I'd like to focus on the most valuable tool I've found for my grocery budget!
This is something that took me almost a year to master and perfect to work for me and my family.
A lot of trial and error and several different recipes, some of which wound up becoming favorites, and some that we hope we never see again! LOL
This whole tool gave me my nickname "Freezer Queen", and despite what you think, it is not because I am frigid!
What is this magic tool that seems to have made life a bit more easy?
It's called FREEZER cooking. I teach a WHOLE class on it with my home business.
But I am going to recommend to you that you visit my families.com site: http://members.families.com/scrapbookguru/blog and learn more about it by reading my articles (there are tons of recipes on there too!), or that you go ahead and "google it". You will find recipes, storage ideas, and more!
Read about it, Master it, Live it!
It saved me in a 4 month period (because that's how long I actually kept track of it) over $400!!
And I kid you not, these savings are obvious in our budget every month!
So today's tip is to LEARN ABOUT FREEZER COOKING! It's the best there is!
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Saturday, December 23, 2006
Remember The Coupons!
I am continuously amazed to see my neighbors and friends tossing away their "junk mail" without even looking through it.
Of course I understand is this day and age that decluttering is a huge part of our lives, but you cannot forget that not everything has to go in the trash. Coupons are typically NOT trash, they are cash!
There are coupons for local restaurants usually within that "junk". Even if it's a buy a burger get a soda free...think about that - it's around a $1 savings for something you probably would have gotten anyway!
Plus, have you ever noticed that sometimes there are great discounts and coupons on things like getting your gutters cleaned, carpets cleaned, chimney's sweeped, dents in cars removed, etc. All those coupons help add up to great savings!
Look through your "junk mail", coupon paks, newspapers, and more for coupons to local restaurants, fast food, and sometimes you can even find coupons for a buy a ticket get a ticket free to an upcoming concert, etc. So keep those coupons!!
And lately they've been hiding grocery coupons amongst all that stuff too, so always watch!
Of course I understand is this day and age that decluttering is a huge part of our lives, but you cannot forget that not everything has to go in the trash. Coupons are typically NOT trash, they are cash!
There are coupons for local restaurants usually within that "junk". Even if it's a buy a burger get a soda free...think about that - it's around a $1 savings for something you probably would have gotten anyway!
Plus, have you ever noticed that sometimes there are great discounts and coupons on things like getting your gutters cleaned, carpets cleaned, chimney's sweeped, dents in cars removed, etc. All those coupons help add up to great savings!
Look through your "junk mail", coupon paks, newspapers, and more for coupons to local restaurants, fast food, and sometimes you can even find coupons for a buy a ticket get a ticket free to an upcoming concert, etc. So keep those coupons!!
And lately they've been hiding grocery coupons amongst all that stuff too, so always watch!
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Eating Healthy, For Less
The complaint I hear most often, is that you spend more on eating healthy, than you would if you bought the junk food.
While this is true in some cases, it is not as much as you think!
First, a great way to save money on healthy eating, is to grow your own vegetable garden.
Don't think you can do this? Oh yes you can. Because I didn't think *I* could until I tried it. Also even if you are in an apartment, they sell miniature sized plants, that you could even grow on your patio or deck.
Also, fresh produce is ALWAYS better, but when cooking it into a recipe, frozen veggies or even cans, can be MUCH cheaper!! So keep that in mind next time you're preparing a meal!
While this is true in some cases, it is not as much as you think!
First, a great way to save money on healthy eating, is to grow your own vegetable garden.
Don't think you can do this? Oh yes you can. Because I didn't think *I* could until I tried it. Also even if you are in an apartment, they sell miniature sized plants, that you could even grow on your patio or deck.
Also, fresh produce is ALWAYS better, but when cooking it into a recipe, frozen veggies or even cans, can be MUCH cheaper!! So keep that in mind next time you're preparing a meal!
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