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Advice on Organizing Coupons
I organize my coupons the day I make my weekly menu and grocery list. .... I haven't labeled my compartments yet (just got it on Friday), but plan on doing ...
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- D., I organize my coupons the day I make my weekly menu and grocery list. First I make my menu and write up all of the ingredients I don't have on hand, then I go ...
- I have a plastic coupon holder. I just saw a similar thing the other day at Target in their $1 section. There's about 10 different sections that you can label. Hope it...
- I put mine in a snack size ziploc bag and organize them by how my local grocery store is organized. About once/month I weed out the expired ones.
Looking for Budget Friendly Meal Ideas
... money into "my household" account weekly, and try to stay under. if not, oops, ... my meal planning advise: (we do eat meat) plan one big meal over the ... is a recipe organizer/menu planner. it does everything but cook your meal. ...
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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...
Money Saving Tips
I totally agree with the mom who said making a weekly menu will save you money. ... I would plan your meals and budget food.The grocery store is a place you ...
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- It isn't shopping but I have started using a clothes line to dry our clothes for the past 3 or 4 months. It saves about $30 on our electric bill and will probably sav...
- Consignment sales and shops are great places to find children's clothing. You can also sell your gently used clothing to many consignment stores. Selling on ebay is ve...
- the most money we save is done just shopping near our home instead of useing all that gas to go out further. We have walmart and a couple of grocery stores with in 10 ...
Monthly Budgeting
Nov 5, 2009 ... Also, menu planning every week or monthly using the weekly newspaper ads. ..... Plan menus so that you use up all those left overs and ...
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- I have recently gone through the process of tightening my food budget... here's how I did it. I found a farmer's market that is open year round that I really love~ it...
- I cut coupons, but ONLY for things that are on my list. I don't have a second refrigerator or a freezer in the garage, so I need to shop once a week for my main trip a...
- Hi W., One way that we save money is by buying our produce at the Farmer's Market. It's much less expensive than a grocery store and the quality is better. We will ...
How Do You Plan Your Day?
For your meals why not plan a menu for the week. Got to the store to get everything ...... I use a weekly plan sheet, broken down in half-hour incriments , ...
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- I found that splitting the chores up over the week was easiest. On Mondays, all I do is laundry and some dishes. Then on Tuesdays, depending on how the rest of the hou...
- flylady.com has some great tips... J. (mom to Zach, 2 years, and Talia, 4 months)
- My friends say I am TOO organized. I have to be. I just do the daily cleaning when kids are at school or when someone is napping. I keep the kitchen cleaned up, vac...
Does Anyone Stick to a Real Budget- Monthly or Weekly? Willing to Share Ideas?
I make a weekly menu and grocery list, and try my best not to make any ... fail without a written spending plan so how can you expect your home finances to ...
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- Check out the Dave Ramsey - Total Money Makeover - a life changing book for budget/daily living. U can order the book online or get it at most bookstores. He also ha...
- Hey there - I am just sharing what we do here... Both of us work - but we are in our 1st home (almost 2 yrs now!) and I feel it's VERY important to stick with a bud...
- We finally went to a cash only method for weekly extras....not bills, but anything extra like birthday presents, stops at a restaurant, things for the kids, makeup, et...
Re: GROCERIES
A weekly menu helps too so you don't impulse shop. Helpful? ... just snack and that leaves sunday and monday as the only days to have to really plan stuff ...
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- We shop at Aldi for snacks, cereal, soup, pretty much everything except meat and produce. We go to Meijer and buy that stuff when it's on sale. We save a ton! A weekly...
- I shop at Meijer and about 75% of what I buy each week is on sale. I only buy meat that is on sale. I have a large extra freezer, so if chicken is on sale, then I st...
- I have started using a service called Angel Food Ministries. It's not income related and it's pretty good food. The downside is the ordering/delivery times aren't al...
Advice Needed on Budgeting Time
As for dinners, I agree with the plan to make a menu for what you are making ... I am lost if I walk into the food store without a weekly menu and a list. ...
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- wow. 7 children! There is certainly a little star waiting up in heaven for you! THe only advice I can give you is to cook in a crock pot (slow cooker). I make so many ...
- Go to www.flylady.com - it has everything you need.
- Check out my responce to Cynthia V on Dec 4th. She had said her patience was running out and needed help. I agree I am totally lost without my preplanning.
Question for Other Daycare Providers
This book has what I call the Picky Eater Plan. I have used this plan with kids that literally .... Make up a weekly menu. Ask the parents to look it over. ...
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- Make up a weekly menu. Ask the parents to look it over. If there is something on there that they know there child will not eat, ask them to bring lunch for there chi...
- If they used to bring lunch and have stopped....and you have to feed them....is it reflected in your price for service? Maybe you can suggest that everyone donate ...
- I have my son in a home daycare 2 or 3 days a week and my provider told me up front that she does not provide meals. I have to admit that it is a pain to have to pack...
Dinner Ideas
There are several free samples of the weekly menu so you can try before you buy. ... since I work full-time and don't always have time to plan my meals. ...
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- D.~ I am a long time user of the website: www.epicurious.com You can go to the site and type in keywords or ingredients that you are wanting to use..such as,"chick...
- Lay 3 or 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts in the bottom of the crock pot. Dump a 16 oz jar of your favorite salsa (I like Pace Chipotle). Cook on low 8 or even bett...
- Hi D.. I did a 3 month subscription to http://www.whatscookinmama.com/. Once a week they email you a weeks worth of dinners and even a shopping list. The subscripti...
