Practical Ways to Improve Your Home, Life, & Budget
Is it possible for two adults to eat for $50 per week? Maybe you’re in the middle of paying off debt and are looking for ways to cut your food budget. Or maybe you’re saving for vacation and want to lower your expenses for a couple of weeks so that you can save even more. […]
How much money do you spend on groceries each month? Or each week? It’s not a small number, right? If you’re frustrated by how high your grocery bill is, I want to look at 9 of the reasons you might be spending more than you need to. Of course, I have to mention that if […]
I wanted to share exactly what our meal plan for a week looks like these days: what we’re planning to eat, where we shop, and how much we spend. A few notes on our diet: We don’t have any severe food allergies. Austin doesn’t do well with dairy, so we don’t eat dairy-heavy foods (except […]
I firmly believe that you can stick to a grocery budget and eat healthy. It does not have to be a one or the other situation! Now let me be clear — to stick to certain kinds of diets, you will most likely spend more than the average person. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t […]
I get some form of this question more often than any other: How do I eat healthy while keeping my food budget low? And I love getting this question! Austin and I have both lost weight this year while keeping our grocery budget around $70 per week (that’s just for food, no household items or […]
If you’ve hosted a big holiday meal before, you probably know that it can get expensive. But just because it can get expensive, doesn’t mean that it has to. I’ve got a whole bunch of tips for you on how to stretch your Thanksgiving budget so that you can host a wonderful meal without spending […]
Can we all just agree that setting a budget and sticking to that budget are two very different things? It can be so hard to stick to your grocery budget! Sometimes my budget is a little two idealistic and there’s no possible way to stick to it because things never go the ideal, perfect way […]
I really think it’s a myth that eating healthy is super expensive. I suppose if you’re comparing regular granola bars to fancy, fiber, organic granola bars, then yes, those cost more. But if you focus on eating more lean meats, fruits, and veggies, it doesn’t have to cost a ton. In fact, it’s when I […]
We all know that grocery shopping is one of those adult tasks that has to happen. It’s not all that fun or exciting but people gotta eat, right? My current grocery shopping routine has been working really well for us. Since we buy a lot of fresh produce and we’re very close to our favorite […]
No matter what you spend on groceries, I’m guessing you’d be ok with finding a few ways to save. Groceries are the second highest expense in our budget, just after our rent. I budget $55-60 per week for the two of us, which is $220-240 per month. (That’s just for groceries. We budget for other home […]
