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How Do You Afford Organic on a Budget?
I don't have the budget for anything at the store so I only use farmer's ..... The other thing I do to save money is to plan my dinners for a whole week. ...
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- We are members of a CSA out of Reeders called Trailhead CSA. I was able to enjoy great produce for the entire growing season and we're still eating some organic beef ...
- I don't know how much help this is...but I know there are lists of foods that are broken down by: "must be" organic, "should be" organic and "it doesn't really matter"...
- I have 3 suggestions - see if there is a food cooperative in your area that you can join - these often offer organic produce at a discounted price. In return for joini...
Any Great Budget Suggestions??
I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on how to create a budget that ... Meaning, no 30 year mortgages, unless you plan on slamming double/triple ...
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- J.; Times are tough and getting tougher all the time. Heidi and I run on on Quixtar powered business that makes us like Walmart without the store. Part of our servic...
- We use the envelopes, we each get an allowance, and when it's gone it's gone, and we "hid" the credit cards. We have our debit cards in case of an emergency, but that...
- Hi J., Great move! Too many people live beyond their earnings. I am in control of the money in our home and that is how it has to be because my husbands need to spe...
Money and Budget Help Needed!
Right now the plan is for me to substitute teach 2 or 3 days a week while a ... But in generals here is my adivce: write out a complete budget - rent, ...
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- Money is always a hard topic. I work for IHC, and they have various kinds of jobs that need to be filled 24 hours a day, including receptionist type jobs, clerks, etc...
- I can't offer any good advice Kim! But I feel for you. Make your husband work two jobs. :) I know he will love that right! John and I have sat down and made a bud...
- Totally do the Dave Ramsey "thing". My husband and I started in February and it has made a huge difference. First make sure you have $1000 in an emergency fund. I w...
Seeking a Simple Way to Budget Money
Read all 18 responses: "Hi all, I'm trying to budget our money to see where all our money ... The software might not be up-to-date, but the plan will work. ...
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- You should look into Mint.com - it is a very easy to use site that will organize all of your expenses as well as your assets.
- Good for you for getting ahold of things! :) You can find lots of money by realizing where it has been going. If you like, reply to me and I'll send you an attachmen...
- We use Quicken and it has been wonderful for us. I am horrible about keeping track of my spending, but Quicken makes it easy. We used to do an excel spreadsheet, but i...
Traveling Friends Contribute to Food Budget?
when my family gets together for a weekend, we do a plan ahead and everyone says what they ... so I suggest that you come up with a budget for your family, ...
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- Absolutely include the friends from out of town in the pot luck contributions. Give them some choices when you plan your menus. They can cook in your kitchens or pur...
- I don't think it is unreasonable to ask them to contribute to the meals, but I guess I wouldn't push the issue if they seem like they can't afford to. Have fun and ...
- I am not sure what Ms. Manners would say, but I believe that you never as a guest to contribute. If they offer, that is great (I still personally decline). You have in...
Looking for Budget Friendly Meal Ideas
I am looking for budget,mom and kid friendly recipes! ... my meal planning advise: (we do eat meat) plan one big meal over the weekend, ours, ...
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- hi look at tasteof home.com or kraftfoods.com
- Hi, I use the Ladies Home JOurnal (or is it Family Circle,can't remember which one) month long meal planner in the back of their magazine. They have everything, and th...
- another website i like to use is hillbillyhousewife.com. I kinda pick and choose, but she has a lot of good cheap recipes- many have surprised me how much the kids lik...
Need to Set up a Budget
Read all 19 responses: "I really need to get our family on a budget, ... I took his Allocated Spending Plan and created an Excel spreadsheet that ...
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- I have also heard good things about Dave Ramsey, but something I would suggest reading is "Debt-Proof Your Marriage: How to Achieve Financial Harmony" by Mary Hunt.
- Most churches offer free or cheap Dave Ramsey seminars. They talk about managing money and give you sample budgets to work with. Good luck!
- we use excell spreadsheets, if you would like a copy of them please PM me w/your direct email and i can send them to you. the first is set up to my husbands paydays...
What Is a Reasonable Monthly Food Budget?
What does everyone else do to save money or stick to a food budget each month? .... First filling in what you MUST have and then plan a menu around what is ...
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- Two words for you.... Cost Co. It has made a HUGE difference in our grocery bills. They have a lot of organic products (soups, dressings, vegetables...)as well and the...
- Wow! $2000 a month for food? That sounds like a lot to me. We are a family of four. My husband, myself, our 5 year old son and 3 year old daughter. I am able to fe...
- When I recently began tracking my monthly grocery expenditures I also was appalled - we were at around $1,200 a month, which I knew was just ridiculous. So I began th...
Low Budget Meals
Read all 16 responses: "I was wondering if anyone had any low budget meal ... If you go to Kraft.com they will normally give you a meal plan for the whole ...
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- My only suggestion would be to buy in bulk at maybe Sam's or buy a bundle of meat from a meat store. I think then any receipe could be made. Meat always seems to be th...
- Have you tried shopping at any Aldi stores? They are cheaper then a regular grocery store.
- I have a huge list if you want some, my husbands in construction so times get lean and you have to get creative! Just e-mail if any sound good. taco roast(my kids a...
Grocery Budget
Well, have your husband plan out the meals for a week, good healthy .... Maybe you need to look at your entire budget. Do you pay for cable or satilite? ...
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- First of all he needs to do some of the shopping. Cut all extra snacks which includes any of his favorites. No Quik, chips of any kind or for that matter junk food....
- Sorry to be forward here but your husband needs a wake up call. $90 a week is awesome, I am impressed with that! Diapers alone are what, $25? An with a baby coming! Co...
- We try to budget $100 per week for a famliy of 4, but usually go over by quite a bit! (I'm blessed to be able to pick up extra shifts, so we usually have "extra" incom...
