All Entries in the "Food" Category
Cheap Healthy Foods
Tweet Eating well-balanced meals and an overall healthy diet does not have to come at the expense of your wallet. Clearly, fast food meals are cheaper than fresh produce. Unfortunately, a box of fries and a burger immersed in grease does not present the nutrition an individual requires on a daily basis. Adopting [...]
Do You Tip Too Much at Restaurants?
Tweet I just got done reading an article put out by the Huffington Post about tipping. It really got me thinking about the subject and I realized that like the author, I have a tendency to over tip. I leave 20% on average because it’s easier to calculate and I often reason with myself that [...]
Save Money by Pickling Fruits and Vegetables at Home
Tweet When you think of the word pickled, what comes to mind? Do you picture briny cucumbers in glass jars sitting among condiments in the grocery store or do you envision the art of pickling or preserving products so they can be eaten at a later date? If the latter is what you had in [...]
How to Grind Your Own Hamburger and Make the Best Homemade Burger
Tweet The hamburger is quintessential American fare, but sadly it has been all but ruined thanks to fast food chains and mass-produced meat. Our image of a burger today usually consists of a greasy and unhealthy food you pick up from a window or dried out and flavorless items at a cookout. Of course you can get [...]
How To Keep Eating Well On a Budget
Tweet As the state of the economy becomes more and more uncertain, many families are obviously tightening their budgets. Cutting back on grocery costs is a great way to save money and you don’t necessarily have to sacrifice the quality of your meals. In order to keep eating well on a budget you’ll have to [...]
Start Planning Your Spring Garden
Tweet It probably goes without saying, but growing your own food can work wonders for cutting down your grocery bill, as well as provide your family with a lot of cheap health food. But I know what you’re thinking I don’t know how to plant a garden, I can’t even keep houseplants alive, or I [...]
Veggie Trader: Your Online Source for Buying, Selling, and Trading Produce
Tweet Update 2/21/2011: It has come to my attention that Veggie Trader has recently shut down. Below is the original post as written, but I’m asking readers to help shed some light on a similar service if one exists. If you are aware of another produce trading site or program, please share in the comments. [...]
Homemade Salsa Recipe – Cheap and Easy
Tweet How to Make Your Own Salsa If you love salsa and thought it was too hard to make at home, I’m going to have to stop you right there. In fact, it’s one of the easiest dips you’ll ever have a chance to make and it will taste a hundred times better than most [...]
How to Make Salt Dough Ornaments With Your Kids
Tweet An Easy Salt Dough Ornament Recipe The holidays are a time where creativity is encouraged. Trimming your tree can be costly if you opt to purchase each and every one of your ornaments from the store. Rather than incur these unnecessary costs, think about other festive ways to decorate. In fact, with a little [...]
Making Homemade Applesauce is Cheap and Easy
Tweet An Amazing Homemade Applesauce Recipe Do you love apples? Aside from apple pie there’s probably nothing better than a bowl of fresh homemade applesauce. If you’ve never tried making your own applesauce you might be surprised to find out just how simple and inexpensive it is. Especially in the fall when you can get [...]
Restaurants That Let Kids Eat Free
Tweet Save Money by Dining Where Kids Eat Free Today’s budget conscious family has made their fair share of financially sound decisions to save money. From buying secondhand to growing their own backyard gardens, parents with multiple children take it upon themselves to cut back on unnecessary spending by doing almost anything. With so many mouths to feed, [...]
Crock Pot BBQ Pulled Pork Recipe for Under $15 – Easy and Frugal
Tweet Cheap BBQ Pulled Pork Recipe Can Feed a Crowd One of the best ways to save money cooking at home is by using recipes that utilize an inexpensive cut of meat. The problem is that many people think cheap cuts of meat equals tough, or otherwise poor quality meat. This is not always the [...]
My Dining Out and Grocery Budget Compared to My Neighbors
Tweet Have you ever wondered how your spending stacks up against your neighbors? Maybe you think you have spending under control but since your friends are telling you exactly what they are spending it’s hard to say for sure. This is the fun thing about Bundle. You can poke around with spending data for all [...]
Quick Dining Solutions for the Family On the Go
Tweet Keeping up with your family’s increasingly hectic schedule can be a bit taxing at times. Is it any wonder then that your evening meals often come from a can or a box? Major constraints on your time prevent you from whipping delectable cuisine like Sandra Lee or Rachel Ray but that doesn’t have to [...]
How to Brew Your Own Beer and Maybe Even Save Some Money – Bottling
Tweet Welcome to the final installment of the how to brew your own beer series. So far we’ve talked about what kind of equipment you need in order to brew, how to brew beer using a basic extract recipe kit, and today we need to talk about bottling your creation. While we’re going to talk [...]
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