Feeding a large family on a budget

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Feeding a large family on a budget

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We employ a number of different strategies to feed our family for $40 to $60 a week. One of the biggest ones is that we have a set grocery budget and we shop with cash. We take the money out of the bank once a month and we put that in an envelope. And that’s what we use for groceries when we go to the store. Secondly, I plan a menu and I do it based upon what I have on hand and what’s on sale at the store. Thirdly, we don’t eat a lot of processed foods. I make most of our foods from scratch. And you know, you might think, “Well, I don’t have a lot of time to do that.” Well, one thing that I do on the weekends – or on Fridays, if I have time – I’ll just take an hour and I’ll make up a bit batch of pancakes, or waffles or muffins or cookies and meat and sauces and marinades – just make up a bunch of stuff so that I will have it in the freezer. So then it’s really easy to pull together a meal. And then we aren’t tempted to go get carry out and we also don’t have to buy processed foods which typically are a lot more expensive. And then another thing that we do is we pair coupons with sales so that we get something when it’s at it’s rock bottom price and then I stock a coupon with it so that a lot of times we get it for free or almost free.

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Crystal Paine

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Crystal Paine is a wife, homeschool mom to three, self-proclaimed minimalist, and wannabe runner. She's the author of the bestselling book, The Money Saving Mom’s Budget and founder of MoneySavingMom.com, one of the top personal finance blogs on the web.

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