30-Day Wrap-Up: Whole Foods Thrifty Challenge
January 30, 2012 – 8:15 am | 22 Comments

We’ve finished our 30-day challenge to live at the USDA Thrifty budget level (near poverty). Did we win our bet with Whole Foods?

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Recipes and shortcuts for the kitchen

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Advice for choosing the best food

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Eco-Friendly information

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Weekly ideas you can implement right away

Basics

Lessons 101, a great place to start

Them Local Eggs
January 17, 2012 – 4:19 pm | 3 Comments
Them Local Eggs

Organic eggs are great. But nothing can beat freshly laid, farm-raised eggs. Take it from someone who found out the hard way.

Living Frugally: Halfway Through the Whole Foods Challenge
January 16, 2012 – 6:58 pm | 3 Comments
Living Frugally: Halfway Through the Whole Foods Challenge

How $4.00 in groceries can bring a grown woman to tears. The continuing tale of living near the poverty level for 30 days while shopping only at Whole Foods.

Our 2nd Whole Foods Challenge Winner!
January 14, 2012 – 12:08 am | No Comment

Congratulations to our week two winner!

Everyday Bread
January 13, 2012 – 10:00 am | 2 Comments
Everyday Bread

A great everyday bread recipe from Jennifer Reese and the Tipsy Baker.

Make the Bread, Buy the Butter
January 11, 2012 – 12:00 pm | One Comment
Make the Bread, Buy the Butter

A great cookbook and tale of living frugally, one recipe at a time. Oh, and chickens, there’s chickens! And bees and goats. This book is hilarious, smart, and useful!

Week 2 of the 30 Day Whole Foods Thrifty Challenge
January 9, 2012 – 7:30 am | No Comment
Week 2 of the 30 Day Whole Foods Thrifty Challenge

Priorities change to proteins and vegetables as we head into week two. But chocolate chip cookies, how do they figure in to the equation?

Meatballs on a Budget
January 6, 2012 – 5:07 pm | 6 Comments
Meatballs on a Budget

Here’s a low cost and delicious option for dinner.

Our First Whole Foods 30 Day Thrifty Challenge Winner
January 6, 2012 – 5:00 pm | 2 Comments

We select the first winner of a $125 Whole Foods gift card. Sign up for our email list to be entered to win.

Trials & Tribulations: Week 1 of the 30-Day Challenge
January 4, 2012 – 8:00 am | 8 Comments
Trials & Tribulations: Week 1 of the 30-Day Challenge

We’re three days in to the challenge and we’re learning a lot and we’re struggling in some areas and we’re doing okay in others. Here’s the skinny.

Whole Foods 30-Day Thrifty Challenge: Week 1 Food Breakdown
January 4, 2012 – 7:10 am | 5 Comments

Here’s an example of the weekly breakdown, a complete list of what we ate on week one of our 30-Day Whole Foods Thrifty Challenge.