3 Tips to Banish Takeout Forever

These tips will do wonders for your food budget! Like all people with a frugal frame of mind, when it comes to my food budget, I endeavour to do these three things: Cook all my meals from scratch, Avoid fast food outlets and, Save restaurants for special events. I haven’t always succeeded in this endeavour. …

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The Ultimate Meal Planning Guide for Beginners

Meal planning: save time, money and, stress. Waste less food (money), make your life much easier, and, spend less on groceries.

This meal planning guide will not only save you the stress of figuring out what to make for dinner and fielding questions of ‘what’s for dinner?‘, it’ll save you time and a whole heap of money. Meal planning might seem like a lot of work up front but once you get a system in place, …

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21 Cheap and Easy Freezer Meals for a Frugal Budget

Easy Freezer Meals for a Frugal Grocery Budget

These easy freezer meals are guaranteed to become fast family favorites. They’ll also save you money, time and a whole heap of stress when life gets busy or money gets tight. I’ve always worked to ensure I’ve had a stock of ready-to-go meals in the freezer. A recent bout of the flu reinforced just how …

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How to Make the Most of Your Grocery Dollar

Save money on food by making the most of your grocery dollar

Making the most of your grocery dollar is not just about buying as much as you can, but buying the most nutritious food that you can. Depending on your location that can be a tough ask. Too often the foods that are not just the cheapest but the most readily available are the ones doing …

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5 Quick Tips to Eat Healthy plus Save Time and Money

5 quick tips to eat healthy, plus save time and money

Eating healthy on a budget doesn’t have to be complicated. There are five basic steps that will ensure you avoid the drive through and keep more dollars in your pocket. Each and every week. And the best bit is, they are super simple to implement. Eating healthy on a budget Step 1 – Simplify your …

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6 Simple Reasons Growing Your Own Food Makes Good Sense

growing your own food

  If you’ve ever considered growing your own food, or at least supplementing your weekly grocery expedition, now is the best time to start. Don’t let the absence of a backyard hold you back, or even a lack of knowledge, it’s not hard to find ways to add home grown goodness to your diet. If …

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10 Easy Ways to Reduce Food Waste and Save Money

easy ways to reduce food waste and save money

According to World Resources Institute nearly one third of all the food produced in the world goes to waste. Some of that waste occurs at the start of the food processing cycle (at the farm or being transported from the farm) but most of that waste is perpetrated by us, the consumer. For example, we …

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An Anarchist’s Guide to Meal Planning

An anarchist's guide to meal planning

Meal planning is one of the best ways to wrestle back control of your grocery spending and your eating habits. It’s a method of organization that few would argue is a waste of time. But, here’s my confession, I just can’t do it. It’s as though a meal plan, like a diet, is the signal …

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How to Slash Your Grocery Bill by 50%

frugal living tip - save 50% on grocery shopping

I’m on a mission to seriously reduce my spending at the grocery store. In the last few months I’ve managed to reduce spending on all our general grocery costs by over 50%. In November I spent $670 and in April I spent just under $330. This is how I slashed my grocery bill by 50%   1. Shop …

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