All Posts Tagged With: "food"

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5 Ways to Keep Even More of Your Cash and Get More Food

The rising prices at the grocery stores are one of the chief complaints of consumers struggling to survive in a tough economy. There are a record number of tips and tricks out there that aim to help families save their dough on food items.
Here are 5 even better ideas for saving your hard-earned cash and [...]

November 12th, 2008 | tisha | Comments | Continued
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Reducing Your Work Lunch Expenses

One of the most common ways to save money that is mentioned over and over is by skipping meals out on the town and staying home to eat instead. But what happens when you go to work everyday? Bring a bologna and cheese everyday can get old fast but so many people are trying to [...]

July 7th, 2008 | tisha | Comments | Continued
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Why Having Groceries Delivered To Your Door Might Make Financial Sense

Most people consider having luxuries delivered them to be a luxury and something that just doesn’t make sense for the common man. Many believe that the added cost of having someone else grab the items for you and deliver them is a waste of money and you’re just better off to do it yourself. For [...]

June 8th, 2008 | admin | Comments | Continued
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Summer Barbeque Safety and Savings

Nothing beats the smell of burgers on the grill and the sounds of families having some good old fashioned backyard fun. Grilling your food on an open flame can be a delicious break in the monotony of life and there you don’t have to worry about busting your budget like when you go out to [...]

May 14th, 2008 | tisha | Comments | Continued
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5 Tips for Cheaper, Healthier Eating

Eating healthy can seem more expensive than the dollar menu at the local fast food drive thru, but there are a number of tips you can use to help make your healthy eating a cheap habit!

1. For meat eating families, couples or even single people – buy your meat in the family pack size.  It [...]

May 6th, 2008 | Debbie Dragon | Comments | Continued
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Lunchtime Lessons: Cheap Fixin’s and Good Ideas

The final school bell will be ringing soon, ending the convenience of in-school lunches and making family lunch time another important meal of the day at home. Kids may always want the expensive conveniences now found in the grocery isles but there are some great substitutes that will make them happy.Here are some tips that [...]

April 16th, 2008 | tisha | Comments | Continued
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HOW TO DEAL WHEN THE CUPBOARD STAPLES ARE GETTING EXPENSIVE

While the constantly rising costs of fuel, medications, and other consumer goods surprises relatively no one, you may be surprised at how expensive bread has become literally overnight. There is also a significant increase in the cost of pastas, cereals, pancakes, and pastries and it is all due to wheat. Wheat is a key ingredient [...]

February 28th, 2008 | tisha | Comments | Continued
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McDonalds and Burger King Entering into New Price War Competition

McDonalds, Burger King, and a number of other fast food restaurants have been competing for your hard earned dollar for several decades now and there’s no sign that it’s going to stop any time soon. As the economy is entering into a correction these two super-chains have to fight more and more to win business [...]

December 8th, 2007 | admin | Comments | Continued
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How to Make an Amazing Thanksgiving Dinner in Half the Time

Thanksgiving is easily in the top two or three holidays for most Americans. Who doesn’t love spending time with family and gorging themselves all sorts of delicious tryptophan laced foods? Thanksgiving day is usually extremely relaxing and fun, unless you have to cook. It takes a lot of work to make a dinner like that [...]

November 21st, 2007 | admin | Comments | Continued
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Never Purchase Pop or Candy from a Vending Machine Again.

Pretty much everyone has a sweet tooth and enjoys a delicious Snickers, Hershey’s, or Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups every now and then. Of course these food items have no nutritional value, but they sure taste good, and it can’t hurt once and a while. When we purchase pop and candy, we usually do it very [...]

November 15th, 2007 | admin | Comments | Continued
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Could You Survive With Only $25.00 a Week for Groceries?

Recently the South Dakota social services office published a report that said the average individual that received food stamps was living on just under $25.00 a week for a grocery budget. They took this information and decided to create an awareness campaign by challenging many prominent officials and businessman to try to live on $25.00 [...]

November 15th, 2007 | admin | Comments | Continued