Weekly Menu Planning Method #2: Dry Erase Frame Here's a new idea for keeping track of your weekly menu plan, shared by musicalmommy in our Frugal Moms Forum. She repurposed an old picture frame into a dry erase menu planner. She put a menu … [Read more...]
Weekly Menu Planning Method #1: iPhone Calendar App
When it comes to creating a weekly menu plan, I just plan dinners. We usually eat leftovers for lunch, or I make up some pasta to eat with jarred spaghetti sauce. Other quick lunches include sandwiches or tortillas. Weekly Menu Plan … [Read more...]
Navigating Grocery Store Sales Cycles
Navigating Grocery Store Sales Cycles Do you ever wonder when you stock up on grocery stores sales, and when you should simply pass them by? When you understand grocery store sales cycles, you'll eliminate the confusion surrounding shopping and … [Read more...]
7 Frugal Grocery Shopping Habits
Frugal grocery shopping habits can help save your family big bucks. When you start incorporating them into your own grocery shopping routine, you'll begin to rack up the savings. These are the things our forum members mentioned are Things a Smart … [Read more...]
How to Cut Your Grocery Bill in Half
Recently, we asked the Mommysavers Forum members to answer this question: "If you were going to give advice to someone new to frugality on how to cut your grocery bill in half, what would you say?" We got many, many replies - but lots of common … [Read more...]
Grocery Store Price Comparison: ALDI, Target, Walmart and Cub Foods
Have you ever wondered which grocery stores have the lowest prices in your town? Walmart? Target? ALDI? Or, maybe a regional high-low store? With prices constantly changing, it's hard to know. Conducting your own grocery store price … [Read more...]