It’s August and that familiar time of year when yellow school buses fill the neighborhoods. You’re back to hectic mornings, finding everyone’s books and papers and trying to get them out of the door on time… and you now have 180 lunches to make over the next 9 months if you have 1 child and […]
Saving Time and Money with Stashes
Gas is quite expensive here in northeast Wisconsin. My husband and I are fortunate that we both work at home, so we don’t have commuting expenses. But there are still many places we have to go. With the nearest large city an hour away, we’re trying to conserve gas by combining trips there. For example, […]
Stop Eating Your Way Into Debt
At this time of year, there are usually 3 things people are panicking about: how to lose weight, how to save money, and how to get organized. We have already touched on losing weight so this week I would like to touch on saving money. Hopefully most of you realize that you can get into […]
Well Stocked Pantry: Freezer
Part 1: The Well-Stocked Pantry Part 2: Pantry Items Part 3: Refrigerator Items Part 4: Freezer Items Part 1: The Well-Stocked Pantry Part 2: Pantry Items Part 3: Refrigerator Items Part 4: Freezer Items
Well Stocked Pantry: Refrigerator & Produce
Part 1: The Well-Stocked Pantry Part 2: Pantry Items Part 3: Refrigerator Items Part 4: Freezer Items Part 1: The Well-Stocked Pantry Part 2: Pantry Items Part 3: Refrigerator Items Part 4: Freezer Items
Well Stocked Pantry: Non-Perishables
Part 1: The Well-Stocked Pantry Part 2: Pantry Items Part 3: Refrigerator Items Part 4: Freezer Items Part 1: The Well-Stocked Pantry Part 2: Pantry Items Part 3: Refrigerator Items Part 4: Freezer Items
The Well Stocked Pantry
A well-stocked pantry can be the difference between mealtime crisis and a stress-free family dinner. No one cook’s pantry will look the same as another, but you can determine what should be in your pantry by what you use often. We break down our list into Pantry, Refrigerated, and Freezer Items in the Busy Mom […]
Seven Tips to Help With Household Budgeting
Do you frequently get cash from ATMs and then have no idea where it ends up? Do you end up paying late fees simply because you don’t have a good system in place for tracking and paying your bills? If you don’t have a good budget system in place, it is easy to lose track […]
How to Maximize Coupon Savings
In the past week there has been some discussion on the Menus4Moms™ Yahoo Group about the Grocery Game (http://www.thegrocerygame.com/). I thought I would take this opportunity to share some of my feelings on ways to grow your coupons savings while grocery shopping. First, let me say that I have also used the Grocery Game on […]
Saving Time and Money at the Grocery Store
Most experts agree that customer loyalty in the grocery sector is virtually dead. Ten years ago it was somewhat unusual for a consumer to drive past the closest grocery store to shop at a competing store. Today, within a few mile radius, eight supercenters and chains can be fighting it out, in a market which […]
