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Project Organize: Refrigerator

August 17, 2012

  In our last Project Organize post we tackled the pantry.  In this post we will be organizing the fridge.  Your refrigerator is most likely the most used appliance in your house each day, and an organized and well stocked fridge makes cooking much easier. Here are some tips for keeping your fridge organized and [...]

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Back to School Survival Tips

August 13, 2012

  Back to School time has arrived here in South Georgia, and the unofficial end of lazy summer days with it.  If there is anything that I don’t look forward to around this time it’s the “getting back into the swing of things” madness!  It can seem like a daunting task to get everyone up, [...]

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Project Organize: Your Pantry

August 10, 2012

When it comes to organization I have to admit…I’m a little OCD!  Unfortunately though, my organizational skills are usually best used for planning events or things similar.  My pantry on the other hand is not as organized as I would like.  I am a couponing mom, so I need my pantry to be stocked and [...]

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Fruit Storage: How to Wash and Store Fruit to Make It Last Longer

June 28, 2012

We eat alot of fruit (how to get your kids to eat fruit) and over the years I’ve tried quite a few methods to make it last longer.  Since fruit is expensive (how to save money on fruit) and it typically spoils so quickly, I wanted to share my method for washing and storing fruit. [...]

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Where Can I Find Deals on Food?

April 24, 2012

Did you know that you can find great deals on food where you least expect to? It’s no secret food prices are on the rise and finding deals at local grocery stores are becoming harder and harder. Every single time I go to our grocery store I almost faint when I tally up what it [...]

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Save Money using Your Freezer

March 16, 2012

If you are anything like me, you love your freezer because it allows me to stock on bargain items and store them in my freezer for a later date. The kicker here is I recently learned (yes, at my age, lol) that you can save non-food items in your freezer as well. Make room for [...]

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Spring Cleaning Tips and Tricks

March 14, 2012

I love spring! After a cold, long winter there is nothing quite like opening the windows and cleaning my home to give it a fresh appearance. Just about every that I know does some form of spring cleaning. Some people simply pack away their winter gear – boots, hats, coats and jackets, etc. while others [...]

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How to Meal Plan

March 9, 2012

If you have never heard of meal planning, it basically means exactly as it sounds…you plan your meals –every single one of them. I started meal planning years ago in an effort to reduce our grocery bill. I found that not only did meal planning help reduce our grocery bill, but everyone in our family [...]

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How to Start Couponing

March 7, 2012

I admit it,  a guilty pleasure of mine is to watch the couponing shows on TV.I actually watched my first one on accident, but from that point I was hooked. I have a family of 6, and trust me they can eat! Our grocery bill is HIGH –but that would be a totally different blog [...]

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Taming the Grocery List

July 6, 2011

Over the years I’ve struggled to keep up with a grocery list.  I’ve used fancy bound grocery list pads, Excel spreadsheets, post-it notes, and the back of envelopes, but I never have any of them when I remember that we’re almost out of toilet paper.  But what I do always have with me is my [...]

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