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Frugal Steps and Stumbles

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Frugal Steps: I used a 20% off coupon code, free shipping, and 3% back through Swagbucks to get the new outdoor lights for our home. We played outside at our neighborhood park and a couple new-to-us community parks. I got a massage using the 3-massages-for- $60 Groupon I purchased a couple of months ago. I ... read more

Feeding 5 for $125 Per Week: 2nd Week of April 2017

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Green Bean Delivery: $59.15 My kids demolished that pineapple in an hour. Kroger: $77.82 Tome it looks like there is nothing here, but the hard cider, two bags of coffee, Clif bars, and so milk are expensive. Our Easter prep includes buying chips and the fixins’ to make Easter egg shaped and colored Rice Krispie ... read more

Frugal Step: Make A Menu

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Most of the recipes I link to can be found in my Pinterest boards. Check them out- lots of frugal dishes! Spring is here, and that means the season for green leafies, leeks, and asparagus. I am perusing my Use Up Garden Produce board for lots of green veggie ideas, especially now that I’ve signed ... read more

40 Goals For 2017: Week Fifteen

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I’m keeping myself accountable this year by tracking my progress on my 40 Goals for 2017 every week.  This post may contain referral/affiliate links. Week Fourteen Financial: Max Roth IRAs for the mister and I: $11000. My 2016 Roth funds have officially transferred. Now that we have everything settled and calculated, I am thrilled to say the ... read more

Frugal Steps and Stumbles

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Frugal Steps: I used points I accrued through 2020 Research to get $10 in Paypal cash. This week was spring break, and we opted for a staycation. Our expenses were the movie Moana ($20), and lunches at Chick Fil-A and Wendy’s ($40). We visited two local parks. Last night, my sister spent the night and ... read more

Feeding 5 For $125 Per Week: 3rd Week of April 2017

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Green Bean Delivery: $63.32 Kroger: $98.64 Monthly goal: $500 Weekly total: $161.96 Running total: $538.47 We’re going over this month, thanks to the extra Sam’s trip the 1st week of the month.  

40 Goals For 2017: Week Sixteen

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I’m keeping myself accountable this year by tracking my progress on my 40 Goals for 2017 every week.  This post may contain referral/affiliate links. Week Sixteen Financial: Max Roth IRAs for the mister and I: $11000. I am thrilled to say the Mister is already nearing 100% with his 2017 Roth and is at $4500. I have ... read more

Frugal Steps and Stumbles

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Frugal Steps: No eating out this week. I donated some of my stockpiled butter to the kindergarten PTO pancake breakfast. Our girl scout troop went hiking at a local state park and brought packed lunches to earn a couple of our badges. We had 12 kindergarten/1st grade girls and hikes 2.5 miles! I’m still in ... read more

40 Goals For 2017: Weeks 17 & 18

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I’m keeping myself accountable this year by tracking my progress on my 40 Goals for 2017 every week.  This post may contain referral/affiliate links. It’s been a few weeks since I’ve posted anything at all, I know. When I took two weeks off from grad school, I decided to take two weeks off everything else ... read more

Frugal Steps and Stumbles

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Frugal Steps: Our youngest passed her strawberry allergy skin test. She still has to pass an oral challenge at the allergist’ s office, but if she does it will mean one less pricey Epi-pen to buy every year (never mind the weight of fear we will drop!) I baked two dozen cookies for PTO staff ... read more

Feeding 5 For $150 Per Week: 1st Week of May 2017

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Green Bean Delivery: $55.87 Those half-gallons of milk are pricey at over $6 each, but that includes a $2 bottle deposit for each one. Having it delivered is so helpful, because I can just chuck the empty bottles in my delivery box and the cost of the deposit is deducted from my next week’s order. ... read more

40 Goals for 2017: Week 19

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I’m keeping myself accountable this year by tracking my progress on my 40 Goals for 2017 every week.  This post may contain referral/affiliate links. It’s been a few weeks since I’ve posted anything at all, I know. When I took two weeks off from grad school, I decided to take two weeks off everything else ... read more

Feeding 5 For $150 Per Week: 2nd Week of May 2017

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Green Bean: $60.63 (no picture) mushrooms, onions,  mandarins, zucchini, blueberries, asparagus, tomatoes,pineapple, kiwi,strawberries,  Smoking Goose bacon, 3 half-gallons Hartzler Dairy milk Kroger: $132.18 We had a small cookout for family only for our son’s birthday this weekend, and my in-laws were in town with us for 4 days. We bought extra regular food, beer, and ... read more

40 Goals For 2017: Week 20

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  I’m keeping myself accountable this year by tracking my progress on my 40 Goals for 2017 every week.  This post may contain referral/affiliate links. It’s been a few weeks since I’ve posted anything at all, I know. When I took two weeks off from grad school, I decided to take two weeks off everything ... read more

Frugal Steps and Stumbles

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This post contains referral links that help support our family. Frugal Steps: My graduation cap, gown, and hood were free of charge. I used an Amazon gift card from Swagbucks to buy my mother a Mother’s Day gift. My son had a class field trip to the zoo, and went as chaperone. I used our ... read more

Feeding 5 For $150 Per Week: 3rd Week of May 2017

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Green Bean: $56.05 Kroger: $77.86 We got free Eggos and free Ritz crackers this week. We weren’t big fans of those new Ritz snacks. Super salty! Monthly goal: $600 Weekly total: $133.91 Running total: $471.64  

40 Goals for 2017: Week 21

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I’m keeping myself accountable this year by tracking my progress on my 40 Goals for 2017 every week.  This post may contain referral/affiliate links.   Week Twenty- One Financial: Max Roth IRAs for the mister and I: $11000. I am thrilled to say the Mister is already nearing 100% with his 2017 Roth and is at $4500. ... read more

Frugal Steps and Stumbles

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Frugal Steps: My mother watched our girls last Saturday while my husband, son,and I attended my cousin’s wedding. Our son was a groomsman and it was an adult’s only wedding. She sent us home with ham, milk, chocolate almond milk, grapes, cherries, watermelon, and cantaloupe. Our fridge was so packed I canceled our Green Bean ... read more

Feeding Five For $150 Per Week: Last Week of May 2017

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Kroger: $74.80 Aldi: $46.66 Monthly goal: $600 Weekly total: $121.46 End of Month total: $593.10   Shop Related Products Passive Income: 30 Strategies and Idea… $0.99 (101) Slash Your Grocery Budget and Eat a W… $3.99 (77) The Frugal Living Guide $0.99 (2) Paleo On A Budget: Easy, Healthy and Ch… $0.99 (1) The Everyday Cookbook: A ... read more

40 Goals for 2017: Week 22

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I’m keeping myself accountable this year by tracking my progress on my 40 Goals for 2017 every week.  This post may contain referral/affiliate links.   Week Twenty- Two Financial: Max Roth IRAs for the mister and I: $11000. I am thrilled to say the Mister is already nearing 100% with his 2017 Roth and is at $4500. I ... read more
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