From the category archives:

Grocery Shopping

Do It Yourself Convenience Foods

June 9, 2011

Have you ever taken a step back, and thought of your kitchen as a grocery store? A few weeks ago as I was doing my normal grocery shopping, a thought popped in my mind that has really changed the way I view my kitchen. Not only the contents, but the way it functions–or atleast the [...]

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Shopping Discount Grocers

November 11, 2009

I’ve gotten out of posting my bi-weekly shopping trips basically due to the time involved in getting them posted. This week, however was one I felt was definitely worthy of showing off. A few towns over is a discount grocery store, which is where I also buy my bulk goods. I try to get a [...]

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Cutting Grocery Costs

May 6, 2009

This post was originally posted on February 3rd, but it bears repeating as it is my Top Frugal Tip. The number one question I am asked is how I keep my grocery budget as low as I do. Implementing these following 8 tips helped me gain control of my grocery budget, which has given us [...]

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Making Your Own vs. Store Bought

March 27, 2009

This topic is very near and dear to me for numerous different reasons. It all actually started when I started taking a closer look at our grocery budget and seeing where I could trim. From there I realized that basically everything that I relied on the grocery store for (which was everything), I could make [...]

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