I love being a homemaker - a stay at home wife and mother, keeper at home, whatever you want to call it - Queen of our Home (according to my husband). And I do not want to have to return to work! Living in Southern California this takes serious work and commitment to our decision.
Part of this dedication involves wisely spending what we have, not spending what we don't have, and deciding exactly what is a want and what is a need, and often making the wants wait, or doing without. Another part of this is doing some writing which we hope to be able to publish, hence the contest this week.
One thing I have been working hard on is saving money wherever we can.
Looking at the budgetary lines that I was responsible for using wisely I was left with three lines:
Groceries
Household need
Library
I had a good handle on the library needs, and stayed within budget, often letting the amount accumulate so that I might purchase sets of favorites to save money, and using the County Library as well! (While it may seem strange the library is a budgetary item, we are a household of voracious readers! This keeps us in check!)
However, I was at a loss as to how I could save on my household needs (toiletries, medicines, cleaners, etc) and groceries. Already I was doing most of our own baking because of food allergies!
Then came Crystal's blog series about supermarket savings. I read each post carefully, printed each one out and put it in my household binder, and referred to it regularly as I did my weekly planning. Then I took the plunge: Combining my groceries and household purchases under just my grocery money. Could I do it? Crystal sure made me feel like I could! And in the very first month of trying I not only met the goal, I had a little bit of money left over, and a nice full pantry!
When I had the privilege of reading this e-book I was shocked. It was even better than the blog series! It takes the reader from the planning stages of a menu right through to shopping! As I read the ebook I found even more ways to save money! Again, I printed it off and put it in my household binder! I still refer to it a couple times of month, rereading it just to sharpen my memory of what I am looking for!
If you would like to save money in your household and grocery budgets while still eating healthy and having the blessing of a pantry to help you, this is the book for you. It also helps you get organized in your kitchen and meal planning as well providing wonderful examples of her shopping trips which just serve to give great confidence that you can indeed to this too!
Crystal is having a sale on this wonderful e-book, along with everything else at her store this week.
Secrets to Supermarket Savings is regularly priced at $7.97, however this week it is on sale for $3.99, plus if you enter the code "savemore" at checkout you will receive an additional 10% off your order.
Of course, as an affiliate of hers I would appreciate it of you would click through my site to hers!
Part of this dedication involves wisely spending what we have, not spending what we don't have, and deciding exactly what is a want and what is a need, and often making the wants wait, or doing without. Another part of this is doing some writing which we hope to be able to publish, hence the contest this week.
One thing I have been working hard on is saving money wherever we can.
Looking at the budgetary lines that I was responsible for using wisely I was left with three lines:
Groceries
Household need
Library
I had a good handle on the library needs, and stayed within budget, often letting the amount accumulate so that I might purchase sets of favorites to save money, and using the County Library as well! (While it may seem strange the library is a budgetary item, we are a household of voracious readers! This keeps us in check!)
However, I was at a loss as to how I could save on my household needs (toiletries, medicines, cleaners, etc) and groceries. Already I was doing most of our own baking because of food allergies!
Then came Crystal's blog series about supermarket savings. I read each post carefully, printed each one out and put it in my household binder, and referred to it regularly as I did my weekly planning. Then I took the plunge: Combining my groceries and household purchases under just my grocery money. Could I do it? Crystal sure made me feel like I could! And in the very first month of trying I not only met the goal, I had a little bit of money left over, and a nice full pantry!
When I had the privilege of reading this e-book I was shocked. It was even better than the blog series! It takes the reader from the planning stages of a menu right through to shopping! As I read the ebook I found even more ways to save money! Again, I printed it off and put it in my household binder! I still refer to it a couple times of month, rereading it just to sharpen my memory of what I am looking for!
If you would like to save money in your household and grocery budgets while still eating healthy and having the blessing of a pantry to help you, this is the book for you. It also helps you get organized in your kitchen and meal planning as well providing wonderful examples of her shopping trips which just serve to give great confidence that you can indeed to this too!
Crystal is having a sale on this wonderful e-book, along with everything else at her store this week.
Secrets to Supermarket Savings is regularly priced at $7.97, however this week it is on sale for $3.99, plus if you enter the code "savemore" at checkout you will receive an additional 10% off your order.
Of course, as an affiliate of hers I would appreciate it of you would click through my site to hers!
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