Frugal Friday

Zaycon Foods offers bulk meat at a great price. The boneless skinless chicken breast is $1.69/lb. I am ordering enough for 6 months. I will freeze about 2/3 of what I buy and can the rest. Little Pumpkin LOVES canned chicken and it's far less expensive to can your own than to buy it already canned.

I have ordered chicken and ground beef from them in the past. You just have to be aware that the meat is in bulk packaging so be prepared to repackage it into meal size packages. In other words you can't just bring it home and pop it into the freezer or you will end up with a 40 pound chickensicle. However, for me, feeding a family of 6, this is a great price and hopefully it will help me save on my grocery budget in the long run.

Frugal Friday

This weeks tip is to dedicate one shelf in your fridge to leftovers or foods that need to be eaten. Hopefully this will help you avoid those science experiments, and save money!

"A penny saved is a penny earned"....Ben Franklin

Frugal Tip

Swagbucks.com is an easy way to MAKE money simply by searching the internet. You can redeem your swag for gift cards.

I like to get the Amazon gift cards for 450 swagbucks. I usually earn about $10 per month just for searching!

Head over to swagbucks.com and get some swag!

Frugal Tip

Dollar store hair conditioner is way cheaper than shaving cream-unless you get it free with coupons!

Frugal Tip

To help stay warm and prevent the thermostat from being turned up when cold keep warm throws on your chairs in the living room/family room to keep you warm and cozy.

Frugal Tip

Make a budget, plan how you will spend the money you have.

Dave Ramsey has a great "snowball" plan to get out of debt. Go to the library and check out his books!

Frugal Tip

Last week we started organizing, this week we are gonna sell the junk treasures we don't need and make some money!

I am sure as you are organizing and cleaning you are finding things you don't use, won't use, or have duplicates of.... Sell em!

Ebay is a great place to do this, best of all you get to add multiple listings auction style for free!

Craigslist is a great place to sell larger item, for free!

Frugal Tip

This weeks tip....Get organized! How many times have you "lost" something then bought a replacement only to find what you lost. This is a huge money waster.

You can buy cheap bins for organizing at the dollar store, or find them at the thrift store, or maybe you already have some! Go find them.

Overwhelmed? Pick one area and start there, a closet or cabinet. Don't try to do it all in one day, take baby steps and as you see your progress it will help motivate you to do more. Make sure you let others in the house know that these organized areas are to stay organized, or else!

Frugal Tip

Save money on groceries by making a menu. This is so simple and a great way to save money on food. If you run out of ideas ask your kids! Need a recipe? Go to All Recipes on the internet.

How long should your menu be for? I usually 2 weeks or sometimes a month, it depends on when you get paid and how much room you have to store the food. Don't forget to "shop" in your freezer, cupboard and pantry when making your money saving menu.

I also try to combine ideas with sales, for example if cheese, pasta and tomatoes are on sale I might make spaghetti, macaroni, chili mac, tacos.

This is a great way to use leftovers as well, make chili and use the leftovers for chili mac.

A great way to make a meal go further is to add bread or potatoes. Baked potatoes topped with leftovers! Healthy, affordable and delicious!

Frugal Tip

Want to learn to sew, crochet, cook or anything else for free? Go to youtube, there are so many free tutorials. Learn from people who have been doing these things forever!

Easy Cleaning Tip

Put a layer of newspaper in the bottom of your trashcan, it will absorb any liquids that might accumulate!

Don't have newspaper? Use your junk mail!

Frugal Tip

Planning a trip or outing? Pack a lunch!



Not only will it be cheaper, it will be more nutritious! Pack a small cooler and save.