(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Feeding your family foods that are both frugal and healthy can be a challenge, and if you are used to eating whatever you can find at a bargain without regard to its nutrition you may not be sure where to start. There are many foods out there that are both nutritious and cheap, and learning to find those...
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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Technorati Tags: hungry teens,feeding teens frugally,pizza,burritos,pocket sandwiches,snacks If you have a house full of teens that are always hungry, then you know that keeping them full can be quite a challenge. The idea for this post came from another blog I read a while back, the writer was asking for...
I have heard a lot lately about losing weight that concerns me. It seems the diet industry or the media has got us thinking we need to spend a lot of money to lose weight. Let me get this straight…to lose weight (IE. eat less food) I need to spend more money? Does this strike you as a bit odd? Because you can lose weight while keeping a tight hold on your grocery...
Pack your lunch at home and take it to work, do not buy lunch out. This is perhaps the easiest tip anyone can follow and it is a much healthier option than any fast food lunch you would pick up in a rush. Leftovers are the perfect lunch choice for people who work outside the home. All you have to do is prepare a little extra when you are making dinner and then after dinner...
I just posted this on the message boards and thought readers might enjoy it as well. As most of you know, my husband has been unemployed for the past 3 months, with more and more stores shutting down, we don’t expect that to change, at least till we move back out west. In the mean time, we have found that we did not need to sit and do nothing, that there...
I was reminded today while reading an email I received, that there are some products out there, that simple do far more than their original purpose. For instance in this example, coffee filters. Priced at a dollar, at most of your dollar stores, they can apparently be used for more things that you ever imagined. 1. Cover bowls or dishes when cooking in the microwave. Coffee...
Limit your trips to the store with a few simple steps. In these times of economic stress, and the stress of not knowing if you will be the next to lose your job, most of us are making the effort to stretch our pennies farther than ever, whenever possible. My husband and I have been working to develop a mindset, that first asks “can we do without?” before it...
Make your coffee at home, do not swing through the drive through for a cup. You might not realize how much money this simple tip will save you, but over time it can really add up. For example my husband loves his Starbucks! Unfortunately our pocket books do not love his Starbucks! He goes for the big cup with an extra shot in it (honestly I have no clue what the extra...
A common complaint I hear is how families spend good money on fruits and vegetables, that don’t get eaten. Learning not to buy what you won’t eat, and eat what you buy is part of the equation, but inevitably, you will end up with withered lettuce and leathery apples eventually. The good news is that all is not lost, many fruits and veggies can be used past their prime,...