Yesterday we went to see Moneyball and loved it! We had a "bonfire" one night in our backyard and spent one of the days at the boys football games. (Both free activities!!!) All in all, I think I spent about $60 on activities/snacks for our weekend fun! Not bad! Add the $30 we spent bowling on my son's birthday last week and we're still inside our $100 budget for this month.
One area where we continually struggle is with our Food Bill! But when I plan our meals for the week, we do much better sticking to our grocery budget. So, I made time to plan it out this week. Here is what we're serving:
Tonight - Fried chicken, squash, mac & cheese, brown rice, biscuits
Tuesday - Smoked Chicken and Roasted Veggies
Wednesday - Chilaquiles
Thursday - Soup Night (not sure which kind yet...)
Friday - Shrimp and Pasta
Saturday - Date Night (Kids will have something out of the pantry or freezer)
I have most of the ingredients on hand and will just need to buy some vegetables! Not sure what we'll have Sunday yet. Maybe some Venison or a Smoked Turkey?
How about you? Have you decided what to cook this week?
5 comments:
SP, YOU ARE SO RIGHT ABOUT MENU PLANNING SAVING TIME AND MONEY!
I love your menu ideas!
Sft x
Love your blog goals - they closely match why we're trying to save & pay off our mortgages - college for the kids, freedom, flexibility, and we've kicked around Italy as well, although we'll likely spend the bulk of our time in Hawaii. Fun!
I'm planning to work through our freezer stash this week. The freezer is too full, which means it's time to eat the food that I prepared earlier in the month and reap the benefits of my organization. ;-)
Menu planning is definitely the BEST way to save money!! I haven't menu planned yet, but cleaned out the fridge today, pantry tomorrow! I plan on having a very small grocery budget in November so we can use up what we have!
love bondfires!!!!
sorry - 'bonfire' eek - need some more coffee ;)
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