Money Saving Tip of the Day: Buy Generics at the Grocery Store

Buy the generic brand of the products you use from the grocery store and the drug store. You can save a lot of money.

Book Recommendation - "All Your Worth" by Elizabeth Warren

In "All Your Worth" by Elizabeth Warren, you will learn how to balance your money. It is a life-long plan. It teaches you how to balance your "Must-Haves", "Your Fun Money", and "Your Savings".

Save Money With – 3 Quick, Easy, and Nutritious Dinner Ideas with Beef Roast

These days everyone is looking for quick and easy dinner ideas. And if that dinner can be nutritious as well, all the better. Over the next couple of weeks keep a look out in your local grocery store ads for beef roasts to be on sale, about $1.47 - $1.97 a pound. Stock up and put a couple extra in the freezer for future weeks. Now take a roast (or two if you have a large family) and use the following three meals for quick and nutritious dinner throughout the week.

1) Crock Pot Roast – This is an easy way to start off the week. Place your roast in a crock pot with water half way up the roast. Season the roast with garlic and onion powder. Check your crock pot manual for cooking time or generally 6 to 8 hours on low or 4 to 6 hours on high. Place potatoes and carrots on top of meat with four hours to go before dinner. Save leftover meat for the next two meals. If you have a large family you will need to make two roasts.

2) Bar-B-Q Roast Sandwiches – Now for the second meal, cut up enough pre-cooked roast meat in a large skillet for your family. Add some diced onions if you wish and cook thoroughly. Next, add some barbeque sauce. Place barbequed meat on buns. Serve with a salad and favorite vegetable or camp-style skillet potatoes.

3) Fajitas – The third dinner is fajitas. Still use leftover beef, roast meat from your crock pot meal. In a large skillet with butter, cook sliced onions, bell peppers, and mushrooms; if you like. After the vegetables are cooked, add the pre-cooked roast meat along with some Italian dressing. Cook until heated through. Serve with tortillas, cheese, salsa, sour cream, or any of your favorite toppings. Have some rice and refried beans to complete this nutritious, quick dinner.

So, you can make a number of quick, easy, and nutritious dinners from an inexpensive beef roast for your family.

Saving Money – 3 Advantages to Using Cash Instead of Credit Cards

In today’s world, most people are in the habit of using credit card to pay for purchases. However, this habit is getting a lot of people in financial trouble. Using cash to make your purchases have many advantages including…

1) Keep Track How Much You Spend – By using cash instead of credit cards it is easier for you to know how much money you are spending. This will eliminate the surprise at the end of the month when the credit card bill arrives and you didn’t realize you had charged that much.

2) No fees – When you use cash you avoid the possibility of late fees and over-the-limit charges. You won’t have any billing mistakes or overcharges on your account. And you won’t have a chance of damaging your credit record and most importantly risk going in debt.

3) Possible Discount and Accepted Everywhere – As they say “Cash is King.” It is accepted everywhere. When you use cash for payment for your purchases you may even receive a discount from some merchants which will save you even more money.

So, as you can see, using cash instead of credit cards for your purchases has many advantages. You will spend these many when using cash as payment, keep better track of your spending, eliminate fees, and possibly receiving discounts from merchants. But the biggest advantage to using cash is eliminating the risk of going into debt.

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By: Rhonda Percell – Wife, Mother of 3 who loves saving money!

Money Saving Tip of the Day: Use the Local Grocery Ads for Meal Planning

When you are planning your meals for the upcoming week be sure to check your local grocery ads for specials on meat and produce.The front page of the grocery ads have the best meat specials. If a roast is on special, plan to have roast, potatoes and carrots in the crock pot once this week. Then buy a second roast to put in the freezer for another meal later this month. By buying only the meat and produce that are on sale you will save a lot of money on your family's grocery bill each month.

Money Saving Tip of the Day: Brew Your Own Coffee at Home

Instead of paying $3 - $4 dollars for a cup of coffee on your way to work, consider brewing your own coffee at home. You could save up to $80.00 a month or $960.00 a year!

Saving Money – 3 Easy Ways to Save Money in Your Kid’s Lunch Box

Packing your child’s lunch for school can ensure that your child is getting a much healthier lunch and include items that they like. It is also a great money saver versus the school cafeteria lunch not to mention better flavor. If you are looking to make your child’s lunch healthier and less expensive follow the 3 tips below.

1. Chocolate Milk Instead of Drink Boxes – Yes, it is convenient to buy the drink pouches or boxes and just pop one of those in a day but your child will get more nutrition from chocolate milk that you prepare for them and it will save you money. Just get a reusable drink container, add milk and chocolate, and give it a shake; instant Chocolate Milk. Milk is great for healthy teeth and bones and easy on the pocket book.

2. Use Plastic Containers Instead of Sandwich Bags – Even though sandwich bags don’t cost a lot of money you can help reduce landfill waste by packing lunch items in reusable containers as much as possible.

3. Bake Treats Instead Buying Prepackaged – It is healthier to make or bake your own treats for your child’s lunch such as cookies, granola bars, and brownies. As well as saving money because you are not paying for all the convenient packaging. You will be eliminating many ingredients that you probably can’t even pronounce and the baking time can be a fun family activity after school or on the weekends.

So, as you can see making a few simple changes can make your child’s lunch less expensive and healthier.

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By: Rhonda Percell – Wife, Healthy Mother of 3, and Owner of Healthy Moms for a Healthy Family