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Two must have apps that pay you for buying groceries

February 7, 2019

Looking for grocery apps that work in Canada? Check out Caddle and Checkout 51. These two easy-to-use apps can help you cut down your grocery bill.

I started looking for grocery apps that work in Canada for the same reason I assume most people do: to save money.

In the Our Bill Pickle house, we spend an average of about $100-$120 a week on food. Yes. That’s for two adults without kids.

We aren’t eating extravagant meals or anything. In fact, most weeks, our grocery lists look fairly similar: a lot of fresh fruit and vegetables, bread, eggs, cheese and a few other odds and ends.

Sometimes, we’ll add meat of some kind for Jeff but for the most part, that’s it. We shop sales and I have been known to buy make-down items that I know can keep well in the freezer to save a couple bucks.

Yet, it is rare for us to cash out below $100.

So when I finally found two grocery apps that work in Canada, I jumped on board quick. Why not? It’s not like I had anything to lose.

(Disclaimer: This post does contain referral links. They’re clearly labelled. If you sign up for one of these apps using my link, I will receive a small bonus at no cost to you. Thanks for your support!)

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Filed Under: Reviews Tagged: caddle, cash back apps, checkout51, frugal living, grocery budget, intentional spending

Five lines we skipped when creating our budget

May 29, 2018

Creating a budget that works for you is an important step to taking control of your finances. This is a glimpse at what we do (and why)

Creating a budget was one of the first things we did when we started getting serious about our finances. 

Confession: for many years, I didn’t have a formal budget. I knew when I got paid, made note of how much and then tried to keep track of it in my head. 

It worked well until we started getting serious about paying back debt. 

Our budget is a simple spreadsheet. No bells or whistles; just a document that outlines all our expenses and spending for the month.

Well. Most of our expenses.

There are five specific categories we skipped when creating our budget, even though we do spend money on them regularly. Here’s what we left out and what we do instead. 

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Filed Under: Budgeting Tagged: gas budget, grocery budget, intentional spending, miscellaneous budget

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