Serving Joyfully website share some of her thrifty frugal minded tips to help other families that are struggling to stretch  their food budgets. If you are not financially struggling now, you still should read this article because hard times are coming even if you have been luckily not yet…. so many are and are barely hanging on.

Creating a food pantry, planting a garden, using coupons, food dehydrating and  canning should be learned BEFORE you are in struggling so you highly skilled when you need them.

I started learning how to garden 4 years ago and still do not feel I could my family solely with what comes out of my garden . One day I hope to never buy vegetables from the supermarket again so I continue to build my gardening skill set.

Click here to read the article:

http://www.servingjoyfully.com/2012/05/31/budget-series-frugal-living-groceries/

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