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What I Would Feed my Family on a Monthly Budget of $250

January 23, 2012

I had way too much fun writing this post.
I hinted on Facebook last week that I was working on a post detailing what I would buy if I could only spend $250 a month for our family of 5 (we currently spend $450, although that does include some household goods/toiletries, which my $250 budget doesn't).
My [...]

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My New eBook- Plan It, Don’t Panic: Everything You Need to Successfully Create and Use a Meal Plan

January 12, 2012

Announcing my newest eBook... Plan It, Don't Panic: How to Successfully Create and Use a Meal Plan!

What if you could learn to meal plan in a way that helped you to eat better, while saving you money, time and stress?

After the huge success of the Plan It, Don't Panic Meal Planning Challenge that I ran [...]

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Book Review: The Money Saving Mom’s Budget (5 Copies to Win!)

January 10, 2012

If you want to learn something, one of the best ways is to learn from someone who has actually done it.
Do you want to learn to get your budget under control, cut your expenses drastically, simplify your life, and live both frugally and generously? My dear friend, Crystal Paine, is just the person to ask. Her story speaks for [...]

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11 Ways to Save on Your Grocery Bill

December 27, 2011

As 2011 comes to an end, we’re sharing helpful lists to help you save money, stay healthy, get organized, creatively repurpose, frugally gift-give, intentionally celebrate and more in our “11 Things for 2011” series throughout these holiday months.
By Contributing Writer Brandy Ferguson
As a busy wife and mother of almost eight boys, it's been necessary through [...]

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3 Tips That Will Truly Help You to Manage Your Grocery Budget Better

October 12, 2011

Once upon a time, there was this girl who was very careful with her budget. So careful that her husband trusted her implicitly, and she carefully maintained her grocery budget with cash each month, so as not to overspend. She was so insistent that this method worked, she even wrote profusely on the topic.
This worked well for [...]

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Frugal Living with Food Sensitivities

May 17, 2011

Written by Kate Tietje, Contributing Writer
One major area that women attempt to be frugal is in the kitchen. I know I do; it's probably "my" main area! (In others my husband and I work together.) But when you have food sensitivities or have to be on a special diet, sometimes being frugal in the kitchen [...]

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The Nitty-Gritty on The Real Food I Buy and Where I Buy It, Part 2

May 6, 2011

Yesterday I began by sharing about where I buy our meat, fish, eggs, dairy and fats. Today I'll continue on, sharing the particulars of what I buy where.
The goal isn't to tell you that you should buy your foods just as I do, but rather to give you a detailed, inside look at how it [...]

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The Nitty-Gritty on The Real Food I Buy and Where I Buy It

May 5, 2011

Today and tomorrow, I simply want to share where I buy what, the best prices I've found, and some of the excellent deals that help our family to be able to eat plenty of wholesome, real foods on a tight budget. This isn't a "how-to" post necessarily, because most of you don't live where I [...]

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Introducing My New Book: Real Food on a Real Budget

May 3, 2010

I am so excited to introduce my newest book to you!
Real Food on a Real Budget has been a bit like having two babies in one year... first, we welcomed Johanna into our family this August. Within a week of her birth, while being told "sit down, rest, stop getting up!" by my loving hubby [...]

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What It Means to Vote With Our Dollars

December 3, 2009

Today's grocery shopping outing was a bit of a disaster. Hungry, upset children, a crying baby and a frazzled mom. By the last store, I was barely looking at prices anymore as I tossed things into the cart that appeared to have at least some semblance to what was written on my trusty list.
I know [...]

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