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We have arrived! The last week of the first month of our new food budget lifestyle! Not only have we survived, we are rockin’ this thing! The budget was under control, the meals were delicious, we had more time (thanks to careful meal planning), and lunches were easy since we always had yummy leftovers we could grab ‘n go. The
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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 dollars! We are planning meals, using what’s in the pantry, and being smarter about where we purchase our groceries. We also are always on the lookout for healthy, delicious recipes
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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 lifestyle has made us feel better on many levels! For one, we are in control of our finances, instead of the other way around – who doesn’t appreciate that feeling?
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My Plan for January 14-20th Out with the old, in with the new! We are committed to keeping our groceries for a family of four to $550 a month, or $137 per week. Period. Our first week of groceries cost us about $80. The second week ran us $100. I didn’t want to get cocky, but, yeah, I was feeling
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If you saw this week’s featured post, you know that my kids were getting antsy about the lack of snacks on hand. We had started our budgeting odyssey back in mid-December, so it had been about a month since they had seen a box of Cheez-its in the pantry. Now, don’t get me wrong, I understand that all those crackers
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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 added up how much you and the family spend on coffees, sodas, and fast food from the drive-thru. We never did (don’t judge me!). Then, I bought Quicken as part
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Even before I started this New Year’s Resolution, I was aware that the #money we were spending on lunches was adding up. I had stopped eating at the cafe at work months earlier – I was getting tired of paying $7-$11 every time I grabbed a salad or sandwich and soft drink. And, with two growing #teens at home, both of
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