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$2.99 for oranges? I won't be shopping here this month! (Photo: sxc.hu/ckforic) Budgeting is one of the tenets of Cheapo living, and creating a food budget is a key component of your household’s money management. I spend most of my food budget on basics like canned and dry beans, fresh and frozen vegetables, rice, flour [...]  Mmm, beets. (Photo: hotblack/Morguefile) I rely on old cookbooks and homemaking manuals from the early twentieth century for information on seasonal cooking, simply because those books were written at a time when refrigeration was rare and local farms abundant. Using seasonal ingredients also makes sense from a money-saving point of view, because seasonal produce is [...] |
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