Frugal Friday- December 21

Making small changes that have big results.

On Friday’s I share 5 frugal ideas to help you maintain The Sweet Life on a Budget.

These things will have money saving ideas and/or a way to enhance your lifestyle for

very little money.

Neighbor Gifts- I spent 1 afternoon baking and putting together a few neighbor gifts to

share the holiday spirit. Since, like everyone else, I am on a budget, I didn’t have a lot

of money to spend on this project, so I made some of our favorite cookies and put them

on a plate with a little candy I picked up last week on sale. This made a thoughtful gift

for my neighbors who really enjoyed it.

I made a big pot of Chicken Noodle Soup using the leftover vegetables from the week,

homemade stock and chicken from the freezer. Dinner for next to nothing.

I shopped at my local discount grocery store for the monthly stock up items. This is

always tricky because I need to set a strict budget and stick with it, but now there is no

need to drive across town for a whole month.

Packed snacks and dinner for Friday night when we had a local meet. No Stupid Tax this week.

I was feeling a little dehydrated and needed to boost my level of water intake, so I

made a point of packing a refillable bottle of water for lunch and to have around the

house.

So what small things did you do this week to save money? Share below in the

comment section.

Comments

Menu Planning: #250

NOTE- 1- Click on the picture and get a link to a post sharing the recipe. 2- Although all prices were correct at the time of the blog postings, the current cost of preparation of these dishes may be higher due to inflation and/or location. March USDA Thrifty Food Plan According to this plan our family would have a budget of $186.20 per week. Given our health concerns, we struggle to maintain this budget, but I am going to try to make this happen. Cost Saving Tip of the Week: When I purchase fruit for the week, it helps to calculate the cost per serving vs. the cost in general. For example, this week a whole watermelon was on sale for $3.99 each. When it is cut up, the watermelon will yield at least 20 servings which will place the cost per serving at $0.20. Here is what we did this week to make our week easier: Breakfast Options: Hard Boiled Eggs Yogurt Homemade Breakfast ba...

Menu Planning: #245

NOTE- 1- Click on the picture and get a link to a post sharing the recipe. 2- Although all prices were correct at the time of the blog postings, the current cost of preparation of these dishes may be higher due to inflation and/or location. March USDA Thrifty Food Plan ccording to this plan our family would have a budget of $186.20 per week. Given our health concerns, we struggle to maintain this budget, but I am going to try to make this happen. Cost Saving Tip of the Week: Check your sale flyers for loss leaders. Each week grocery stores advertise specific products at a great price to get you in the store. Recently, I have noticed a very specific time frame for getting these deals. Good luck and happy hunting. Here is what we did this week to make our week easier: Refrigerator Clean Out Pre-cut all vegetables for the week Pulled older items to the front for easier consumption C...

Menu Planning #132

Our meals need to be nutritious, clean, flexible, quick and cost effective. Between our work schedules and after school activities, we need to carefully plan our meals so that we do not end up ordering out. The news is very scary at this time because of all the news of meat plants shutting down, grocery stories limiting the amount of meat a family can purchase and all of the talk about a depression on the horizon. We have decided to keep our grocery budget the same, but to economize any way we can. This week we tried to pick up some shrimp that was on sale, but the store was out of shrimp and not expecting to get any more in. We were grateful to find wild caught salmon for the same price, so we picked that up instead for our Mother’s Day Dinner. What did we spend? Week 1: $96.44 Kroger: $96.44 Rebates: $3.55 IBOTTA: $1.35 Kroger Cash: $0.45 Checkout 51: $1.75 ...

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