Tag archives for food budget
Taking Couponing to the Extreme
There is a new TV show on TLC called "Extreme Couponing." The people featured in this show have taken coupon clipping to the extreme. They spend several hours a…
Stretch Your Food Dollar: Searching for Culinary Inspiration
Do you ever feel like you're uninspired in the kitchen? I've written about getting into a food rut before, but this is a constant challenge that all home cooks face…
Stretch Your Food Dollar: Regroup and Recommit
As the New Year approaches, many of us are reevaluating our budgets, looking at our goals from the past year, and setting resolutions for the year to come. Maybe you…
Stretch Your Food Dollar: Pork Ain’t Just in Washington
OK, so that was a cheap shot at the members of Congress who are spinning their wills on the health care reform debate. I don't know why we can bail…
Stretch Your Food Dollar: Back to School Bonanza
It's back to school in many parts of the country. That means the disbursement of financial aid and that big spending spree that's typical of the beginning of a new…
Stretch Your Food Dollar: Chicken Breast, Three Ways
I do love a headline that includes "breast" and "three way," but this post isn't that sexy. It's just your weekly installment of Stretch Your Food Dollar. If you've been…
Stretch Your Food Dollar: Are You in a Food Rut?
One of the challenges of sticking to a food budget is that you sometimes get in a food rut. It's really easy to budget if you buy the same things…
Stretch Your Food Dollar: Ditch Those Water Bottles
It's summer time, so it's not surprising that most people carry around bottled water as if it were a pacifier. I live in the desert. Water is a must. But…
Stretch Your Food Dollar: Dress Up Ramen Noodles
I'm going to admit a secret, ya'll. During my first semester of college, I survived on $10 a week for groceries. I'm not proud of this. I subsisted on ramen…
Stretch Your Food Dollar: Does Clipping Coupons Make Sense?
I've been writing the Stretch Your Food Dollar series for almost a year. During that time, we've talked about a lot of things: How to Set a Food Budget For…