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How to Cut Your Food Spending – Reducing Grocery Costs

August 8th, 2012 | 32 Comments

How to Cut Your Food Spending – Reducing Grocery Costs

Very early in your spending-tracking or budgeting lifestyle, you will realize that food spending is one of the most highly variable and easily manipulated expenditure categories.  If you’re looking to reduct your spending, food is often the primary target of budget slashing, and for good reason!  There are lots of ways to cut back on food spending, from temporary fasts from certain products to long-term lifestyle changes like cooking.   Take a moment to look up your … Read entire article »

Filed under: budgeting, food, frugality

Our Luxuries

January 18th, 2012 | Add a Comment

Our Luxuries

I recently started a gratitude/praise journal and it is slowly helping me become more aware of all the “little” things in my life that are truly wonderful that I tend to overlook.  I thought I would list out here the luxuries or indulgences my husband and I enjoy, even on our tight budget.  You’ll probably notice a lot of overlap with our targeted savings accounts here – they tend not to be spontaneous but they are definitely … Read entire article »

Filed under: budgeting, luxuries