Couponing 101

MARCH 7, 2011

I did not stick to my menu plan very well last week , so there are a few repeats this week! For more Menu Plans visit I’m an Organizing Junkie! Menu Plan 3/7 – 3/13 is a post from Couponing 101. Breakfasts: Oatmeal (we eat this most mornings). Blueberry Banana Smoothies. Lunches: Leftovers.

Menu Planning 51

Menu Planning Menu Plans Leftovers Lunch 51

The Frugal Girl

AUGUST 25, 2023

To back up: Zoe wasn’t feeling well, so I offered to bake a frozen pizza for her. Monday Zoe still wasn’t feeling well and just wanted some mac and cheese so I made that for her. I will so SO well-oriented by the time I start class. ? Usually I snap a photo of what I eat, but I’ve got nothin!

Leftovers 216

Leftovers Dominos Dinner Freezers 216

The Frugal Girl

DECEMBER 1, 2023

This isn’t starting out well. Let’s see if I can remember what we ate. Saturday Mannn, I don’t know. I skipped Saturday, filled in all the other days, came back here, and still can’t remember what we ate. We are just gonna have to proceed.

Prizes 138

Prizes Freezers Club Dinner 138

The Frugal Girl

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

” Well, Chiquita would like to be friends, but so far Shelly has not shown an interest. What I Spent First, how about a gratuitous picture of The Original Cat? After seeing Chiquita photos, some of you have been asking, “Where is your other cat??” Ehhhh… quite the opposite.

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Cat Chiquita Leftovers Green And Frugal 211

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 19, 2024

Well, it’s not uncommon for people to puke on the way up. For dinner, we visited a food court, where Zoe got Raising Cane’s, and I got a BBQ chicken meal from a local Hawaiian grill spot. Sunday We got up early and went on a super challenging hike at Koko Head. It’s a trip right up the mountain, on some old tram tracks.

Hawaii 182

Hawaii Flights Chicago Green And Frugal 182

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 8, 2024

Friday Hmmm… well, since I spent so little on groceries this week, I kinda think we will get some takeout tonight. ? Wednesday My mom dropped off some of this baked potato soup for us, so that was dinner, plus some fruit. Thursday An eat-up-leftovers night! Zoe had some mac and cheese, I had some soup, and we both had some fruit.

Dinner 130

Dinner Sunshine Leftovers Breakfast 130

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

This pack includes all of the printables in one file, organized by category, as well as monthly emails with new printables. I have already started to use the blank calendar pages to track my running workouts and I'll probably use them for monthly menu planning too. Click here to view more details.

Work 127

Work Menu Planning Menu Plans Kids and Family 127

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 28, 2022

If you are struggling with the rising grocery prices or maybe you need to make room for your family’s growing appetites, take a look at the following list and see what changes you can make to cut your grocery bill…and still eat really well! There’s a reason why menu planning is #1 on this list. Thaw as needed.

Saving Money 130

Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 130

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

What We Ate Saturday Domino’s had sent me a “free emergency pizza” (I think lots of people got these, because my friend Katy blogged about getting this offer as well!), so I redeemed it that night. Sunday I made a Dinnerly meal, which was a pesto chicken spinach pasta.

Press 205

Press Leftovers Dinner Fry's 205

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 10, 2014

Getting the kids up and out the door for school as well as getting yourself ready can be one of the most stressful parts of the day. Make a menu plan. Menu planning will make your evenings go more smoothly. A good night’s sleep can make all of you a bit happier.

Crock Pots and Slow Cookers 189

Crock Pots and Slow Cookers Home Making Kids and Family 189

Teresa's Deals

SEPTEMBER 12, 2015

Maybe I am lazy when it comes to meal planning but I do know I need to for the sake of saving more money and stop buying things I do not actually need, you know what I mean? Well I have finally found the solution and it’s called Build A Menu. Well, I says it’s easy enough for me and loving they way it all works.

Meals 100

Meals Budgeting Budget Friends And Family Sale 100

Couponing 101

JANUARY 6, 2012

Using coupons will save you money at the register, but using your food wisely is going to save you money as well! I admit to completely dropping the ball with menu planning. I think I only wrote out a weekly menu twice in those two months. So, as you can imagine, things were even crazier due to my lack of planning.

Saving Money 98

Saving Money Meals Money Menu Planning 98

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

I’m adding this Crockpot Honey Apple Pork Loin to my menu plan. Also while you’re shopping online, you might as well get some cash back from Ebates. For our Gluten-Free friends, check out Jo-Lynne’s {Gluten-Free} Thanksgiving Recipe Round-Up. via My Crossfit Paleo Journey. It expires on 12/24/13.

Nov 100

Nov Used 2013 Ebates 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

If you need to find some wiggle room in your budget, or combat the rising grocery prices, or maybe make room for your family’s growing appetites, take a look at the following list and see what changes you can make to reduce what you’re spending on groceries…and still eat really well! How to Save Money on Groceries.

Saving Money 113

Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 113

Saving Cents With Sense

AUGUST 22, 2012

About: Issues of Weight Watchers provide great quick-recipe ideas, seven-day menu plans, exercise tips, occasional coupon and other great health and lifestyle advice that can help the reader stay on track. Another reason to love this magazine is because you’ll find coupons for Weight Watchers products inside as well!

Magazines 63

Magazines Menu Planning Menu Plans ReNew 63

Couponing 101

OCTOBER 15, 2013

In addition, a section on menu planning offers readers ideas for entertaining.” Right now you can still get the 25 Easy Recipes for Fall eCookbook for FREE as well! Looking for more discount eBooks? Here are some more great deals currently available: R.C. Sproul’s Crucial Questions eBook Series FREE (reg. $69)!

Chicago 104

Chicago Menu Planning Menu Plans Kitchen 104

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Every month going forward, we need to maintain our kitchen organization that we worked so hard on so that menu planning is easier, Action Step 4: Create 2-3 emergency back up meal ideas that store well in the freezer or pantry. Action Step 3: In February, we cleaned and organized our refrigerator, freezer, and kitchen pantry.

Budgeting 124

Budgeting Budget February Groceries 124

Couponing 101

JANUARY 31, 2012

Couponing 101 – I shared My Menu-Planning Goals , How to Save Money on a Whole Foods Diet , and My Goals for Being Intentional in 2012. Mom’s Toolbox – Amy shared How and Why to Read the Bible in 2012 as well as her new project: Operation Intentional Kindness.

New Year's 64

New Year's Budgeting Budget Groceries 64

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

This means that you are helping yourself when you live a more eco-friendly life, as well as the wider community and the planet. People lived happy and healthy lives before the advent of the huge range of cleaning products that currently adorn our supermarket shelves; their clothes, bodies and homes were perfectly clean as well.

At Home 197

At Home Home Home and Garden Friends And Family Sale 197

For the Mommas

MAY 20, 2013

Issues of Weight Watchers provide great quick-recipe ideas, seven-day menu plans, exercise tips, and other great health and lifestyle advice that can help the reader stay on track. Fitness covers a wide range of topics that promote a healthy and well-rounded lifestyle as well as total fitness of body mind and spirit.

Magazines 51

Magazines Menu Planning Menu Plans Fitness 51

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 24, 2013

Each week includes a food challenge to help you make realistic dietary changes as well as a custom exercise plan from RealFitMoms.com. You''ll also find weekly sample menu plans, printable guides for each week''s challenges, running tips for beginners and healthy, homemade snack ideas. 42 Days to Fit by Brandy Ferguson.

Fitness 100

Fitness Health Motivation Menu Planning 100

Coupons Do Work

APRIL 14, 2015

This is what I do: Step 1 : make a monthly menu plan and stick it on the fridge or the wall. Note: to see my example of a monthly menu plan, click here. We eat a well-rounded meal, and most of the food is fresh with the exception of pasta. That is what I know I need to spend for the week. Step 2: leftovers.

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Food Kids and Family 100

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

For one week only, you have the opportunity to stock up on hundreds of printables for your finances, blog, home, pantry, chores, menu planning, and much more. There are many more uses for them as well. Shopping List + Menu Plan for a week. There is a section for those ideas as well. Run a shop?

Organic 100

Organic Organization Menu Planning Menu Plans 100

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 22, 2016

If you plan for your grocery trip, you should be able to stay on track. When I don’t plan, I am sure to blow our budget. That is a lot of money, so I plan a menu. Develop your own routine and read my post, Eleven Tips for Easier Menu Planning for more ideas. a pound vs. $3.99/lb

Saving Money 100

Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 100

Coupons Do Work

MARCH 17, 2015

Food: I do a monthly menu plan. I take what I have in my pantry, check out my kids sports schedule and plan accordinly. I might as well save more money there too. I am good for a next few months and you know what? Free (and super cheap) on something that I do use is better than nothing! My aunt told me.

Money Saving 100

Money Saving Money 2015 Saving 100

Couponing 101

JUNE 8, 2011

I mentioned in my menu plan last week that I was planning to do some freezer cooking as well as a meal swap with friends. I am so pleased with how well it went! For the freezer cooking, I just doubled the recipe for some of the dinners I was already making. When you double your meals, it saves in SO many ways!

Freezers 92

Freezers Meals Cooking Swap 92

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 9, 2011

Menu Plan As I have written before, groceries are the one category that I feel like I have the most control over when it comes to spending. When I plan a menu, my spending is generally under control. When I don't plan, I am sure to blow the budget. That is a lot of money, so I plan a menu.

Economical 164

Economical Saving Money Kitchen Money 164

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 12, 2011

She blogs about ways to make and save money as well as what she is up to at her blog www.kylieofiu.com. So instead of menu planning, buying what we need and eating it, we are buying what we feel like, cooking too much and throwing away the rest instead of eating the leftovers. You may as well flush that money down the toilet.

Saving Money 220

Saving Money Money Reuse Home and Garden 220

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 1, 2011

We both freeze our dinners at home and they hold up well in the coolers on our trip. If you are traveling with other families, splitting the menu planning will save you money and also give you a night off when it is someone else's turn in the kitchen. Also plan for gas, tolls and parking. Yeah, for nights off!

Vacation 178

Vacation Saving Money Money Food and Drink 178

Couponing 101

JANUARY 17, 2012

For the past year or so, I’ve been doing a lot of research and have been picking my friends’ brains about health, wellness, and real food. This ties in with my menu-planning goal as well! Cucumbers, basil, tomatoes, swiss chard, and okra do really well for us.

Whole Foods 94

Whole Foods Saving Money Money Food 94

Saving SAHM Sanity

JANUARY 3, 2012

I am one of those people that feel menu planning in very difficult. I never seem to get my act together to plan a week worth of meals. Every now and then I have a organized week where I do manage to plan, and stick to, a menu plan. On those weeks I find menu planning does save time and money.

Menu Planning 40

Menu Planning Menu Plans Homemade Fry's 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 5, 2011

She blogs about ways to make and save money as well as what she is up to at her blog www.kylieofiu.com. 6.) Find sources of free food and menu plan. Guest Post Author Bio: Kylie Ofiu is the author of 365 Ways to Make Money. Take nice photos, write a good, clear description and be reasonable with your prices.

Unemployment 200

Unemployment Debt Job Loss Money 200

The Coupon Game

JUNE 16, 2011

And since I'm still in the learning process of the organic/natural products on the market today, I'll be even more so on the lookout for coupons and start requesting them from companies as well. Click on picture above for larger image. TOTAL IN GROCERIES = $111.25 Total Savings in Coupons = $8.95 Total Savings in Advertised Sales = $30.39

Publix 55

Publix Organic Organization A&W 55

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 18, 2019

I menu planned consistently to keep our grocery bills under control. Since 2012, there were days (and years) when I was frustrated that things weren’t going according to plan. For the time being, we’ll continue to live well, but frugally. We limited our dinners out. We cut our gym memberships.

Debt 100

Debt 2019 Financial Goals Emergency Fund 100

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 14, 2013

If you are traveling with other families, splitting the menu planning will help alleviate some of the meal planning on your part and save you money, but be sure to discuss each family’s food challenges. Many local businesses have these books as well. What Are Your Non-Food Needs? Tourism Centers.

Vacation 153

Vacation Saving Money Money Food and Drink 153

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Stop Spending, BUT still live well: 1 – Declare a “Needs Only” month. The easiest way to reduce your grocery spending is to plan your meals. Read 11 Simple Menu Planning Tips to learn how to reduce your grocery bill without making everyone in your family miserable. Now it’s time to FIND THE MONEY!

Emergency Fund 100

Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 100

Marnies Coupon-a-rama

MARCH 7, 2014

It covers all the OKC Buy-4-Less and Crest stores, as well as some major Tulsa area chains. Website for discounted photo art prints and products. Contact Me. Friday, March 7, 2014. BEEF RECALL ALERT. Here is the list. its HUGE - OK begins on page 152). Click on the link on page 1 of the PDF posted for more details. Steve Harker. Labels: TIP.

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October December September November 53