This part is about keeping your food waste way down. To keep food waste to a minimum, plan meals to use up things you have that could go bad soon. Think of these foods as a problem to be solved. That is the main goal of my menu-planning, to use up foods before they go bad. Why throw money in the trash or down the drain?For example, I see we have … [Read more...]
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Lower Your Grocery Bill–Part 4
This is one of the biggest secrets to eating more cheaply with better nutrition: combining incomplete proteins. It's not hard once you get the hang of it. You might want to print out the chart in the link & put it on your refrigerator. By combining cheap "incomplete" proteins you can get the nutrition of the more expensive "complete" proteins like … [Read more...]
Lower Your Grocery Bills–Part 3
If you have been following this series of articles, by now you have some ideas on how to keep your food costs low. This part is all about meat. Think about how much of your food budget goes for meat.Consider having 1 or more meatless dinners each week. Meat is more expensive than plant proteins usually. Learn how to combine incomplete proteins to … [Read more...]
Lower Your Grocery Bill–Part 2
Have you tried generics or store brands? Some are really good. Just try one can or box of a generic to see if you like it or not. Have you shopped at discount grocery stores or a Super Walmart, Super Target, etc. to see if the prices are better on items you buy regularly? Also check the weekly sales flyers of grocery stores. If you plan your … [Read more...]
Lower Your Grocery Bills–Part 1
The first thing you should do is keep your receipts. Then go over them at home to see what your highest price items are. You might try to eliminate one or two of them a week. Or allow yourself 1 "treat" a week.Many highly processed food cost a lot more than making them from scratch. However our work schedules are tight. Instead of buying a … [Read more...]
Lower Your Grocery Bills–Part 5
If you are having trouble getting your food bill down, you might try Angel Food Ministries. You pay $30 for each box of food that is delivered to you. You order as many boxes as you need for your family's needs. You don't get to choose the foods or the menus, and they change the menu each week. They provide the recipes for the menus.Not everyone … [Read more...]
Smart Money Moves You Can Make to Improve Your Personal Finanace
Handling the finances for the household can be a tough job, one that should not be handled alone. Whether you have a significant other that you share the finances with, or you’d like to have a close family member or friend that you trust, it’s always good to have someone that you can bounce ideas off in order to make sure that you have set … [Read more...]