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May 23, 2013

7 Tips to Prevent Food Waste

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When it comes to cutting your grocery budget, you can make the biggest impact not by cutting what you spend but by limiting what you waste. According to a study by NRDC, “40 percent of food in the United States today goes uneaten.” That’s ridiculous. Imagine what that does to your food … [Read more...]

Have You Slacked Off on Menu Planning?

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Menu planning saves time money (and can occasionally save my sanity) but have you ever fallen off the menu planning wagon? Changes in your routine have a way of disrupting good habits and I'll admit, with our recent move (hey, 3 months ago is still recent right?) and the stress of establishing new … [Read more...]

Manage your Grocery Budget with a Digital Envelope System

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We're tackling our grocery budgets and menu plans this month and one of the things we get asked most often is how do you simplify the budgeting process. When it comes to budgeting, the traditional envelope system is about as easy as it gets. The concept is simple. You separate the amount of money … [Read more...]

Deal Alert: Philips Norelco QC5530 Hair Clipper for $19!

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I'm not the greatest hair cutter in the world, but even I like to save some money by cutting my kids' hair every once in a while. Since my skills are a bit short of salon quality, I typically limit my hair cutting to buzz cuts during the summer months. If you want to save some money on haircuts, … [Read more...]

Are you Financially Prepared for the Future?

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I consider myself fairly good with money, but when you start throwing around words like "financially prepared" and "future" my palms get a little sweaty. To be honest, it's a bit overwhelming. It makes me think of a line from a favorite TV show. "We're adults. When did that happen? And how do we … [Read more...]