Tips for saving $$$$
 Make a monthly menu plan. This is huge, make a list of all ingredients needed, check
and see what you have in your home already. Make a list of the items you do need. It
will blow you mind how much this cuts down on the grocery bill
 Shop loss leader items
 Stock up on sales
 Make your own laundry soap and cleaning products (super easy and cheap!!!)
 Cook and debone your own chicken breasts in a crock pot. Add onion, garlic, carrots,
celery and whatever herbs you like and make great health stock at the same time
 Prepare your own mixes: spices, biscuit/Bisquick, muffins, cookie dough, marinara
sauce
 Parboil potatoes, peel and shred then freeze for hash browns
 Blanch/freeze diced vegetables once a month for economical, fast and healthier options
when cooking
 Buy meats on last sale date, big savings
 Buy cheese in bulk store, grate in food processor and freeze (much cheaper and
healthier than buying pre-shredded)
 Share a membership to a warehouse store with a friend. Every membership has two
access cards. Split the cost and reap the savings
 Make it a practice to double your recipes and put 1/2 of each in the freezer for another
day
 Get together with some friends and each of you make a few of the same recipe and then
swap them out so everyone takes home a few new dishes to try
 Shred zucchini in the summer and fall months, bag and freeze for making breads,
muffins and cakes with in the winter and spring. Do the same for bananas as the start to
brown for same purpose
 Got picky eaters, cook vegetables and them puree them with the some of the liquid
cooked with and pour into ice cube trays. Once froze, place in freezer storage bag. Add
to recipes and your loved ones will be none the wiser but will receive the nutritional value
 Take chicken broth from cooking chicken in crock pot and place in ice cube trays. Once
froze place in storage bag/container. You will always have broth at the ready that is
health and very low in sodium but high in flavor
 Make your own baby food, cook fruits, veggies, meals and desserts. Puree in blender
then freezer in ice cube trays. Store in plastic bags. Defrost as needed. Not only is this
a cheaper option, your child is developing a taste for the foods your family eats
 Cook big batches of rice and place in containers and freeze. You can pull it out and
thaw before usage. A great time saver. DOES NOT WORK WELL FOR PASTA
 Precook hamburger with onions, garlic and peppers, then freeze in serving size
baggies/containers for quick usage
 Grow your own vegetables/herbs either in a garden or in containers
 Turn the heat down when not at home or at night
 Sign-up for daily updates on free or reduced e-books (if you are a Kindle app reader)
 Use a crock pot, microwave or grill to cook as much as possible
 Dry clothes outside on a clothes line whenever weather permits
 Your oven and dryer are your two largest electricity consumers as far as appliances go
Websites that I frequent or follow, many cover multiple areas listed below:
Recipes/Cooking
www.budget101.com
www.grocery101.com
www.sixsistersstuff.com
wwwfavfamilyrecipes.com
www.chocolatechocolateandmore.com
www.myrecipemagic.com
Frugal Living/Make Your Own
www.budget101.com
www.theprariehomestead.com
www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com
www.thethriftycouple.com
www.thehumbledhomemaker.com
www.staceymakescents.com
www.passionatepennypincher.com
Christian Living/Wife/Mom Stuff
www.timewarpwife.com
www.thehumbledhomemaker.com
www.unveiledwife.com
www.club31women.com
www.homewiththeboys.net
www.mobsociety.com
www.thebettermom.com
Free Homeschool/Educational Stuff
www.freehomeschooldeals.com
www.smartappsforkids.com
Christian E-books
www.gospelbooks.com
www.vesselproject.com
http://www.christianbook.com/page/ebooks/free-ebooks?view_all=1
My contact info
Website: www.homemaking4myguys.wordpress.com
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Email: homemkaing4myguys@yahoo.com
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions I can address or research for you :)
Blessings,
Marilyn