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Buy this…Save $$$

There are so many gadgets out there…believe, me, I have built a small arsenal of them. My cache includes the Nutribullet for my morning smoothies, my indoor, smokeless grill for
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Ditch the Deli!

Deli meat is expensive! And, it is loaded with salt and preservatives. As part of our Food Budget Lifestyle that has saved us thousands, we gave it up. At $6-$8
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Five Elegant Seafood Meals that Your Guests will Never Know Came from…get this…a Can!

Yes, you read that right – You can create elegance from a can of…tuna, crabmeat, clams, salmon, or sardines! With an open-mind, a can opener, and the Internet at my
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Aldi’s or Walmart?

The never ending search to find the most affordable prices. Walmart has an incredible following, but, precocious, newcomer Aldi’s is growing fast! Who has the best prices? I set out
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An Amazingly Frugal But Always Fabulous Food Buy

Looking for a perfect addition to your Food Budget Lifestyle? Need to add something to your meal repertoire that is nutritious, versatile, and economic? Can’t find something that works for
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Need an Extra $100 This Week?

Want to earn some money this week? Want that money to keep coming in week after week? Read on! Sometimes earning are right under your nose and, yet, so hard to
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What to Eat to Cut Your Grocery Bill (No, It’s Not Ramen!)

I began a Food Budget Lifestyle as my New Year’s Resolution, 2018. You know what? Even with only a few weeks under our belts, our family has saved hundreds of
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5 Take-Aways from A Food Budget Lifestyle…They aren’t what you think!

Well, we made it to this, the final week of our first month on this new budget-saving lifestyle. I learned quite a bit in this venture. And, paradoxically, the budget-cutting
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Kick that Drive-Thru Habit

Aaaaah, the drive thru… That all-too convenient and even more enticing invention of the 1950s. What an all-American concept – food on the run! WAIT! I bet you never
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10 Ways this App Saves Time & Money

Last month, I commited to using the stockpile of food I found in my freezer and pantry instead of running to the grocery store. I did have to pick up
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Weekly Meal Plans & Tips for Saving Money

A Week of New Recipes

February 25, 2019 Leave a comment

Lately, I’ve been cooking…a lot! Ask my BFF, Julie. She thinks I’ve gone off the deep end and she may be right! I think I

Take Stock!

July 20, 2018 Leave a comment

Interested in paying less on your car insurance ?

June 14, 2020 Leave a comment

Auto Insurance is an enigma to me on many levels, albeit far less so than it was three years ago. My annual savings now is over $4,000 from what it was when I first added the twins to my insurance policy. I learned quite a bit over those three years and hope these lessons will help you, as well!