It’s been a long time since I’ve shared the series, What We Ate this Week on our Budget, but I missed the accountability and I had several readers ask for its return. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. It’s a tight budget and I failed miserably over the summer, but […]

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Every week I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Our current monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. Saturday: We went to a Boy Scout all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner fundraiser. It cost $19 for the 4 of us. Sunday: We went to the end of season swim team banquet. […]

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Every week I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Our current monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: I cooked a large spiral ham that I bought during the Pre-Easter sale. I also made potatoes and a steamed vegetable. We used the ham to […]

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Every week I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Our current monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. I’m sorry that I missed last week’s recap, so this week’s post will include the last two weeks. Dinners: Sunday, 3/27: Easter Sunday – we ate Easter dinner at my […]

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Every week I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Our current monthly budget is $500 for my family of 4. Sweet potatoes were on sale for .79/lb this week and asparagus was $1.49/lb, so we ate them twice this week. Take advantage of the low prices for the Easter holiday and […]

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Every week, I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Our current monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. A note about side dishes. For convenience, I frequently serve steamed vegetables and my homemade sugar-free applesauce as side dishes and you will see it often in our menu. And yes, […]

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Have you ever blown your budget in four days? Last weekend, my girls had a two day swim meet. My oldest daughter had to be in the pool for warm up at 7 am on Saturday morning. She raced all morning and qualified for the finals in one event. Yay, her! The finals started at […]

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Every week I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Our current monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. FYI – ibotta grocery app is still offering a $10 bonus for new members who redeem their first rebate within 2 weeks. Use my referral code to join. This bonus […]

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Every week I share what we ate for the week on our budget. Our current monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. This Week’s Dinners: Saturday & Sunday: My kids had swim meets on both days. This means we spent our entire weekend at a pool. It’s fun to cheer on my […]

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