As a passionate frugal homemaker, I am dedicated to sharing my passion for teaching struggling families how to cook from scratch and feed your families well on any budget. I share healthy budget recipes, cheap healthy meal plans, cooking tutorials, and money saving strategies.
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Tara Buss
Wife, mom, avid home cook, and frugal living expert on a mission to teach families how to feed their families well even when money and time are tight.
Back to School
Ideas to make your back to school life easier. Meal plans, breakfast and lunch ideas, and time saving strategies.
- 12 Delicious Make Ahead Breakfast Freezer Meals
- 45 Healthy Cheap Breakfast Ideas
- Cheap Lunch Ideas for families on a budget
- 50 Easy Sack Lunch Ideas (No Refrigeration)
- September Low Cost Healthy Meal Plan
- Meal planning for busy moms: 9 tips
- Healthy meals when you don't feel like cooking
- 50 Cheap Healthy Snacks
Summer Recipes
Ideas for inexpensive seasonal summer meals to make your food dollars stretch.
Cooking Basics Tutorials
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Budget Meal Plans
Try one of my meal plans to get started saving money today.
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Money Saving Tips
Proven strategies to help you save money on food.
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Slow Cooker Favorites
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