Is the thought of providing dinner again for your family making you cringe? Maybe you don’t mind making meals for the family once or twice a week, BUT you just can’t handle the bill every time you go out to eat or pick up some quick meals. The cost is going to kill your finances …
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I’ve worked from home for several years now and recently went to work full time OUTSIDE the home. The hours are 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. It’s about a 15-minute drive to and from. When I got home and started dinner, we wouldn’t have eaten until 6 p.m. Some of you may think that’s early, …
It doesn’t matter what age your kids are; making affordable meals is always a challenge. I like to have a base of simple, cheap meals to turn to when I’m either burnt out from cooking or we are just on a tight budget week. This may be something you need to do, especially if it’s …
Ah, leftovers. Most of us have a love-hate relationship with them, right? They save us time and money but can easily become a culinary Groundhog Day, leaving us uninspired and reaching for our phones. But what if I told you that leftovers are just unpolished gems waiting to shine? With today’s rising food prices, there …
Summer is one of the most chaotic times for meal planning. It’s the only few months I really loosen up on meal planning because there is usually so much going on. We are only a few weeks into summer break around here, and I’ve decided I have got to get back to meal planning this …
The one area you can always cut back on is your groceries! I know it may seem impossible right now with the increase in grocery prices and everything else, but I’ve been able to do it for years, and I’m hoping to inspire you to stick to your meal plan this week by creating a …
It’s been a wild ride with grocery prices lately. I’ve been wondering how realistic it is to keep to my $65- $100 a week budget. I’ve had to let go of what is realistic and adjust my food budget accordingly. If you are struggling with rising food prices, know that there are STILL deals to …
I didn’t feel like couponing this week and needed to grab a few pantry items. I go between Aldi, Tops, and BJ’s when grocery shopping. I do manage to squeeze Costco and Sam’s in because they can have some fantastic deals as well- but I shop there primarily for work. I’ve been doing super cheap …
Whether you have been meal planning for years or started last week, it can be exhausting. One of the first ways many of us will quit is when we have a busy week coming up. When the kids have soccer, baseball, etc., and you have extra work to catch up on, cooking at home goes …
Hey Friends! Each week over on my TikTok page I’ve been sharing my weekly grocery haul and meal menu. This week I want to share here with anyone who is local to grab some nice stock up prices for snacks at Tops Markets. My total at Tops before coupons./savings was $77.22 after $41.82. I also …
Wondering how we keep a low grocery budget? Thanks to pantry cooking we can use what we have and fill in each week. This week I went to our local grocery store Tops and BJ’s Wholesale club. I find amazing deals at both of these stores. If you need a BJ’s membership for only $25 …
We all know about hangry, but what’s the word when you are hungry and short on cash?I’m going to share cheap meal ideas and recipes that taste good. The ingredients are all similar, and they won’t cost a fortune. Utilize the sales at your local grocery store to make these even cheaper. I know the …
How often have you looked into your fridge and felt like you had nothing to eat? Or do you get home from grocery shopping and still feel like you have nothing to eat? We ended a trip camping with friends ( yes, in our backyard!), and looking in the fridge, it appears empty to most, …
This week I scored some much needed deals at Target. Much needed in the fact, I needed a night to just get out and shop for pure pleasure. Usually when I’m out shopping it’s at BJs for my BJs blog and I’m constantly battling things for the website, and what we need. Last night I …
Hey everyone! It’s time to bring back some meal planning tips. Meal planning is one of my favorite ways to save my family tons of cash. If you are new around here feel free to take a minute and peek at my Frugal Meal Planning Pinterest board, or at least follow it. I did a …
If you are on a strict budget, the first thing you may want to try is to cut back on how much you are spending on groceries. Of course, meal planning is the number one way to do that. If you have a limited food supply, I’m sharing my go-to easy pantry staple meals you …
I still love cooking, but I’m all about finding ways to cut back on meal planning. These days I don’t want to devote all that time to one meal every day. Especially when the kids complain and don’t eat it! When I spend less time meal planning I feel better, the meals go smoother, and …
For most of us meal prep begins on a Sunday. Some of us it can start on a Friday and shop over the weeekend. For the weeks your schedule is crazy here are five items you can easily grab to make meal prep easier and faster. When it comes to meal prepping whether you are …
I’m back sharing my third consecutive week of grocery shopping and meal planning. I’ve done random meal menus and grocery trips in the past. Yet, it’s been years since I’ve done them consecutively. This week I went slightly over my $60 goal. I knew this would probably happen because I got a few snack items …
How often have you left the grocery store saying, “The price of food continues to rise?” Or what I used to say all the time, “How did it come to that much? I hardly got any food.” Today, I want to share how you can make a grocery list full of food to eat for …
If you are new to the site you probably haven’t heard me talk about my favorite meal planning app Real Plans. It’s a breeze to get started meal planning and I love having the app on my phone so I can shop with my list right at BJs! Today though is a great day. …
For me, there is no more paging through my cookbooks, wondering what I should make. Meal Planning is something I have been doing for the past 14 years. Sometimes I would use a mix of my recipe books and online recipes to decide what to pick from my Pinterest board. Then I would get distracted …
I’ll admit it—money management used to be a mess for me. I was drowning in scraps of paper with budgets scribbled, random receipts jammed in drawers, and a dozen spreadsheets of chaos on my laptop. And honestly? It wasn’t working. I never really knew how much I was spending, saving, or accidentally blowing on my latest clearance …
