Budget meals, cheap eats, and deliciously discounted recipes are all in this episode of the “BiggerPockets Money Podcast”. As many of you financial freedom chasers know, one of the biggest monthly expenses on your budget tends to be food costs. Whether that be going out or grocery shopping to feed yourself, your spouse, your kids, and anyone else in your family— eating well isn’t cheap…or so most people think.

Beth Moncel is here to tell you that the preconceived notion of good food = expensive food, isn’t exactly right. Beth started her blog, Budget Bytes, over a decade ago during the great recession, when many families struggled to put food on the table. With a degree in nutrition, Beth knew that she could scientifically design recipes that not only filled up her family but helped her do so on a budget.

If you’re constantly going over your food budget, this is the episode to listen to. Beth gives a masterclass on food budget savers vs. sinkers, pantry staples and go-to recipes, meal planning, eating out, and whether or not you should shop on an empty stomach. Prepare to upgrade your dinner time while keeping more cash in your pocket!

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How to Calculate Recipe Cost: https://www.budgetbytes.com/how-to-calculate-recipe-costs/
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Cutting Your Grocery Bill in Half with Erin Chase from $5 Dinners:
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How to Slash Your Food Bill in Half (AND Support Good Health):
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Episode 299

Show notes at: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/money-299?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none

00:00 Intro
02:14 Eating Well On a Budget
04:44 Budget Savers vs. Budget Sinkers
12:19 Pantry Staples & Go-To Recipes
19:32 Meal Planning and Prepping
29:36 Shopping the Sales
36:11 Is Eating Out Ruining Your Budget?
38:57 Prepared and Packaged Foods to Buy
43:33 Calculating Your Meal Costs
48:34 Get Cookin’!