How to Stick to Your Food Budget

Once you have set a weekly food budget, then comes the hard part – actually sticking to it! It is important that you start with a realistic budget for yourself and your family, but no matter how much you have to spend, you can make it work and eat healthy food at the...

How to Avoid Wasting Food

Wasting food is hard on anyone, whether you are on a budget or you just don’t like seeing food being thrown away. Luckily, there are many ways to reduce food waste, stop throwing out all the produce you don’t use, and use up those leftovers. Have a Plan for Everything...

5 Frugal Meal Ideas for the Family

Do you have a family to feed with a smaller food budget? It is entirely possible to feed your family filling, healthy, and affordable meals no matter what your budget is. Here are some frugal meal ideas for your family. 1. Use a Whole Chicken or Turkey Instead of...

Eating Healthy as a College Student

If you are in college and either trying to avoid the “freshman 15” or simply want to eat a healthier diet, your very strict budget might make this a little more complicated. But even without a big kitchen to use and money to buy whatever ingredients you want, you can...

Cheap and Healthy Meals When You Hate to Cook

Do you want to eat healthier, but hate to cook? If you are also trying to stick to a budget, this can prove difficult as it removes a lot of the pre-packaged meal options. But don’t worry, even if you don’t intend to cook much, you can still put together affordable...