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.
Fall Recipes
Ideas for inexpensive cozy and comforting seasonal fall meals.
Slow Cooker Favorites
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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
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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