30 Days to an Organized Life Day 19 Yesterday we talked about the benefits of creating a weekly plan and your task was to create a simple plan for yourself. After looking at my weekly plans Reader M. wrote me to ask: “Can I ask you about the goals/plans process please? How do these 5 areas […]
Q: How Can I Cut My Grocery Budget When My Boys Eat So Much? My biggest grocery busters are my 3 boys! If they REALLY like something they may eat several helpings of something that should have had leftovers… and there’s no real telling. I can make spaghetti one night and they’ll just pick at it […]
Q: I came across your Living on Less than $28,000 a Year series on Pinterest the other day. Once I started reading, I couldn’t stop! My husband and I have only been married for two years and we really need help to start a budget. The problem is it just seems like we aren’t […]
Q: So glad I came across your website! My boyfriend and I make plenty of money for the two of us, but somehow we always feel like we’re scrambling for money two days before our paychecks. Our main problem is that we like to eat out all of the time. I recently bought Lemon Wallet, an […]
Q: Reader Anne writes: “I have been following your site for a couple of years and it is such a blessing to us. We make $30,000 a year, my husband works and we also homeschool… and without you I would feel so alone in our very frugal journey. Recently we have hit rock bottom with […]
Save Money On Groceries! Each week in this series I am sharing one simple tip that you can implement to start saving on your grocery bill right away. Many of the tips will be familiar, but if you take the Save Money on Groceries Challenge with us, you will actually take the steps each week instead of […]
Q: My question is in regards to your food budget. Making “cheaper” meals for us tends to mean a lack of leftovers, which means my husband ends up buying lunch almost every day (not to mention he is rather picky about leftovers, which doesn’t help). He also works an outdoors labor-intensive job and as much as […]
I received this comment from a reader this week on my first Living On Less Than $28,000 A Year post:
{UPDATE: While we have raised our grocery budget from $100 a week to $125 a week, some readers are surprised that I can feed our family on so little and still feed them nutritious food. I am re-posting this answer to a previous reader so you can get a glimpse into my thoughts on this issue.} […]
Q: I just got done reading your Living On Less Than $28,000 A Year Series and I have a question. I am working hard to get out of debt and watch where our money goes. I created a budget for our bills, watch for sales, and use coupons, but my husband isn’t as mindful of what […]