Free

-Although I avoid it like the plague many people go to the grocery store on free sample day for free food.

Free

-There are lots of free things you can print off the internet: coupons, coloring pages, mapquest, worksheets to practice math, sight words, etc.

Frugal-Cooking and baking

Breakfasts: Make up large batches of waffles, pancakes and french toast to freeze. Make up a couple dozen breakfast burritos and freeze those too. Easy way to get a hot breakfast in the mornings.

Snacks-Make up double batches of things like banana bread and freeze for later. Make up double batches of cookie dough, bake half and the other half make into balls and freeze. Mix up a box cake mix, pour into two square pans and bake. Frost one and eat, freeze the other one unfrosted. Great ideas for unexpected company, short notice on picnics and other get togethers.

Dinners: Make up double batches of things like chili, spag sauce. Even casseroles. Helps for a quick dinner when life gets hectic and makes you less likely to order out or hit the drive thru.

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My grandma jokes that the free samples of food is the only reason that she has a membership to Sam's club.

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Flowers -

Trade with friends, family & neighbors at the start or end of every year to get yours & their gardens thinned out and lookin' good!

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Fast Food

Avoid it and learn to cook what you like at resturants and then eat at home.

Better for your wallet and your waist line.

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A Family of 5's quest to forget the Joneses.

Freedom

- as in freedom from debt (that is one of the many reasons people try to live frugally!)

Forget the Joneses too (sorry I forgot to add that one!)!

Food distribution centers

-Check and see if there is a food distribution center near you that have a store with discounted prices for food that is not able to sell to hotels, etc (ie near expiration date, boxes that are damaged).

Factories

-Check and see if any factories near you have a store where employees or the general public and purchase food or other items. I know someone who works for Quaker and get tons of deals.