We need to see where our money is going and that means budget time. Starting with Grocery buying. Today I inventoried the freezer and we have plenty of "Food" frozen. I think enough Meat,Vegetables and Fruit to carry us through the next months. I am planning meal menus by the week and trying my best to budget what money is spent on food. It seems we go to the grocery store a bit too often, and although we set out to get stuff needed on our list we are bringing home more than we went for. I have checked the pantry and will organize that tomorrow. We certainly are not going to go hungry. I am making a goal to spend less than $100 a month grocery shopping. We do shop for bargains and Safeway prices are usually higher than our neighborhood "Sherms Market". We are not skimping I think we are being more frugal and since we both like to cook we can share the duty. Eat more left overs and start using the food we have canned & frozen. Today is the start of a Great Plan....but
I see a problem brewing if we decide we are not in the mood to have what is planned for the meal on any given day. I think Flexibility is the key here and making sure we three well balanced meals. Gosh maybe we will lose some pounds around our midsections if we can comply.
2 comments:
We do the same- make a menu each week and a list and stick to it. Limit your trips = less spending. The stores know that the longer you stay in them the more money you will spend.
If you start the first week with 10 menus, you will have 'alternate' choices. Then the following weeks just go with 7. That way you will always have 10 choices. Don't plan by the day, plan by the week.
I also found that having basic staples on hand, a 'meatless' meal can be worked in.
Just an idea, but sticking to it can be hard sometimes. Menus are something to get use to, but just think of maybe treating yourselves once in a while can give incentive.
Yvette
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