
Living a frugal, financially secure lifestyle is not only necessary, but it’s the way to financial freedom and peace of mind. Saving money on groceries won’t do you any good if you don’t have other areas of your life in financial order. Deals to Meals financial contributors share tricks, tips, and methods they’ve used to gain financial freedom. Find out how budgeting and finances can be fun again!
Melea Johnson
Create Your Own Money-Saving Adventure
In Create Your Own Money-Saving Adventure, you get to pick what YOU want to learn. Not ready to dive into the world of coupons? That’s OK! You can learn about price matching, getting out of debt, raising your credit score or saving money on travel. At the end of each chapter, your choices will start to make you a money-saving master.
Pick and choose different adventures depending on your lifestyle, time and personal money goals. It’s the Ultimate Money-Saving Guide for everyone!
Jordan Page
Budget Boot Camp
Check out Jordan Page’s amazing online budgeting boot camp videos. This program has been featured on The Today Show, Good Morning America, TLC (and more!) and has changed the way families budget all over the United States.
Her Budget Boot Camp was designed to be as simple as possible. They’ve removed the fluff and stress that you see with typical budgeting programs, and replaced it with simplicity, effectiveness and FUN. You need to check this program out!
5 Simple Grocery Shopping Tips to Save Thousands!
May 22, 2018 | No Category | Deals to Meals
Looking for ways to cut back on your food budget? Jordan Page from Fun Cheap or Free shared 5 Simple Grocery Shopping Tips to Save You Thousands on her blog awhile back. The tips are still relevant and exactly what I am still doing today! Head over to Jordan’s blog to …
2 weeks of groceries for a family of 7 for only $220!
March 2, 2018 | No Category | Deals to Meals
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a world record over here in the Madsen home. I have gone TWO months coming in under my food budget (yep, my goal for the year!) and last month I came in under $200! How f…
Jordan Page’s Simplest Budgeting Method Ever!
July 5, 2017 | No Category | Jordan Page
I don’t know about you, but summer is a time I find my budget can get a little out of control. With all of the family vacations, activities, eating out and great grocery deals, I find it’s…
7 Ways to Make Room in Your Budget for Food Storage
May 23, 2017 | No Category | Deals to Meals
We totally get it. Money is tight and there seems so many items vying for a space in the budget. Food, clothes, gas, utilities, and so on, the list goes on and on. Have you ever wondered how to make r…
Cut Your Grocery Bill in Half and Deals to Meals Giveaway!
May 16, 2017 | No Category | Shandra
Check out Jordan Page from Fun Cheap or Free on Rachel Ray yesterday! See how she uses Deals to Meals to cut her grocery budget in half–even clear across the country in New Jersey 😉 To …
Meet Jordan Page and Learn How She Uses DTM to Save BIG Money!
May 10, 2017 | No Category | Jordan Page
Yep, it’s Tuesday and that means I get to introduce you to another one of our fabulously talented blog contributors. This is my beautiful (yes, inside and out) friend Jordan Page. She is the aut…
How to save 30-70% on groceries and the BEST deals this week!
March 29, 2017 | No Category | Shandra
People ask me all the time how I keep a well stocked food storage on a budget. For our family, having a reserve of food is an important aspect to our preparedness goals. This can be tricky however, if…
Grocery Deals: Spent $112, Saved $64
March 22, 2017 | No Category | Shandra
Well, after my last big shopping trip, I figured it was time to restock my fridge and freezer with some of the awesome deals this week. I had a crazy day so I needed to plan my meals, shop and be home in an hour. Using Deals to Meals I was able to do it […]
Save 50% Off on Groceries
November 20, 2016 | No Category | Shandra
Check out some of the awesome deals I stocked up on this past week at Smiths. They had some great deals on cheese, peanut butter, rice, eggs, sugar, cream cheese and much more! When grocery shopping, remember to focus on the ‘red/great’ deals on our website to sa…
Thanksgiving Prepping 101: Tips to Simplify and Plan Ahead
November 19, 2016 | No Category | Shandra
Thanksgiving is only a couple of days away, so it’s the perfect time to start prepping for all of your upcoming parties and meals. Here are a few tips to help make your day go more smoothly and …
5 Tips to Save you TIME and Money this Thanksgiving
November 17, 2016 | No Category | Shandra
1. HAVE A PLAN The holidays are in full swing and all of us are looking for ways to save a little money and keep from pulling our hair out from unwanted stress. I am excited to share a few of my…
Money Saving Tip: Prepackaged Chip Bags
November 16, 2016 | No Category | Shandra
For those who follow our Instagram (thanks mucho!) you might have seen a Money Saving Tip I shared earlier today. Making home lunches for my children can be a challenge and it can add up quickly. Although it is still much less expensive to send a home lunch, sometimes having…
Costco Comparisons: 6 simple tips to help you save money at warehouse stores!
June 6, 2016 | No Category | Shandra
This past weekend I did my two week meal plan and wanted to share with you some tips I use to help keep my grocery budget low. If you are like me, you…
Spent $92 and saved $95 on my grocery shopping trip today–that’s over 50% off!
June 3, 2016 | No Category | Shandra
Went out today for a midnight munchie run with my teenagers and found some great prices at Smiths I wanted to share with you. Yes, I’m not sure …
5 Simple Tips to Save You Time and Money this Thanksgiving!
November 18, 2015 | No Category | Shandra
1. HAVE A PLAN The holidays are in full swing and all of us are looking for ways to save a little money and keep from pulling our hair out from unwanted stress. I am excited to share a few of my…
10 Tips to Combat Walmart’s New Price Matching Policy
July 30, 2015 | No Category | Shandra
Are you having problems price matching lately? Are you frustrated with Walmart’s new price matching policies? Well, let me help. I feel your pain and am just as annoyed by their new policy as you ar…
8 Tips to Plan and Host a SIMPLE and INEXPENSIVE Christmas Party!
December 3, 2014 | No Category | Shandra
love to party! I love hosting. I love people and I love having people over to our house. It’s one of my favorite things in the world. However, I am not a cutsie-crafty-pintresty-kind of ga…
Easy Bean and Cheese Burritos
September 19, 2014 | No Category | Shandra
Do you ever need a super-simple-easy-peasy recipe to make for dinner? This recipe is the one for you! I can not think of a time when we have gone on vacation and I haven’t brought this meal to make for our family (or our kids). One of the ways we save a lot of […
Want to save on groceries? Find out how to save $1,000’s every year!
August 5, 2014 | No Category | Shandra
I have great friends. I have patient friends. I have friends who love me even though as long as I’ve known them I bug them about everything having to do with grocery shopping and saving money. D…
12 Simple Ways to Save Money on Road Trips
June 12, 2014 | No Category | Shandra
It is nearly summer and that means vacation plans are probably in full swing at your house. It has been in our neck of the woods these past several months. My husband and I spent the last several months planning a 10 day road trip to Banff Canada. This trip has been a dream …
What to buy at Costco (And What NOT to buy)
April 3, 2014 | No Category | Shandra
After our last post about Costco I thought it was ironic that I had to do my monthly shopping trip to Costco the next day. As I was there, and was observing all of their prices, I thought I would share with you some of my favorite items at Costco. I really try to not [&helli…
Restaurant Copy Cat Recipes
January 26, 2014 | No Category | Shandra
My friend Jordan from Fun, Cheap or Free asked me to do a post on how to save money from eating at home instead of going out. That is so up my alley so I told her I would love to. I have to admit even I was shocked that you can save up to […]
Don’t EVER pay full price for groceries!
January 22, 2014 | No Category | Shandra
What a fun weekend I had! My sister and friend joined me at Jordan’s Frugality Boot camp and we had a great time. Jordan did a fabulous job hosting another successful boot camp and I was honored to be one of their presenters again. Any time I can talk about grocery sho…
Grocery Budget Extenders and Mexican Black Bean Corn Tacos
October 8, 2013 | No Category | Shandra
Have you ever heard the phrase ‘make your dollar stretch’? Of course you have, you’re reading Jordan’s amazing blog! Well, there are a few simple tips I’ve learned over the yea…
Cut your vacation food budget in half
July 20, 2013 | No Category | Shandra
Summer is in full swing and here at Deals to Meals we are excited to help all of you save money on your vacation food budgets. If you are like my family, we love to vacation! With a family of 7 however, the food portion of our vacations can sometimes price our trips out of […
4 Simple Steps to Cutting Your Grocery Bill in Half
June 10, 2013 | No Category | Shandra
This past week an awesome blog (One Good Thing by Jillee) asked me to do a guest post on ways to save money on groceries. I was able to take Jillee’s daugher in law shopping and we had a g…
Grocery Saving Tips
January 26, 2013 | No Category | Shandra
Jordan, from Fun, Cheap or Free did a great job on Studio 5 today! Not only is she totally adorable being 8 months pregnant but she was spot on with all of her grocery and meal planning tips she shared. We of course loved that she mentioned our service as we obviously feel D…
How to combat inflation
May 1, 2012 | No Category | Shandra
I received an email from a woman I thought might be worth sharing. Here is her question and my response, in case you have similar concerns or issues. Inflation is a HUGE issue for many families and I hope I can shed some light on how you can keep inflation down, and st…
Money Saving Tip
February 4, 2010 | No Category | Shandra
I was making a recipe the other day that called for 3 cans of chicken broth. I couldn’t remember if I have shared my chicken broth tip with you or not? There are several items in my kitchen that are ‘must haves’–for example: lime juice (we go through …
Money Saving Tip
December 12, 2008 | No Category | Shandra
With Thanksgiving come and gone, how many of you used SEVERAL cans of chicken stock? Well, I have a simple and inexpensive solution for you. Instead of buying Swanson Chicken Broth at .50 a can, but the McCormick Chicken or Beef Base from Costco. It is like Chicken bouillon …
Great Christmas gift ideas that can help you be more prepared
November 20, 2008 | No Category | Shandra
Here are a few GREAT gift ideas for the holidays. There is something for everyone, on any budget: *A GIFT CERTIFICATE TO MY FOOD STORAGE DEALS!! (Information coming soon)*First aid kits*Flashlights fo…