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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

5 Ways I Saved & Earned This Week – Volume 2

February 24, 2020 by Penny 14 Comments
5 Ways I Saved and Earned This Week Look Back

Do you do that thing before bed each night where you refresh your account balances? No? Maybe it’s just me. I’m not entirely sure what it is I think I’ll find, but I suppose on some level, I’m checking to see whether or not I still need to set my alarm clock for work. Of … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Save Tagged: Fetch, impulse buys, Job Spotter, meal planning, meal prep, meatless, Shopkick, vegetarian

On Mondays, We Spend Money

August 26, 2019 by Penny 13 Comments
On Mondays We Spend Money

What’s the best cure for a case of the Mondays? Shockingly, my answer isn’t early retirement. (Though, I’m sure losing track of your days helps immensely.) Now that our little family is back to its usual school time routine, we’re at risk of catching all sorts of conditions. No matter how much hand sanitizer and … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Spend Tagged: intentional spending, meal planning, Monday morning, schedule, spending, Sunday Scaries, work

Busting Our Grocery Budget

January 18, 2017 by Penny 26 Comments

The second month of my pregnancy was, hands down, the most spendy month of my frugal life. While I don’t think it was quite on par with my 200-pairs of-shoes existence, it was exorbitant by every other month, especially when it came to our grocery bill. Of course, I understood that when there was a … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Plan Tagged: $200, Aldi, budget, cooking, grocery, grocery budget, kitchen, meal planning, pregnancy, pregnant, shopping

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

You Might Be Grocery Shopping from the Wrong List

October 5, 2015 by Penny 15 Comments

Last month, we slashed our grocery budget–including household items–to $200. At first, it seemed like an ambitious, if not unlikely, goal. However, with some strategic planning and careful shopping, we came in at just under $193 for two people. For an entire month of groceries. One of the best strategies I used throughout the month … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: $200 groceries, budget, grocery, meal planning, planning

Simple Switches: Breakfast for Dinner

September 25, 2015 by Penny 10 Comments

It is often said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But why should mornings get all the glory? For a fun change of pace and for some serious savings, try serving breakfast for dinner once a month or more. 

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Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: breakfast, frugal, homemade, meal planning

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