Kathy Stanton - Stop Spending And Start Saving: 6 Manuscripts: Learn Proven Strategies To Cut Back Your Expenses And Live A Frugal Life

Stop Spending And Start Saving Box Set

Learn Proven Strategies To Cut Back Your Expenses And Live A Frugal Life

Included Books

Living Frugal And Thriving

Spending Less And Loving It

Habit Stacking For Frugal Living

Downsizing Your Life And Loving It

Simple Living And Loving It

Frugal Minimalism And Loving It

Table of Contents

Book 1: Living Frugal And Thriving

Book 2: Spending Less And Loving It

Book 3: Habit Stacking For Frugal Living

Book 4: Downsizing Your Life And Loving It

Book 5: Simple Living And Loving It

Book 6: Frugal Minimalism And Loving It

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Introduction

I want to thank you for downloading the book, Living Frugal And Thriving: 40 DIY Frugal Living Hacks That Will Help You Spend Less And Save More!

In this book you are going to learn how to begin living a frugal lifestyle so that you can save more money and still have everything that you need. You will learn everything from how to save money on your grocery bill to DIY d cor for your house. I will also share with ways to save money while having fun and doing the things you love!

In addition, I ll provide you with money saving tips on ways to cut down on your electric bill and other monthly utilities. By the time you finish this book yo u ll be equipped with everything yo u ll need to know in order to begin living a frugal lifestyle and still be able to enjoy your life. Le t s get started!

Thanks again for downloading this book, I hope you enjoy it!

Chapter 1

How to Eat on a Budget

Most of us know what it is like to struggle each week. We get our check, pay our bills and have no idea how we will make it until the following week. One of the biggest bills that we have to deal with on a regular basis is our grocery bill. This is the one bill that no matter what we do, we still have to buy groceries. So I want to go over some great tips that will help you save as much as possible on your grocery bill.

I hope that at this point you are already shopping the sales, using coupons and cutting back on your snacks. This will always help to cut back on your grocery bill. However, those are just the basics. I want to give you some more tips and strategies that you can use to cut your grocery bill.

1. The first tip I want to give you is that you should only do your major grocery shopping once per month. At first this will be a little bit difficult especially if you have kids. You will have to plan out each of the meals you will be having, as well as snacks. You have to take into consideration that fresh fruits and vegetables only last a few weeks in the fridge and that by the end of the month you will be eating canned fruits and vegetables. It may also be difficult because I have found that when you purchase a large amount of food at one time, people tend to forget that it has to last a month and they eat a lot more than they should. You will have to keep reminding everyone in your family that this food is for the month and make it clear that if it is all eaten they will have nothing left before you go shopping again.

It may take a few months of this for your family to really get used to the fact that you will only be shopping once a month, but it will happen. When it comes to using milk to cook with, try to find some soy milk that can be kept in the cabinet. This ensures that even if someone drinks that last bit of milk in the fridge you do n t have to go out and spend $5 on a new gallon. You can find this soy milk at one dollar stores and I advise you to purchase a few just in case you need to cook with them. These are also great to use in cereal.

1. Learn how to cook once and eat two or three times. One example of this is when you make chicken and dumplings. You will first cut up your chicken and boil it for the dumplings. Use only the white meat for the dumplings. Once the dark meat has cooled, you can put it in the crock pot with some barbeque sauce and have barbequed chicken sandwiches. Another idea is that you can make a roasted chicken, using the leftover meat make barbequed chicken sandwiches and use the bones and skin to make a broth for chicken noodle soup. Be creative and see how far you can stretch a meal.
2. Stop wasting. This goes a long with the previous tip, but you should go further than this. So many times we throw that barbeque sauce bottle in the trash before adding water and getting the extra sauce out. This goes for everything you use from dish soap to laundry detergent to all of your condiments. You also need to make sure that all of the lids are placed tightly back onto a container when it is opened. Often times children especially will just place the cap back on a container and the item will spoil after it sets for a little while. If you really want to stop wasting you need to consider eating leftovers as well. There is no reason why you cannot take your leftover chicken noodle soup to work with you for lunch instead of going out and spending $7 on an unhealthy fast food meal.
3. Speaking of unhealthy, you are actually going to save more money if you consider your health. When you pick up an item at the store you need to ask yourself how it is going to benefit your body? If you want to really save money you need to purchase items that are going to fill you up and keep you full for a long time. You also want to purchase items that are going to give your body the nutrients that it needs and not just something that is cheap.
4. Avoid packaged processed foods. If you want to eat Salisbury steaks, that is fine, learn how to make them from scratch. They will be cheaper, more filling and healthier than if you purchased the prepackaged option. Soda is another item you should consider removing from your diet. If you just ca n t stand the thought of drinking plain water, go for some koolaid mix where you will control the amount of sugar in it or lemonade. Even flavored water is a great option. You will save a ton on sugary soda and you will find that you feel better after you stop drinking it as well!