Here's the latest entry in our ongoing series on how to save on Amazon! While most of us tend to use Amazon as our go-to site to check for the best prices (and for convenient delivery to our doorstep), Amazon's very ubiquity has made it so sprawling View Post
How to Make Guacamole for Freezing
Have you ever wondered how to freeze guacamole for later use when avocados are plentiful, cheap, or in season? Why not make the most of nature's most perfect food: Here's how to make guacamole for freezing, as well as how to easily thaw it out for View Post
How to Make Homemade Lunchables (Make It or Buy It?)
Recently one of my local grocery stores had basic Lunchables on sale five for $5.00, and Mr. 10 was begging me to buy them. For some reason he loves these things -- I think it's the novelty, perhaps, because I generally refuse to pay for them. (And View Post
How to Modify a Meal Plan for Your Family
Meal plans can be life savers for busy families, easing the burden of always worrying about "what's for dinner?" and saving you money on last minute convenience foods and restaurants. What do you do, however, if one or more of the meals in a given View Post
Pantry Staples to Have on Hand — Be prepared for the dinnertime rush!
Some of you who follow the weekly ALDI meal plans have been asking which pantry staples are best to stock up on, so here's my first stab at a list. Your family's cupboards of course might differ from mine due to anything from food allergies to View Post
How to Save on Meat? Chop It Up — Yourself!
A few months ago we talked about some of the top ways to save on meat. Well, here's one more idea for you: Buy large cuts of meat when they're on sale, and chop them up -- yourself! (Or if you're me, make MashupDad do it while you hang back and take View Post
