Are you looking for a list of foods that freeze well? Do you want to stock up on sale items and turn your freezer into a huge money saver for your family?
Those are great goals. And we’ve got the answers for you.
The $2000 Chest Freezer is the final article of a 5 Kitchen Tools series designed to empower you to save thousands of dollars on your food budget.
Over the past few weeks, we’ve shared how we save with the humble SpoonUla, a set of glass bowls for lunches, a slow cooker, and a Meat Slicer. We’ve calculated the annual savings … Read more »
How can you save money on milk purchases? For years we’ve frozen milk that we bought on sale in our deep freezer, and then defrosted it when we were ready to use it. Freezing milk is not that hard to do if you follow our tips. Learn how we freeze and thaw milk safely and quickly.
If you inventory your food in your pantry, freezer, and refrigerator, you are sure to reduce what you spend on groceries. Inventorying your food will help you to save money, waste less food, and spend less time shopping. This is something you will definitely want to consider. Just know that inventorying your food will take a little time. But it also will produce huge savings in your grocery budget! Here’s how we do it.
Are you looking for easy ways to freeze bread and other options for storing bread? We’ve got simple solutions here, whether you have store-bought bread or homemade bread.
Bread is a staple of life for most of us.
Bread comes in all shapes and sizes. Things like sliced store-bought bread for sandwiches, Artisan bread with thick for dipping, or homemade sourdough bread. Then you’ve got ciabatta, dinner rolls, baguettes, voleos, focaccia, and quick breads.
The sky’s the limit with how many different kinds of bread we bake or consume.
Bread and Being Frugal
Being frugal means that we don’t like to waste the things … Read more »
Are you looking for ways to eat healthier organic food on a budget? Have you ever asked, “How can I save money on organic food?”
We are always asked about how to save money on organics every time we do a grocery seminar or take phone calls during a radio interview on grocery savings.
Why Does Organic Food Usually Cost More?
Organic food products, on average, cost 50 percent more than standard foods. But you could end up spending 100 percent more, especially on dairy products and meat.
Are you looking for some more affordable or cheap snacks for kids? This list of 14 different easy-to-serve snack foods should do the trick. Some are homemade and others are store-bought, but all are inexpensive.
These snack options have been time-tested with our five kids and should do well for your family.
Do you ever feel like you’re feeding a bottomless pit?We’re talking about those kids or teens with “hollow legs.”
Remember when they were babies and we fed them every two hours? Well, the two-hour feedings start all over again in the pre-teen and teen years.
You want to provide nutritious and healthy snacking … Read more »
Are you looking for free stickers? Do you want name-brand stickers from companies you, or your kids love? We do!
At MoneySmartFamily we love free stuff. Especially free things that our kids love or that can be given as gifts.
We’ve researched hundreds of companies and created this easy-to-use list. We update it every few weeks to keep it current and to make sure all of the sites still offer free stickers.
108 Companies with sticker request forms on site. (page 1)
28 places to send a Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope (SASE) (page 2)
We’re always looking for easy ways to save money & eat healthier. And to be more aware of the nutritional value of the foods we buy and eat.
Here are 12 ways can we save money & eat healthier without going to extremes.
It’s a well-known fact that some of the most common New Year’s Resolutions are to lose weight and to get finances in order.
We’re hoping that this blog will inspire you on both fronts if you’ve made either of these resolutions this year. You can lose weight by eating healthier and you can eat healthier without spending a fortune! So let’s … Read more »
Are you wondering which grocery stores offer senior discounts in your area? Do you know which days and what ages qualify for the senior discount?
Grocery shopping can be one expense that is difficult to trim down. Luckily, there are many ways to cut back on your grocery costs.
With the use of store sales and coupons, you can dramatically reduce this line item in your budget. However, these money-saving grocery tips can be even more powerful if you are able to combine them with a senior discount.
Are you concerned about food expiration dates on meat? Want to see people question your sanity? Just mention that you often purchase expired meat or meat that is going out of code.
“Code” refers to the date placed by a grocer or manufacturer on a grocery item revealing its use-by, sell-by, or freeze-by date.
We did an interview on ABC’s 20/20 with Elizabeth Vargas. When she saw a video clip of Steve selecting some discounted ham in a grocery store, she was puzzled.
She said, “You are picking up bargains on items most of us would avoid, like expiring meat.”
Knowing the Grocery Store Sales Cycles by month and for each holiday is a great way to save tons of money on food and to fill your pantry and freezer with bargain-priced groceries.
One of our best money-saving grocery strategies is to stock up on loss leaders around the holidays. Grocery stores drop the price of various food items each month and on each holiday to entice shoppers to come to their stores. That’s the time we swoop in and pick up deals to last several months.
Every holiday brings an opportunity to find great bargains because most grocers put traditional foods … Read more »
Meal planning seems to be one of the trendiest things to be doing now. Whether you’re into weight training, catering to a specific lifestyle choice (vegan, keto, paleo, etc.), eating organic or just doing menu planning to save time—this will help you eat healthier for less.
Annette and Steve started meal-prepping more than 30 years ago to feed their growing family of seven. Annette has tried many different ways of doing meal planning and has fine-tuned it to be efficient and tasty.
What the Difference Between Meal Planning & Meal Prepping
Menu Planning and Meal Prepping are two amazing tools that will help you … Read more »
Have you ever thought long and hard about the eggs we eat?
What About Questions Like:
How long can eggs last unrefrigerated and refrigerated?
Or, “How can you tell if the eggs you have are going bad?
Does the nutritional value of an egg change as it ages?
How long can eggs be left out on the counter?
In this article, we’ll answer all these egg questions and more.
Egg Storage Around the World
One of my favorite things to do when I travel is to visit local grocery stores. I enjoy comparing the similarities and differences. In Iceland, grocery stores have a line of cookies called … Read more »
If you’re looking for creative crockpot recipes and cooking ideas we’ve got answers. If you want lots of delicious and favorite recipes and some really outrageous uses for a slow cooker, you’ve also come to the right place!
The slow cooker or Crockpot is one of the most versatile time and money-saving tools we have in our kitchen. We use them so much that, over time, we now have three of them. They help us on our once-month cooking day and for other daily needs.
Using a crockpot for a year could save you a ton of money. But even if you used it just a few days each week, it could still save you more money than you ever imagined. We’ll show you how this works and give you some other tips too.
This is the third of a 5-part Kitchen Tools series that will empower you to save thousands of dollars on your food budget.
What’s at stake when it comes to feeding a family?
When it comes to feeding a family, there is a lot of money at stake. The average family is spending $200 … Read more »
If you pack a lunch consistently you’ll be surprised how much money you can save.
Glass Bowls Provide Lunch Values
Having Glass Bowls so you can bring leftovers for lunch, is the second of our Kitchen Tools series. It will empower you to save thousands of dollars on your food budget.
Why glass bowls? When it comes to feeding a family, there is a lot of money at stake. The average family is spending $200 per person each month on groceries. That means that a family of four will spend nearly $10,000 on food this year! And using glass bowls for lunch can help … Read more »
If you’ve never heard of a spoonula, hang on because you’re going to love it. In this article, we’ll tell you what a spoonula is and how it can save you money and we’ll introduce our kitchen tool series.
5 Kitchen Tools That Will Save $6000 #1 Spoonula
Saving money on groceries could revolutionize your family budget! Really, it’s no hype. And kitchen tools such as a spoonula, can certainly help save time and money!
As a matter of fact, there are dozens of simple strategies that can cut your grocery bill in half without clipping a single coupon. But, instead of shopping … Read more »
Are you looking to save money and find cheap meat near your home? These strategies could save you thousands of dollars this year.
In this article, we do mention prices, but with the current inflation cycle, you’ll need to establish your own pricing table for your area of the country or world.
Putting Meat on the Table History:
Years ago, it was the man’s “job” to hunt for the meat to provide for the family. All it cost was a few days’ trudging through the forest, and some bullets or arrows. Then there was time to clean and dress the meat, a man’s … Read more »
If you’re having a baby and want to save money we’ll show you how to raise a baby on a budget.
To us they’re cuddly, snuggly and sometimes slobbery — and to marketers, they’re a gold mine. We’re talking about babies and what it costs to diaper, feed, clothe and entertain them in their first years.
Some experts predict — and hope — that you’ll spend somewhere between $8,000 and $10,000 before Junior’s first birthday.
Believe it or not, in these situations, when marketers push a multitude of expensive products, you may find the greatest savings.
Yes, you can beautifully outfit your baby … Read more »
An NBC TV reporter, Brahm Resnik, stood in our pantry gazing at the floor-to-ceiling shelves (8 feet tall x 9 feet wide). We could tell he was trying to compose a logical question. Finally, he blurted out, “You say you spend $350 per month to feed your family of seven, but how much did it cost to stock these pantry shelves?” We knew he didn’t understand our philosophy of setting aside a specific amount of money each month for groceries and then using that money to not only purchase our groceries but also to stock up on special sales. That’s … Read more »
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