I agree with those points.  It's also not good to go shopping when you're pregnant (chocolate and ice cream, anyone?)!  But if you're spouse is a spender, (mine is too) it's a hard 9/10 months... I have found that shopping with ONE bag helps.  I take my daughter and put her in the stroller, then I strap one reusable ...

Ooh, those bread varieties sound awesome!  Do you have recipes? I made a whole wheat bread today that was really good: 1 c. lukewarm water 1/8 c. honey 3/8 c. olive oil 1 egg 1 tsp. salt 3 c. whole wheat flour 1 tbsp. yeast  

 This sounds like a great idea.  Do you think it would be possible to grind the grain in a food chopper/processor instead of a grain mill?  I can't find the original article, do you have a link to it? How does the cost compare when buying unmilled grains vs. processed flour?   Thanks, Liz  

I love my bread machine.  But I wondered if it was worth the price, so I did a cost analysis.  I'll post it here in case anyone finds it useful! The biggest expense, generally, is the yeast.  This is where Costco comes in handy.  Buying yeast at a normal grocery store costs about $2.69 for 9 tsp, making the yeast in a ...

Probably the biggest way I've found to save money on grocery shopping is to plan my meals.    You can plan as far into the future as you would like, and print your shopping list based exactly on what you will be eating for that time frame.  The most important thing is that when you go to the store, only buy what's on ...