From coupons to secret hacks for funding a carnivorous diet (we all know meat is expensive), here’s how frugal cooks save money at home.

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"Making a menu and shopping only for what's on my menu (and of course paper and cleaning products) and shopping online helps me to not buy trigger items."

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"Plan every meal to become something more the next day."

—Diane Billy, Facebook

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“I buy all my fresh vegetables, especially different colored peppers, onions, chives, green onions, and my husband and I sit, chop everything, put them in individual Ziplocks, and freeze them. It saves money because you aren’t throwing away anything that sits and goes bad, and when I’m ready to cook, no chopping.”

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“Shop the specials and download those digital coupons. We typically save 30% by doing this.…