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Making Food Waste Our Financial Focus

January 12, 2021 by Penny 6 Comments
Food Waste Garbage Pile

If you follow me on Twitter, you know I battled wicked heartburn thanks to a tasty but aggressive jalapeno ranch salad…and then promptly ate the rest for lunch the next day.  This isn’t just a reflection of who I am (it is a compelling snapshot!); it’s also a reflection of my focus. For us, the … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Plan Tagged: food waste, goals, grocery budget, grocery shopping, saving

5 Ways I Saved & Earned: Week 5 – COVID-19 Edition

April 13, 2020 by Penny 2 Comments
Saving with Gardening during COVID 19

I haven’t done one of these saved and earned recaps in a while. Why? Because I somehow seem to be one of the only people in the universe whose spending isn’t dramatically less during COVID. Why is staying home so expensive? OK. It could have something to do with the fact that just this morning … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Make, Save Tagged: apps, COVID-19, education, gardening, grocery shopping, meal planning, receipts, remote learning, teaching

Why We Take Our Toddler Grocery Shopping Every Week

November 18, 2019 by Penny 11 Comments
Why We Take Our Toddler Grocery Shopping Every Week

You probably thought the definition of insanity was doing the same thing twice and expecting different results. That is…until you read the title of this post. Then, maybe you reworked your definition, huh? But we actually purposefully make the choice to take our toddler grocery shopping. Every. Single. Week. And we like the results! In … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Plan Tagged: budgeting, family, grocery budget, grocery shopping, kids money lesson, money lessons, shopping, spending, toddler

How We Plan to Max Out Our 5% Cashback on Groceries

March 4, 2019 by Penny 8 Comments
5% Cashback Groceries Manufactured Spending

If have the Discover It Card, there’s a good chance you’re smiling. It’s a good credit card all of the time. It’s an especially great credit card this quarter. How else can you get 5% cashback on groceries? To take full advantage of the perks of this card and to fill up our Christmas fund, … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Spend Tagged: cash rewards, cashback, credit card rewards, credit cards, Discover, Discover It, grocery budget, grocery shopping, manufactured spending

Money Lessons from Very Different Parents

June 14, 2017 by Penny 29 Comments

There’s a lot to be said about being on the same page as your partner financially. Teamwork makes the dream work after all. But when I think about some of the best financial savvy that I learned growing up, I realize that much of it comes from the fact that I grew up in a … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Spend Tagged: coupons, family, finances, grocery shopping, savings, spending, tracking

How We Hit Our $200 Grocery Budget

January 11, 2017 by Penny 37 Comments

I talk about spending seven dollars on breakfast for the month, and everyone wants to know my secret. Oatmeal. Oatmeal is my secret. And our lunches are so cheap. You know why? Because we make them and because we’ve worked really hard at reducing our expenses. I realize that I’ve talked a lot about what our … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Plan Tagged: 200 grocery budget, Aldi, breakfast, budget, frugal, groceries, grocery budget, grocery shopping, lunch, meal planning, meals

Frugally Awesome…or Awkward

January 21, 2016 by Penny 31 Comments

Since we’re all friends here and I’m really good at confessing secrets now, I’ll let you in on another one: I’m a supremely awkward human being. Just last week, I was sitting in a work meeting with my boss and my coworker best friend former best friend. Midway through the meeting, I swatted stray hairs … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: clothing, declutter, food, frugality, grocery shopping, hacks, heat, Poshmark, selling, tricks, vegetables

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