Readers, I am looking for tips and recipes! They can be from cooking, cleaning, even giving gifts! Please post them and spread the knowledge!
Here are a few tips that I use:
COSTCO can be your best friend if you know how to use it!
I buy things that I know that I use alot from there... Toilet paper; paper towels; baking soda; yeast; ect. Buying things that get used often enough surley out weigh the costs of buying them at the grocery store. Don't think you will use it before it expires? Get together with a friend and split it!
Farmers Markets-
I love Flowers, but cannot find myself buying 5 carnations for $7 when I can buy a beautiful bouquet for $10 at our local market. I am always recieving comments on how wonderful the flowers look and smell. Want a trick to make them last a few days longer??? Add a half teaspoon of beach to the water!
Farmers markets also have GREAT PRODUCE!!! shop locally once a week and use that to supplement your dinners! You get three great benifits by doing so: Save money because you are not getting the 'marked up' price, fruit and vegetables that will last longer becasue they are picked fresh the day or two prior, and lastly you are supporting your local farmers!
COUPONS-
I love coupons!!! I have saved SO MUCH MONEY by using them! Don't get the Sunday paper? here are a couple options that will allow you to get the coupons with out getting the paper: look online for coupon websites; my friend Laura mentioned that she will go to the library on Monday's and is allowed to clip the coupons from the Sunday paper that they have on hand! WHO KNEW!!!
Meal Planning-
I had a bad habit of running to the grocery store a couple times everyday... and this was even after I made my bi-weekly grocery trips! I ended spending up to an additional $200 every two weeks on groceries because I didn't have a plan of what I was going to feed my family! So one day I pulled out my calendar and grabbed my child and sat down with a BUNCH of cookbooks. And together we came up with two weeks worth of meals that worked with our busy schedual and by making my child part of the process allowed him to feel some responsibiity to help stick with our plan! To get a free meal planning guide you can go to http://www.econobusters.com/
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Erin! I am loving your blog!! A great website for recipes (actually meal plans) is www.e-mealz.com It does cost $5 each month to be a member but it offers complete weekly meal plans along with grocery lists to prevent overspending at the store. And, the website is even endorsed my Dave Ramsey. (My husband and I are huge fans as well!!) And,(yes, there's more!) :) you can choose plans for low-carb, regular, low fat or even a points system! Anyway, that's a neat find that I just recently discovered. Enjoy :)
Thanks Ashley! I am having a blast writing it!! www.e-mealz.com I will check that out! Thanks for the tips!!!!
Keep them coming readers!
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