Do You Need some Cheap Grocery Shopping Ideas?

We found a great place to read, and to share, some great ideas for frugal food shopping! One of our sister websites, Frugal Mavens, is running a couple of contests which should help us all brainstorm and save money every week. Please visit before you make up your next grocery list!

Cheap Meal Planning Contest

This one involves meal planning for one dinner. The dinner should be healthy, tasty, and attractive to the tastes of a family with adults and kids. Entries should keep the per-person cost of each meal fairly low just to demonstrate that thrifty cooks can still provide great meals!

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Is Food Safe Past Expriration Dates?

If you have ever smelled a bottle of milk that got left in the fridge past the expiration date, you probably already know that is something you do not want to drink or put in your cereal bowl. On the other hand, some find cheese and sour cream may actually be classified as dairy gone bad that tastes great! But beyond a discussion of the obvious, is it ok to eat food that has been packaged and marked expired?

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Make Some Money

Notice that I did not title this post – How to Make Lots Of Money Fast – because I honestly do no know any real way to do that. I do know how to earn money by working, and I do also know some tested ways to raise some extra money in a bind.

Even though the focus of this website is on saving money and being prudent with finances, I cannot ignore the fact that with rising unemployment, few raises, and spiking credit interest rates, sometimes we just need MORE MONEY!

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