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  • Wrapping Christmas gifts

    Every year after Christmas, I buy the discounted Christmas fabric and make drawstring bags in various sizes. I haven't bought wrapping paper for several years. You can ask to have the bags back but sometimes they enjoy the wrapping as much as the gift itself. Quite often the people ask if I want...
    Posted to Budget Living (Forum) by Sandybells on 12-15-2007
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  • Has anyone here tried Angel Food Ministry? (Stretches your food dollar!!)

    It is for anyone who wants (or needs) to stretch your food dollar! You pay $30 for a large box of food, and you actually get about $60 worth of food!! My family has gotten it in the past and we liked it! ~ CJ Angel Food is a nonprofit, nondenominational organization dedicated to providing grocery relief...
    Posted to Budget Living (Forum) by Cookjoy on 12-15-2007
    Filed under: Budget living

  • Re: Has anyone here tried Angel Food Ministry? (Stretches your food dollar!!)

    Grelo, we tried Angel Food Ministries about four times and we found the foods not what we could eat...ex. the chicken would be so icey and dried out; corndogs we couldnt eat because of nitrates; and so on with other cuts and such .... one thing that bothered not only us but the ones giving out the foods...
    Posted to Budget Living (Forum) by GrannyBarbieJ_Texas on 12-16-2007
    Filed under: Budget living

  • Sam's club question....

    This past year was my first time to join Sam's.....now my renewal will be coming up in a couple of months and I was wondering how much it cost to renew? If it cost the same as it does to join? We live about an hour from the closest Sam's and I think that if it cost $$$$$ than we probably won't...
    Posted to Budget Living (Forum) by jetluvs2cook on 12-21-2007
    Filed under: Budget living

  • Scavanger Hunt: Find The Frugal Web Sites!

    Web sites that help us save money are everywhere. However, some are better-publicized than others. Here's our mission: Collect as many frugal site URLs in this post as we can. Ready? Set? Go!!! http://www.betterbudgeting.com/ http://frugal.families.com/blog/ www.OrganizedHome.com
    Posted to Budget Living (Forum) by Aashlee on 01-18-2008
    Filed under: Budget living, Frugal Web Sites

  • Re: Do you reuse something in some way that others might not know about?

    I'm always buying peanut butter in the large double jar package at our wholesale club. The jars are very sturdy, so when the peanut butter's gone, I wash them up in the dishwasher and reuse them. I have several of them and here are a few good uses: * put pens, pencils, scissors, stamps - we keep...
    Posted to Budget Living (Forum) by ckrainski on 02-01-2008
    Filed under: Budget living

  • Grocery shopping

    I am new to this group but have read many of your ideas which sound terrific. There is only 2 of us and I find stretching food a chore. I try to buy only what is necessary and I don't buy what I think for myself is junk. Chips and such. This is for me. No kids. I have tried the weekly menu list but...
    Posted to Budget Living (Forum) by Michaeljohn on 08-10-2008
    Filed under: Budget living

  • Quick potatoes & sweet potatoes

    As a single person, I have a hard time coming up with meal ideas for only one. When I saw the plastic wrapped baking potatoes in the grocery store, it made an immediate hit with me. But, the price seemed too high many times for what I didn't consider the best potatoes. So, I would pick out from the...
    Posted to Budget Living (Forum) by gritz4evr on 08-17-2008
    Filed under: Budget living

  • Re: Groceries to fit the budget

    gynniemom I have the same problem, I shop all the sales and use coupons and still have trouble stretching the dollar. Bread prices have gone through the roof. If on sale I buy 2 loaves and freeze them. I started shopping at sam's for just little things just to see if it's worth my time. Try buying...
    Posted to Budget Living (Forum) by Michaeljohn on 08-18-2008
    Filed under: Budget living

  • Budgeting

    Hi I'm catherine If anyone wants to chim in and offer me advice or tips please do. I spend 300 a month on food for 2. there are no kids and no junk food in the budget. I use coupons and shop several stores. I buy the buy one get one free deals. I can't always wait till senior day but do if I...
    Posted to Budget Living (Forum) by Michaeljohn on 08-23-2008
    Filed under: Budget living
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