I’m always in a rush in the morning and sometimes it’s easier just to pull in a drive-thru and get a breakfast sandwich or a donut to go. It’s not very healthy and it can be expensive if you’re doing this 5 days out of the week. Here are some quick and easy breakfast ideas [...]
More then ever, people are trying to find ways to save on their monthly spending and making their paychecks stretch. Prices are going up and it seems most of our paychecks have stayed the same. It’s hard trying to cut back but with the way things are going it makes sense to find ways to save [...]
For those of you who may not remember, I’m the single one among the three of us who write for this blog. One of the challenges that I face is cooking healthy meals and buying food in portions that is sensible and economical but not ludicrous. Today I thought I’d discuss some tips that I’ve [...]
We all know the cost of food is on the rise. I know it costs more to feed me, and I only have to cook for one. I can’t imagine how food costs have risen for those with large families. Sadly, it doesn’t appear that prices are done rising either.
Whether you’re working to find an [...]
Thank you to Money Saving Mom, aka Crystal Paine, for allowing us to reprint this great post. It was originally published on her blog in July 2008.
I’ve received numerous emails from people recently asking how you can lower your grocery bill if you don’t live nearby stores which have good coupon deals or if you [...]
We have all been guilty of trying to figure out what’s for dinner at the last minute only to realize we need to make a quick trip to the store because we don’t have everything we need. Here are a few ways that have saved me from the stress of waiting until the last minute [...]
We’re welcoming one of my little sisters, the Muse from Musings, Chocolate and Tea, to our writing team. She is a college student and will be contributing a couple of times a month (more as her study schedule allows). We appreciate the new perspective!
We all know that the most frugal way to have lunch away [...]
When most people think of the benefits of healthy eating, they think about the obvious ones. Healthy eating helps you lose weight. It can, in some cases, slow or reverse the effects of aging. Healthy eating can help you avoid sickness and, in some cases, can help detoxify your system. There [...]
If you’re a single person you may never have considered buying food at a bulk food store. We have a Sam’s Club in my town and it took me quite a while to decide I should check it out. A lot of the reason for my reluctance was the fact that I’m single. [...]
No. But…
That answer is based on pricing at my local grocery store and is not scientific at all. For me, using things I regularly buy (real butter, organic milk, real Velveeta cheese, cheapest macaroni), it cost 11¢ more to make homemade macaroni and cheese than it would have cost me to buy a box of [...]
