Have you ever thought seriously about living more frugally? Many families are turning to frugal living either out of necessity or because they simply feel better about spending less and cluttering up the world with fewer throwaway items. For that matter, frugal living can be part of the “green” movement. This is because the fewer […]
How To Cut Your Grocery Costs By 10% or more
It seems to us that our grocery bill gets higher every month. There are only three of us but were probably spending better than $600 a month on “groceries.” The reason I put the word groceries” in quotes is because what a lot of people don’t think about is how much of our grocery bills […]
The Fallacy of Fixed Costs
When people used to talk about budgeting, they tended to separate household expenses into fixed costs and variable costs. Most budget experts kind of shrugged off the fixed costs and concentrated on helping you reduce your variable costs, such as entertainment, groceries and clothing. The fixed costs were expenses such as your mortgage or rent, […]
Saving Money With Tuna Fish
There are a number of ways you can save money on your groceries. One the easiest and best is to make a grocery list and stick to it. We look for specials and coupons in our local newspaper, build menus around them and then make a list of the ingredients we will need. Ignore those […]
Stop Eating Out
Stop for a minute and think about all those times you just “had” to eat out. Maybe you “had” to eat out after the kids’ soccer game, after church, or on Friday to celebrate the end of the week. If you’re a family of four, you’re probably averaging $30 or even more every time you […]
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