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Groceries

Shopping for groceries can be overwhelming. They say that other than rent, the average consumer spend the most amount of money on food. However, with some frugal shopping tips, you can buy quality groceries. You don’t have to sacrifice quality to save money. It is possible to buy enough food for a family of four for less than fifty dollars a week. Some of the tips include going to warehouse stores and buying in bulk for savings, however if big box stores are not an option, there are some tricks on how to successfully spend less on groceries for small town shoppers. Learning to shop for frozen as opposed to fresh can help save money in the long run and prevent food waste to help save extra money as well. Some of the tips look at the cost and benefit of products, such as organic foods, detergents and other items you might unnecessarily spend money on, and the alternatives to buying these things that will save you a substantial amount. 

Saving Money: It’s The Little Things

March 27, 2013 By Elise New 1 Comment This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy for more info.

I’ve been wracking my brain, looking for ways to keep cutting our cost of living. Asking myself “what else can I do? what am I not seeing?” Visitng other frugal living blogs and reading what they have to say, asking other people what they do… I’ve compiled a short list here of things that really Keep Reading

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5 Ways To Reduce The Protein Bill

January 23, 2013 By Elise New 2 Comments This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy for more info.

We all know how hard it can be to get adequate protein while shopping on a tight budget. Even more difficult if you’re looking for something a little more healthy than the stuff at the average supermarket. Here are five delicious ways we’ve found to reduce that cost: Lentils - One of the most Keep Reading

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Savings From Storing Winter Veggies

November 7, 2012 By Elise New 1 Comment This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy for more info.

Gabriel digging sweet potatoes witht some “help” from nieces and nephews. Have you thought about stocking up on winter vegetables to see you family through the winter? If not, then I urge you to look into it. Creating a stock pile, rather than buying on a weekly or monthly basis, can save a lot of Keep Reading

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Frugal Meat Opportunity

October 24, 2012 By Elise New Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy for more info.

image credit When we lived in Texas I learned something kind of cool. And with hunting season either here, or right around the corner depending on your state, this is really exciting! You know how guys like to go hunt, mostly for the trophy, but can’t use all that meat? That sounds ridiculously Keep Reading

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Gluten-Free Way to Save: International Markets

October 10, 2012 By Elise New Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy for more info.

Several months ago, when Gabriel and I attended a dinner for a grazier’s class, we were providentially seated with a family who, like us, are all too familiar with food allergies. It was great, though! We spent the entire dinner comparing notes on which brands of gluten-free stuff we liked and Keep Reading

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8 Shopping Errors And How We Fixed Them

September 19, 2012 By Elise New Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy for more info.

Gabriel and I were talking about our spending habits earlier today. How much we’re spending, what we’re spending on, and how it compares to our spending habits from earlier in our marriage. Out of curiosity, I pulled out the receipt envelope from our first year, and as I started looking through all Keep Reading

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Quality Protein Without breaking The Budget

September 12, 2012 By Elise New Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy for more info.

One of the hardest things to accomplish on a tight grocery budget is providing adequate, quality protein. Lets face it, meat is expensive. The higher the quality, the higher the price. It’s an unfortunate dilemma. Though Gabriel and I raise grass-fed beef, and therefore don’t have much of a Keep Reading

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Switching To Dry Beans

June 6, 2012 By Elise New 7 Comments This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy for more info.

Do you want to know what has saved a lot of money in our grocery budget? Switching from buying canned beans to dry beans. I know it’s a no-brainer when you’re just using beans canned in water, but most of our canned bean consumption was coming in the form of refried beans, chili beans, and pork Keep Reading

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Cutting the Cost: Grinding Vs. Buying

May 2, 2012 By Elise New 5 Comments This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy for more info.

If you asked me the best way to save money on gluten-free food preparation, I’d tell you to grind your own grain. Don’t believe me? Next time you’re in the grocery store, compare the price of a pound of rice and a pound of rice flour. It’s astonishing. When I first began baking gluten-free, I was Keep Reading

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Bulk Beef Buying

January 11, 2012 By Elise New 3 Comments This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy for more info.

Gabriel and I are huge believers in consuming ecologically based products. That’s why we raise grass-fed beef. Well, that and Gabriel just has this thing for cows. I could go on all day about the benefits of grass-fed meat, but instead, I’ll just refer you to eatwild.com  because this article is Keep Reading

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