Rice and beans are two inexpensive ingredients that people equate with frugal cooking and boring recipes. Instead, they are a tasty way to keep your grocery budget in line while adding protein and fiber to your diet. In my kitchen, beans and rice are staples and find their way to our dinner table at least once […]

I’m on a mission to eat well and serve my family tasty food on our limited budget. Meat can be one of the largest grocery purchases, but with these ten smart tips on how to save money on meat, you can have your meat and eat it too!   10 Smart Tips: How to Save […]

It took me awhile to jump on the grocery app bandwagon. They seemed more time consuming than they were worth. But I have found 4 grocery apps that I now use regularly and I have a system in place to use them efficiently. Every time I plan my grocery list, I also browse these 4 apps […]

I was never much of a cook before kids. My husband and I ate out quite a bit, and the meals we did eat at home were pretty limited and often from a box. Quite frankly, my meal of choice was cereal. But when I became a mother for the first time, I realized that […]

How would you like to cut your grocery bill? It is POSSIBLE. Meal planning is by far the #1 way I save money on groceries. I can NOT stress that enough.  So I’ll say it again. “MEAL PLANNING IS THE #1 WAY I SAVE MONEY ON GROCERIES.” And there is one tool that I use that […]

Meal planning is #1 way that I save money on groceries. Without a doubt, the 30-60 minutes I spend on Sunday planning our upcoming week’s meals saves me time, money and my sanity. And since the grocery budget is the easiest category to reduce, I am diligent every weekend to plan our meals for the […]