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Savings Tip: Use Reusable Packages for School Lunches

Couponing 101

If you’re packing lunches for your child or children, you may have already figured out budget-friendly items to include. However, there’s one cost you may have forgotten to put in your school lunch budget: packaging materials. Lunch Box Sets Lunch box sets contain multiple components designed to fit well together.

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Weekly Meal Plan 02.26.16

Family Balance Sheet

Lunches and snacks included frozen tortellini or chicken nuggets for the kids, pb & j sandwiches for me, apples, oranges, pretzels, yogurt sticks, cheese sticks, and tortilla chips. I buy big bags of frozen tortellini and healthy chicken nuggets for my kids school lunches. My #1 Simple Tool that Saves Me Hundreds.

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Back to School Deals Week of 8/2 – 8/8

Saving Cents With Sense

How to Set a Back to School Routine. Tips to Save on School Uniforms. 7 Dollar Store Back to School Essentials. 10 Back to School Lunches You Can Make in 10 Minutes or Less. Staples Multipurpose Paper, 8 1/2″ x 11″, 500/Ream: $7.79. Thanks This Mommy Saves Money !).

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The Best Time to Buy Anything During the Year – Details

Coupons Do Work

… This is a way to plan your purchases by month for the entire year and a great way to budget and save money! January has the best deals on holiday-related items with markdowns at 50% to 75%—sometimes 90% —off of everything from wrapping paper to decorations. Grandma said, always keep a stack of paper plates in the house!

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How to Start a Budget (and be successful at it!)

Family Balance Sheet

lined paper. I highly suggest using a separate paper calendar from your normal planner to eliminate any confusion. Set your calendar aside, and grab some lined paper. – Food: groceries, meals out, school lunches. For example, if today is May 22, then follow these steps to plan for June’s budget.

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Back to School Deals 7/12/15 – 7/18/15

Saving Cents With Sense

Buy a backpack Get 25% off school supplies. Excludes Graphing & Scientific Calculators, Backpacks, Technology, Case & Ream Paper, Food, Cleaning & Breakroom Supplies, Printers, Shredders, Furniture and Daily Deals. 2-pocket paper folder: $0.15. Staples filler paper: $2. Staples filler graph paper: $2.

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Back to School Deals 7/19 – 7/25/15

Saving Cents With Sense

How to Set a Back to School Routine. Tips to Save on School Uniforms. 7 Dollar Store Back to School Essentials. 10 Back to School Lunches You Can Make in 10 Minutes or Less. Office Depot Brand Reinforced Filler Paper: $2. Office Depot Brand Paper Clips, 100-ct: $2. School Supply Deals.

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