meat a few weeks ago and stored in the freezer. Also bookmark the 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending category page so you can check in daily. The post Day 14 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending: Weekly Recap appeared first on Family Balance Sheet.

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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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Grocery Spending Groceries Grocery Finds 113

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MAY 13, 2016

This is day 13 of 31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending. Meat is one of the more expensive items on my grocery list, so when I stumble on a great deal or markdown , I stock up. I use the pre-cooked meat in soups, chili, sloppy joes, tacos, burrito bowls, nachos, and more. This gives the ground turkey some extra flavor.

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MAY 4, 2016

31 Days to Slash your Grocery Spending. I also found a small container of leftover Chicken & Black Bean Taco Meat. Also bookmark the 31 Days to Slash Your Grocery Spending category page so you can check in daily. Today is Day 4 and your assignment: Pantry Challenge.

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Groceries Grocery Budgeting Budget 100

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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. For the nachos, I browned some ground turkey, added my homemade taco seasoning and simmered for 20 minutes. Are you enjoying these “what we ate on a budget” posts? They were awesome.

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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. Thursday: Another busy night, so I made Burrito Bowls with leftover cooked chicken and taco meat that I had in the freezer. When I have more time for dinner prep, I like to make my own BBQ sauce.

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