One of the ways we’re able to feed our family of six on roughly $400-$450 a month is by “double-dipping” on our meals. The concept of double-dipping where meals are concerned is basically that you re-use what you’ve got left to make another meal. Read more
One of our most popular posts, I’m republishing this with updates. Something for every dad on your list here!
With Father’s Day just around the corner, we thought we’d share some great gift ideas for those who want to pick up a little (or big) something for dad or hubby on Father’s day. Surely there’s something for everyone on this list. From the fun to the simple to the extraordinary, pick a gift and spoil your dad or husband a bit this Father’s Day.
It’s that time of the year when graduation caps will be flung in the air and high school seniors everywhere will be reflecting on their lives as children and anticipating what they’ll do with life as a legal adult. Some will be heading off to college to tech school, while others will immerse themselves into the working world, eager to start funding their hopes and dreams. Read more
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When we started working to pay off our consumer debt, we began by going through every single line item in our budget. The goal was to determine which expenses were truly value expenses in our life, and which were merely temporary, feel-good expenses that were hindering our ability to become debt free. Read more
One of the biggest expenses families have is the cost of feeding them. There are many articles on the Net about “starving” families that are forced to spend a “measly” $12 to feed their families at the local fast food joint in order to survive, thereby affecting their health.
When we started cutting costs in 2013 in order to pay off our debt, we started with our grocery budget. By continually tweaking our techniques, we’ve learned how to feed our family on less than half of what the average family spends.
Friends, I’m going to share today how we feed our family of six on about $450 a month and they eat well and have full tummies. Read more
So, you’re getting tired of the rat race and the paycheck-to-paycheck living cycle, aren’t you. I can tell by that look on your face. You’re tired, worn down, and you don’t want to live life that way anymore.
I’ve been there. Some days I’m still there. But one thing that’s changed is that we’ve now got a plan in place that will help us end up in a financial place where we have enough FU money that we can blow off hubby’s 9-to-5 job and do what we want to do instead of what we have to do. Read more
Well, almost $200. $215.48 to be exact. But that was only because of the anarchy that ensued after we ran out of milk and fresh fruit about half way through the month. 🙂
You might remember that we made a goal for this month of spending only $200 for groceries in the month of December for our family of six as we worked to stay within our yearly budgeted goal for groceries. We wanted to challenge ourselves and prove to ourselves that we really could save money on food expenses. Well, we came pretty darn close, coming in at $215.48.
The government-collected numbers as of January 2017 shows that in order to feed a family of four (with two kids aged between 6 and 11) it is costing between $636.70 and $1268.70 per month for groceries
Our family of six has had approximately ZERO grocery months over $600 in the last five years. Yep, our monthly grocery bill has never reached even $600 in a given month.
Read on to find out how we feed our family for less than the lowest grocery costs for a family of four, and we eat healthy in the process. Read more
Greetings, Frugal Farmer friends!! SO, since Christmas is right around the corner, I thought I’d take a few posts this month and share some of the Christmas baking recipes we use in our house, starting with this super easy fudge recipe. By making delicious fudge and candies at home, you can save big bucks off of expensive store prices, and avoid preservatives and other chemicals as well. Read more
Welcome to the second post of our new series, Before and After! You can read our first post by going to the Frugal Food page. Today, in honor of my friend Mr. CBB, we’re tackling a vegetarian dish. This dish from Mr. CBB over at Canadian Budget Binder, has fast become a family favorite around here. Never in my life did I think I’d see the day when the kids begged for a dish that included spinach, but thanks to Mr. CBB, they do!
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