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Category: Food & eating-out

Tips to Save on Groceries

A few tips to keep your grocery bill in check

groceries, grocery shopping, saving on groceries

I spent $101.65 to celebrate Christmas

Canadian households spend an average of $ 1 000.00 for Christmas. I personally find this amount excessive. Christmas is only one day out of 365.

celebrate christmas, celebrating christmas, cheap christmas, Christmas, christmas gift, Santa, Santa claus

Best before vs. best by: you probably got it wrong

Understanding the dates on food items will not only save you money; it’s also better for our planet.

best before date, best by date, expiry date, food storage, food waste, storing food

Hello Fresh review

Please note this post is not sponsored. The pandemic saw an explosion in demand for meal-delivery services. With people being … More

Blue Apron, Chef Plate, Fresh Prep, Hello Fresh, Meal kits, personal finance, personal finance blog, Skip the Dishes, Uber Eats

PC Express review

Please note this is not a sponsored post. This review is based on my experience only. PC Express is a … More

Loblaws, PC Express, PC Express review, PC financial, PC Insiders, PC Optimum

It is not just the latte (factor)

David Bach popularized the “latte factor” term. The concept emphasizes the long-term cost of small, everyday purchases such as coffee, cigarettes, magazines and so on.

latte factor, personal finance blog

How I fed myself for a week with $ 14.89

I meant to write about this almost 2 months ago. Groceries in Canada are expensive, and even more in Vancouver. … More

$ 21 food challenge, cutting on groceries, food challenge, grocery shopping, welfare food challenge

Is couponing worth it?

If you live in North America, you have probably heard of the TV show Extreme Couponing. In this program, people … More

couponing, extreme couponing, is couponing worth it

The cost of eating-out

Maybe you don’t like to cook; or you don’t know how to cook; or you just don’t have time after … More

eating out, wasting money

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