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Cheap Dinner Ideas: Tacos!

When I want a low cost meal, okay a really cheap meal, that still has a variety of ingredients but will please my family, I pull out the tacos! Tacos are the one meal that my kids never, ever, complain about. The nice thing about tacos, is that not only are they a cheap dinner, but they can be customized somewhat to meet everyone’s needs. With some strategies, you can reduce the cost of tacos even more. Here are my tips. First, switch from regular ground beef to ground turkey. My family likes the 85 percent lean. It has a … Continue reading →

How to Save Money on Hot Dogs

Hot dogs can be a good addition to your family meals, when you purchase ones that are good quality yet economical at the same time. We’ve tried a lot of hot dogs in our day, from store brand to fancy “gourmet” hot dogs, beef dogs, chicken dogs, turkey dogs, pork dogs or a combination at all different price points. From this research, we’ve come to a couple of conclusions. Oscar Meyer All-Beef Hot Dogs work best for our family. They are only a few cents more than the store brand hot dogs, but they taste much better. You also tend … Continue reading →

Where the Early Bird Saves Money

In my home, we have two different camps. Those of us who are the early birds or morning people, and those of us who can party all night, well, at least stay up way past bedtime. Since I happen to be writing this at 4:30 in the morning, guess which camp I fall into. There is something to be said for early birds. Not only do we get the worm, but we also get the savings. That is because if you can get to things early, you can usually get the best prices in the following areas. The Movie Theater … Continue reading →

Quick and Frugal Thermos Meals

How can you provide good meals when your busy week means that you are never home to eat, let alone to prepare meals. With kids involved skipping meals is not an option, and the cost of fast food meals would add up quickly. I’ve had to face this situation during the past two weeks. My ten-year-old son is in a big musical production. His rehearsals have been starting after school and going to seven or eight o’clock at night. With the last few rehearsals before opening night (the musical opens this Thursday evening), there are costumes and make up before … Continue reading →

Frugal Meal: Breaded Chicken

I cringe when I think about how much money I’ve spent over the years for pre-breaded chicken, including chicken nuggets, when breaded chicken is so easy to make at home and costs so much less than the prepared kind. Your own breaded chicken can be prepared ahead of time and placed in the refrigerator for a day or two, just like the expensive kind you will find in the refrigerated section of the supermarket, or cooked ahead and then frozen for convenience. You can also take your savings to an even higher degree when you use your own bread crumbs … Continue reading →

How to Use Pinterest to Save Money

What is Pinterest? Pinterest is a place where all sorts of great information is organized. It is a sort of an online bulletin board, where members can “pin” their favorite websites and ideas. Pinterest is fast becoming the new way to network, and some of my friends say that they spend more time on this site than they do on any other, including Facebook. Why not take advantage of everything that Pinterest to save some money and learn some new things about being frugal? How Can I Join Pinterest? Pinterest is free to use and free to browse. You can … Continue reading →

When You Want to Stay at Home

Many moms, myself included, learned how to live a frugal lifestyle in order to be able to stay at home with their kids. If you are feeling the same way, but you don’t know where to begin, whether or not staying home could be a reality, or how to convince your spouse that it is possible, keep reading. I have real life advice and experiences. It Costs Less Than You Think For most people, having one parent give up an income to stay at home has less impact on your daily finances than you might think. This is because there … Continue reading →

How to Start a Home-Based Food Business

Does everyone rave about your mashed potatoes? Do you make the best jams and jellies? Do you know how to create the ultimate birthday cake? Maybe it is time to consider establishing a home-based food business. When you do something that you love, you tend to do it well. Why not take your cooking and or baking skills one step further and make some money from it? Here is what you need to know. The first thing you will need to do is to identify your food business. What do you want to make, to whom do you want to … Continue reading →

January Food Bargains

I may be a little late with this one, since it is already the middle of the month, but it is better late than never! I wanted to make sure that I had the right bargains with my own real life experience to go with it. It used to be that monthly food bargains could be predicted pretty easily, but with the extremes of the economy and extreme couponing, I just can’t take anything for granted. So here are the food bargains that you should look in January, this month. Fast Food Yup, that is right, you read it here. … Continue reading →

How to Save Money on Milk

Milk prices have certainly been going through the roof lately, haven’t they? I should know because I have three growing kids that need their milk and one aging mom (me) who wants to have healthy bones in her old age. I also use milk a lot in baking. Lately it seems as though we are going through quite a lot of milk, so I am stepping up my money saving strategies, so I can save money on milk and get milk for the lowest prices. Here are the ideas that I use. Dry Milk I know that no one really … Continue reading →