Get organized in the kitchen, and feed the family fast, cheap and easy with these articles and resources.

    Learn menu planning, tackle kitchen cleaning chores, save money at the supermarket and build an organized pantry to make kitchen chores fly!

    Beyond the Shopping List: Core Concepts for Supermarket Savings

    Groceries

    Is your family looking to lower spending at the supermarket?  Armed with a menu plan and a shopping list, you've taken the first steps toward establishing a grocery budget and are paying less for food.

    But for many, the process isn't a happy one.  Mornings aren't the same when a favorite coffee blend is replaced with a generic grind, while the family is getting mighty tired of downsized dinners.  Sure, you're saving money--but are you getting the most food value for what you spend?    More »

    Make A Price Book: Power Tool For Supermarket Savings!

    Dollar Key

    Frugality: a noble value. Trouble is, if you've got a disorganized nature, the frugal life can seem daunting. How do tightwad friends remember all those prices, bargains, shopping bonanzas? Is the warehouse mega-pack a true bargain? When is a sale a sale?

    Fight back with a powerful weapon from the frugal arsenal: the price book. First publicized by Amy Dacyczyn, author of [amazon 0375752250 inline], a price book is a power tool for tracking prices, products and sales.  

    Keeping a price book recording price variations over time--and between different merchants--establishes a target price and sets out sales cycles for products you buy regularly.     More »