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What Are Some Healthy and Cheap Grocery List For College Students?

Leave a Comment / Frugal, Groceries and Food / By Sella

A student’s life is demanding. You’ve got a hectic class schedule, numerous home assignments, reports that need to be accomplished, presentations that need to be designed well, dissertations that you have to research on, group discussions that you need to attend, not to mention the extra-curricular activities that you need to participate in. Thus, there …

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Eat Well for Less: In-Store Deals and the Grocery Price Book

Leave a Comment / Groceries and Food / By Aryn

My series on eating well for less continues today. About a year ago, I read an article in MSN Health that said that the 5 for $5 deals you see at the grocery store won’t save you money. From their point of view, you’ll buy 30% more than you intended to. That may be true, but that …

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Play Top Chef at Home to Become a More Creative Cook

Leave a Comment / Groceries and Food / By Aryn

Eating at home is in, eating out is well, out. Sometimes, though, you just get tired of all your current recipes, or you let things pile up in the cupboards, freezer, and fridge without thinking about it. If you want to learn how to cook more creatively and use up some of those items, it’s …

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The Costco Haul: Saving Money at Costco

Leave a Comment / Groceries and Food / By Aryn

I’ve already mentioned the great deal Costco has on tires. I also hit Costco 4-5 times a year to stock up on essentials, in a shopping trip I refer to as the “Costco Haul.” A costco shopping tips would surely be needed to get the best out of our “Costco Haul.” Unfortunately, there are a few …

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Avoid Wasting Milk with These Substitions

Leave a Comment / Groceries and Food / By Sella

I don’t drink milk or eat cereal, and neither does my husband, so it’s tough for us to use up milk before it goes bad. We do now buy a half-gallon every other week, but it’s used entirely for yogurt, leaving none for other purposes. That’s fine with me. Over the years, I’ve found several …

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What’s for Dinner: 10 Frugal Fall Foods

Leave a Comment / Groceries and Food / By Aryn

Some people don’t believe Los Angeles has seasons, but we do. They’re just not as pronounced, and they don’t arrive on the traditional schedule, or always in the proper order. Nevertheless, my body seems to follow the traditional seasonal cycle, so I start craving fall foods when the calendar rolls to September, even if it’s …

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10 Green Products You Shouldn’t Pay Extra For

Leave a Comment / Groceries and Food / By Aryn

I support environmental causes. I believe that some aspects of the frugal lifestyle are inherently good for the environment, but others can be wasteful. I shop at the farmer’s market and buy grass-fed beefc. But, I don’t pay more for most products labeled as being. There are, of course, exceptions. Products with really big price tags like …

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How to Use Up Leftover Cream

Leave a Comment / Groceries and Food / By Aryn

What to do with Heavy Cream Leftovers? I tend to have leftover cream fairly frequently, and I hate wasting this delicious nectar of the gods. So, I’ve developed a list of tried and true uses for heavy cream. I’ve also recently discovered some new ones, but I haven’t actually tried all of these yet. I …

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Eat Well for Less: An Example

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Now that I’ve shown you my strategies for frugal grocery shopping, here’s a breakdown of this week’s menu and costs. If you’d like to specific instructions on how to accomplish fine-dining on a budget, visit these posts: In-Store Deals and the Price Book Coupons and Strategic Shopping Managing Food Allergies How to Eat Well for Less …

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Simplify Menu Planning with Recipe Binders

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I cut my weekly menu planning time by at least 15 minutes after I started using recipe binders. Before then, I had to flip through an accordion file to find the recipes I wanted, which took forever because they were all jumbled together. Other people prefer to use a computer database or a recipe card box. Here …

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