Groceries
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Getting Partner to Follow Budget
Asked by S.M. from State College
on May 17, 2010
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My grandparents raised me with the knowledge of how to spend and save money wisely. During my late teens and early twenties I ignored their advice and lost everything...
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- I can tell you from my personal experience. I am a single mom with one paycheck. No other income. I have to be very careful about any money I spend that is not relat...
- Here are two suggestions: 1) Have his check automatically deposited so he doesn't get cash to spend when depositing. Then, have automatic transfers set up so that sm...
- I think Dave Ramsey would be a great idea for you guys. Let me also suggest Mint.com as a way to track where your money is going. It is a little scary to put your pa...
Cost of Living????
Asked by K.C. from St. Louis
on July 18, 2011
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Hell Everyone!! Just gave a quick question....My boyfriend and I are finally moving out with our son (YAY!!)!! We believe we finally will be able to afford it : ) We r...
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- Doesn't your apartment cover some of those costs?? Cable, water?? If not, they should have a VERY good idea of what it would cost. If not, the electric company coul...
- Please make sure you are paying for life insurance. It's so important. Everyone has such different bills. I'm sure it will work out. :)
- If you don't have a budget set and don't know how much "life" costs, I would suggest waiting another couple of months to make sure you can really afford this! I wou...
Help on Being Frugal!
Asked by J.F. from Buffalo
on October 23, 2011
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I'm looking for a little money advice from the frugal moms on here!
We're hitting kind of a rock bottom financially and are looking for ways to change things so that ...
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- OK, I know this is going to sound dumb, but sometimes it pays to buy the more expensive quality item. If you are lucky enough to have a CVS close by, and get the coup...
- Our grocery bill has gone down sense we stopped eating as much meat. We eat vegetarian/vegan at least four to five days a week. It started after watching a docum...
- When I first decided to stay home with my daughter, we had $300 per month to spend on groceries. It was HARD because I also wanted us to eat healthily. One thing I d...
Feeding a Family of Four Healthily for CHEAP!!
Asked by A.G. from Chicago
on November 27, 2008
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I just want to cry everytime I go to the grocery store these days. No matter what I do, clip coupons, meal plan, stick to the list etc., I always seem to tally in at ...
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- Aldi is the only place to shop if you are seriously on a tight budget. All of my healthy eating went down the drain with economy. Aldi has the best prices on everyth...
- Hi A., I do all of my grocery shopping at SuperTarget. I've found their prices are consistently lower than anyone else. Sometimes I will go to another store simply ...
- One thing we have recently started to do was buy whole organic chickens, butcher it ourselves and then freeze the bits. It is so much cheaper than buying a pack of br...
Sahm
Asked by E.B. from Miami
on September 24, 2011
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Well this will be my first week of a SAHM. Not by choice, I Have been layed off. Beleive me though it's a blessing in disguise. My husband and I have spoke many many h...
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- I guess if you are looking for anyway you can to save consider these things along with your couponing: 1: Cable TV (need or not?) 2: Buy from second hand stores fo...
- First, evaluate what you can do with out. Before you buy something, ask yourself...will I really use this? Do I have something else that will do the same thing? (Fo...
- Join a playgroup for sanity and great friends for both of you. I went to meetup.com and found a good one. I also, look at neighborhood papers for events and savings.
Friendly Coupon Usage System
Asked by G.N. from Madison
on December 31, 2008
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I have a grandmother who clips coupons and sends them to me in the mail. My new year res. is to use them more frequently and to cut my grocery bills. Do any of you o...
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- i've used a recipe box with the alphabetic dividers. or divide them to the easiest for you. i filed the coupons every time i got them so they didn't pile up. freezer f...
- After your children are in bed and asleep, make up your weekly grocery list. Go thru all your coupons and pull out the ones that you can use on that trip. Paperclip ...
- Make sure you check the sales ads before you go and have the coupons ready before hand. This way you can get the things on the list and just be able to hand them to t...
Parents of Young Adults Still Living at Home
Asked by K.C. from Dallas
on July 31, 2011
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I am wondering if other parents of young adults feel used sometimes ? I have a daughter who is still living at home while going to college and she comes and goes like ...
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- Unfortunately you are not alone in this boat. Our son turned 21 yesterday. He lives less than 20 mins away, goes to school 10 mins up the road, and drives past my hous...
- I think it depends on the situation. My brother and I both moved out to go college at age 18 and although our parents helped us out financially, there was never really...
- We paid rent while we were living at home. $100/month sounds very reasonable--you can barely stay at a nice hotel for that for a night! Does she do her own cleanin...
When You Can't Afford Child's Allowance
Asked by C.M. from Chicago
on August 30, 2012
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We give our 11-year old $10 a week. It is a lot of money, but we also stopped buying her extra things because it was getting out of hand. So when we go to the movies w...
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- Yes, you tell your daughter. NO, your husband absolutely should not borrow money to give her allowance, even if it is only from his parents. She has $200, for pete's...
- I haven't read any of the other responses, but my guess is that I am not in the minority. I agree with you, and I think that you have already figured out what is appro...
- First, the $200 in her room is hers. Next, this is a teachable moment. Use it. Explain to here about debt and let her know that the economy is not doing well and yo...
How Much Do You Spend a Week on Groceries?
Asked by A.B. from Pittsburgh
on March 10, 2012
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We're just taking a look at our budget and noticed that our grocery bills have gone up even though we aren't really buying more. I know that's to be expected, all thin...
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- Wow, you are doing great! Average for us 4 is about $250 per week and that's with a 2 year old who is still in diapers and uses wipes. We eat pretty healthy too. I ...
- Family of 6, $150 - $200 a week. That's with traveling 20 minutes and bypassing my local stores to go shopping at the grocery store from hell (Market Basket for anyone...
- We spend $550 per month for a family of 4 including pet food, paper towels etc. It's pretty tight though, not a penny left unspent.
Coupons
Asked by M.Z. from Minneapolis
on July 2, 2008
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My OB doctor has taken me off of work until my 4th child is born in early November. So, needless to say, without my income, we will be kinda tight. I always hear of ...
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- I don't personally use them, (bad habit and I should) but I've heard that you can get them at places like this: http://couponfrog.com/ I've also been told...as a t...
- Sign up for mommysavers.com. They have a lot of great suggestions for saving money with a family as well as links to some good coupon sites. If you shop a lot at Tar...
- If you shop at Target you can get coupons on their website. You can use manufacturer's coupons and store coupons at the same time and save tons of money. I always ge...
