Everything Homemaking
So you made your grocery list. You added it up. And it was $50 more than you budgeted. Uh oh. What now?! When that happens to me, as it does frequently, here’s what I do to get it where it needs to be: 1. Look for items you can put off until another week. I had several items on my list this week that were getting low but weren’t out yet. So I skipped them for a … [Read more...]
Grocery shopping isn’t my favorite thing. It’s expensive and time consuming. But it has to be done and here are 10 ways to make it easier, or at least more successful. 1. Don’t shop hungry. I can’t believe how much more I buy, or at least want to buy, when I shop hungry. I wouldn’t have believed this tip was really true if I hadn’t experienced it … [Read more...]
my problem and how I’m solving it! Problem: I spend too much at the grocery store. Well, maybe not too much but more than I want to. While working on the budget for July, I realized the monthly money would go a lot further if I could cut back on groceries a bit. In all honesty, I’ve tried before and have failed miserably. But I’m going to do it this time and I’ve enlisted some … [Read more...]
by Elizabeth Scholes Coupons, stockpiling, looking at sale ads . . . what images and feelings are conjured up when you hear those words? For some, it brings the thrill of a good deal and the exciting challenge to save money. For others, it brings dread because of an already too-busy schedule. And for others, it possibly brings a total blank slate of wondering what that even means and how … [Read more...]
