Ever had that moment in the grocery checkout line where you wonder if cooking homemade meals could ever be worth the ingredient cost? The Budget Bytes blog wants to show you the exact cost of some ...

Almost five years ago, Beth Moncel, creator of food blog Budget Bytes, found herself broke and in desperate need of good food and a fulfilling hobby. “I was really desperate,” she told us. “My budget ...

Amy McCarthy is a former reporter at Eater, focusing on pop culture, policy and labor, and only the weirdest online trends. Like many millennials, I spent much of my 20s broke. Freelance-writer, ...

Beth Moncel's new cookbook, "Budget Bytes," includes this Spicy Shrimp & Tomato Pasta and 100 more penny-pinching recipes she developed. (Beth Moncel/Avery ) "I barely knew what a blog was," says Beth ...

PHOENIX — When Beth Moncel created her free website, Budget Bytes, in 2009, her goal was to help people save money on groceries while still cooking delicious meals. Among Moncel and Budget Bytes’ ...

Who isn’t a fan of potlucks? Whether you’re hosting a lunch or dinner potluck, you can always count on every guest bringing a delicious dish for everyone to share together. Beth Moncel, founder of ...

Beth Moncel’s path to the top began almost a decade ago, when she was broke and had little money to spend on food. In 2009, she launched her Budget Bytes blog, where she shared her favorite low-cost ...