![]() Since I was little, meal-planning has always been part of my life! It saves time, money and sanity!! The most important features of our family’s weekly meal-planning are left-overs nite, date-nite and my Crock Pot!! I use my crock-pot on nights I know will be too busy to cook. I grew up on a farm, put myself through college, and had a career before marrying my best friend! I am now a US Navy Spouse living overseas (in Japan) and raising a family while working on my financial counseling certification (my career wasn’t able to move with me, so I’m getting a new one!). I’m looking forward to trying in out this holiday season when my Beloved Husband returns from deployment! Just came across your blog via the Homestead Survival posting the link for your Brussels Spouts with Cranberry and Pecan recipe. We budget about $100 dollars weekly for our family and eat plenty of tasty, high quality food. The other thing I do to save big is use my best known price list.Īny other meal planners out there? Do you like it or love it? It reminds me of when I was younger and my mom told me what we were having for dinner and I could get excited in anticipation.” Yes, he’s adorable. When questioned what he likes about it, the husband said, “I get really excited reading the chalkboard early in the week.I think I’ve noticed an unintentional side effect that we snack less because I know exactly what I will eat and when. I am totally the person who would otherwise end up going to Kroger everyday to just get two things. I spend one hour of set aside time on Friday deciding for the whole week. There’s not “what should we have for dinner tonight?” every night. Saves lots of money. Meal planning-enthusiasts argue most people buy far more than they need because they just grab whatever looks good once they’re at the store and have no overall plan for actual meals to make with what they buy.For me it’s a failure to have to go to the grocery store mid-week for something. The man loves food.) Then, Saturday we do all our shopping for the entire week. I dramatically unveil the meal plan on our kitchen chalkboard and Dave kindly acts very interested. Friday I plan which meals I will cook and create a grocery list. David and I decided to try it when we were first married and now we’re hooked. (That, and using the unfortunate term “swag.”) I had heard from a variety of people that it was like, the best thing ever organizationally and financially. It is all the rage among my circle of twenty-something, recent college grad, budget conscious peers. ![]()
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