Save Money on Food

Beans, beans, beans, the magical… never mind.

How to Prepare Dried Beans

Meat Substitutes- what kind of beans to use in your recipes. Convert any recipe to meatless!

Dried Beans Can Be Convenient

Organizing Bags of Beans

Save at the Store

8 Ways to Save on Produce

Meat Calculations choosing the cheapest cut, whether bone-in or boneless.

The Magic Box #1 – Coupons

The Magic Box #2 – Pricebooks the Easy Way

Real Food, Frugal Food

Compromises can save money Know what matters to you, spend accordingly

Working the budget How I spend $2.35 per person, per day

How can I stay in budget? A reader asks for help

Making the List - a food plan working with a menu plan is the biggest money saver of all in the kitchen.

Frugal in the Kitchen

Does Maple Syrup go bad?  How to salvage real maple syrup from mold.

Freezing Fruit Preserving peaches or other fruit when its cheap and in season.

Leftover Ham Menu Plan

Powdered Milk? Yuck! How to get your kids to take the stuff from the envelope.

Cheap Non-Stick Cooking Spray Substitute No need to spend on fancy cans full of propellant

Cream of Mushroom, Cream of Chicken, Cream of Celery soup make your own and save a bundle.

Convert a bread machine recipe to a stand mixer recipe baking your own bread is cheaper and tastes oh, so good!

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