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Weekend Cooking Frenzy

Busy days can lead to frustration when it comes to making dinner. Who has time to fix a meal when they don’t get home until 6pm or later? Better yet, who feels like cooking a meal after a hard days … Continue reading

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Make That Fruit Last Longer — Dry It

We try to save money on our food bills but with a family, that is a trick in itself. Fresh fruits and veggies seem to cost more and spoil sooner. If you and your family love to eat fresh fruits, … Continue reading

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Save Money & Have Some Fun Drying Fresh Herbs

Herbs are a great way to flavor almost any food dish, but buying them at the store can be expensive. A more cost effective option that adds money to your pocket and flavor to your meals is to grow and … Continue reading

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Money Saving Lunch Ideas for Frugal Families

Breakfast may be the most important meal of the day, but lunch is what gets you through until dinner time. The price of school lunches rises each year and it is hard for some parents to keep up. This is … Continue reading

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5 Frugal Breakfast Ideas

It is the first meal we eat when we get up in the morning. After a long night of sleep, we cant do without it if we want to get our bodies going. No, I’m not talking about coffee. I’m … Continue reading

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Money Saving Grocery Shopping Tips

Everything is getting more expensive today. From gas to groceries, our hard-earned dollars are challenged to stretch further. Now, we may be able to ride a bicycle around town if we cant put gas in our cars. But, we have … Continue reading

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Its not Delivery, Its Homemade

How many times have we opted for fast food for lunch or dinner instead of cooking? There’s no telling how much money we’ve spent on that one meal that easily becomes a few (or more) meals a week. Instead of … Continue reading

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5 Kitchen Staples to Help Save Money

Ever wonder how our ancestors always seemed to have food on the table even in lean times? When we are visiting the grocery store every week to the tune of hundreds of dollars, we long to know their secret. In … Continue reading

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Leftover Dinner Magic

What do you do when a meal is finished? Most of us wash the dishes and wrap up the leftovers, but what happens to the leftover portions not eaten? Do they get consumed later or do they sit in the … Continue reading

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