on a tight budget....

We have a group here locally called Angel Food Ministries. They sell you a boxed food kit that is like $30.00 per week and it is suppose to be enough to feed a family of 4 for 5 days. I know that your family is larger than this but it would possibly help cut down the expense some. You can always fill in with normal groceries. Also use online coupons to save money. Coupons.com and smartsource.com have good coupons on commonly used items, including diapers.

I use coupons if used the right way you can ultimately save a boat load of money on everything u buy. I use a site called www.hotcouponworld.com it has helped me save over 1000's of dollars.

I mostly focus on using coupons, I don't know if you do that or even if there are good coupons in your area. Is any food being wasted? Is there a way to reduce waste if food is being wasted - like, take any small amounts left in the bottom of the pot and put them into little containers for people to have as snacks. Roast whole chickens and use the little bits that are hard to get off to make soup stock, that sort of thing? We try to get snack things in bulk and then repackage them into smaller packages.

In my home country there is a man that reports of how to save money. He suggests that supermarket value foods are great value. In a Which magazine I looked at a taste test for an item of food. Amazingly there was little difference in taste between the cheapest and the most expensive. You might like to buy low cost nappies rather than Pampers. Cheaper foods can be rice and pasta, bread and jam. You could maybe grow your own fruit and vegetables in your garden. You could write down your budget and save a tiny amount of money every week or month. You should get six pots for your son's coins given my friends and relatives. These will soon add up and could be used for school projects. Good luck.

it is a hard work for you ,5 years ago ,my familys morey become very little,first i fell i can not live to tomorrow,i always feel i can not buy anything,but so many years gone,my life become a simple way,we eat vege ,and rice and vege cand feed all family menbers,we made a lot of Furniture and sewing clothes ,bag, Scarves and i know my friend Planting vegetables for eat,her family can save more money ....a new report i our country a woman become a richer man ,but her life and family is so poor,every one leave her,she is so lonely and feel poor...

One of the suggestions I have would be to serve a lot of pasta with the meat just sprinkled into it. Six boys definitely need a lot of carbs. Buying in bulk helps my family. We go to a local store where things are cheaper because of the quantity I buy. I bought a huge box of pancake mix that really seems to go a long way. If your kids like rice, that is super cheap to buy in bulk, really goes a long way and fills people up. My mother used to buy instant milk instead of regular milk to save on money.

have you ever though of using cloth diapers? that might save money plus we have a smaller family but have very little money as my hubby is not working (he was let go last august) and i only work part time due to health issues. we get a lot of hand me downs and shop at thrift stores for clothes a lot plus we make inexpensive meals like soup, pasta and pancakes. for fun we go toboganning and skating during the winter and the beach in the summer and the library all year round.

I can understand. When there were 5 children here and a new born, the money gets really tight. I remember doing this huge garden and even keeping a few planter boxes in the house under a sun lamp to get some fresh vegetables going. I know there are open door missions, much like Good Will where you can buy clothes for next to nothing. Food pantries too are a good source of cheaper food. I know got back to basic cooking and baked more and made more from scratch because it was cheaper in the long run and more filling for the kids to eat. Took a lot of time, but they were more satisfied that way. Pasta sure went a long way in our house or we ate breakfast a lot because pancakes and a few eggs here and there was a very filling meal for the kids.

Hi! I try to make larger dishes such as soup, stew, or chili. I make a large amount where there will be left overs, and it can be eaten the next day or frozen for later use. I use meat that i find on sale and add lots of veggies. It helps the dished to go farther, and helps stretch my food. For instance with the chili, and soup if it is a leftover and i need to make it go a little further i make some rice for the soup or chili to go over it.

Well since you have 6 boys, I can only imagine how much food it takes to feed them! I don't know if you use coupons at all but there are several websites where you can search for just the ones you'd actually use. And I do that before every grocery trip and there are 2 different food stores that I like equally well so I check to see what specials they have on that week. By reviewing what the store has on special or sales, I can often combine that with a coupon for extra savings. And several of our stores, every month or so will have double coupon days. They used to all do it but now not so much. I try to stock up on items when they are on special. The basics like Pasta, Peanut Butter etc that will never go to waste and can last a long time in the cupboard. And we have a Sam's club near us so I buy some items in bulk and then just repackage into doable portions. Hope this helps abit. Be well!!