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Last week I showed you the cost for a couple of my recipes: Tomato Basil Pasta Salad and Crockpot Baked Potato Soup.
This week I have two more!! First up, our Braised Chicken Gumbo, which only costs $3.04 (plus the cost of brown rice) to make the meal!
Last week I also made Bean & Cheese Freezer Burritos. Since I made up a bunch, the total came to $22.09, but it only costs $0.74 per burrito! (If you want to cut the cost even more, you probably could put less [...]
Since we’ve been eating healthier (less meat, more beans) I discovered that cooking your own beans will save three times the amount on beans! Now only that, but it’s a little bit healthier too.
Canned vs. Cooking your Own Beans Nutrition Beans are an excellent source of protein and fiber, whether they are canned or dry. They are high in B vitamins and iron and low in fat. Despite the benefits of canned beans, dry beans (cooking them on your own) are the winner nutritionally: Lower sodium: Dry beans, purchased in bags, contain no extra [...]
It’s finally giveaway time!!
For all of our married lives, we’ve lived on two part-time salaries. We have learned to live wisely, making the most of our income and learning to live without certain things.
I have had a passion for learning to make things from scratch and eating healthier. This has also helped save money on groceries. I have enjoyed reading others blogs and soaking up as much about my newest passions that I can. That’s why I was so excited to hear that Anne from Quick and Easy, Cheap and Healthy was going [...]
We did it!! For the month of May we took on a “once a month grocery shopping budget plan”. Here’s what it looked like: First week: Spent $121.22 ($30 at CostCo and the rest at Checkers/Aldi) Second week: Spent just under $25 (bought mostly produce) Third week: Spent $22 (bought mostly produce) Fourth week (+ the 4 last days of May) : Spent $31.44
What we drove to the grocery store:
What we spend our money on: Week one: April 30th – May 6th CostCo trip [...]
“Streamline your life and cut the clutter. You might have great intentions, but if you’re drowning in clutter, it won’t work.”
The Money $aving Mom’s Budget I have been a follower of the blog Money Saving Mom, by Crystal Paine for a little over a year. Her blog was one of the first blogs I started reading. It was after reading Crystal’s blog and others that I first wanted to blog more myself. I have been so inspired by her over this last year. So it came as no surprise to my husband when I [...]
This is part of a Cutting you Grocery Bill Series. So far, I’ve touched on the process to build a weekly menu based on sale prices/coupons, my buy-price list, coupon sources, coupon lingo, and how to organize your coupons. Last week, we started with the first baby step – pick one store and get to know their coupon policy. Print it off if you have to. Ask the store manager the questions we talked about earlier.
Creating a List This week, let’s work on creating the first coupon shopping list. It is important to keep in mind [...]
This is part of my Cutting your Grocery Bill series. After my rant at being sometimes frustrated with coupons, I decided to write this series. So far, I’ve touched on: - the process to build a weekly menu based on sale prices/coupons - my buy-price list (knowing how much to pay for item(s) and paying [...] [...] [...]
Last time in my Cutting Your Grocery Bill series, I talked about where to get coupons. Starting in November, I will be regularly posting about printable coupons again every Thursday and some Sundays. Onto Week Two: Coupon Lingo and a Few Tips & Tricks As coupon inserts in the newspaper are one of the main sources for coupons, I wanted to go over abbreviations for these categories. Sunday Newspaper abbreviations: GM = General Mills PG = Procter & Gamble RP = Red Plum SS = SmartSource *Date for insert is typically in very small print on the spine of [...]
Three weeks ago I started this new series with 5 tips on How to Cut your Grocery Bill. I also showed you this awesome app I found that makes menu planning and grocery list making so much easier!! Last week we talked about knowing your local sale prices. This week, I wanted to address coupons. Few disclaimers: - I am no coupon expert. Though I am new to couponing, that means the learning process is still fresh to me, so I can share baby steps to couponing. – I don’t have all the answers or [...]
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