Man… this is awesome Lindsay! I love that you broke everything down. I used to be really intentional with our meal planning and then life got soooo busy. Now I am terrible at it. But, seeing those numbers reminds me that if I am intentional and smart about meal planning I can eat food that I want while not spending over my budget.
I let myself go with meal planning and am so glad to be back at it. I seriously see a huge difference in our use and waste of items because I actually have a plan. We make an effort to eat what we want but also know that sometimes we have to be a little more conservative with our meals (aka some nights it’s beans, greens and grains because it’s cheap).
I’m loving the budget posts. We are trying to really cut our grocery bill as well, and I thought getting under $150 was really awesome this week – under $100 is amazing! Great series!
Under $100 for groceries is SO fantastic. I think I’ll make that my goal next week (plus, Tyler’s gone so we won’t need as much food haha). I can’t believe Earth Balance is so expensive (same price around here too), but I can’t not buy it because it’s too darn useful!!!
We lucked out because we still had a bit of stock of things so this doesn’t happen very often! Oh and yes Earth Balance is a MUST!!! What is popcorn without it?
Man… this is awesome Lindsay! I love that you broke everything down. I used to be really intentional with our meal planning and then life got soooo busy. Now I am terrible at it. But, seeing those numbers reminds me that if I am intentional and smart about meal planning I can eat food that I want while not spending over my budget.
I let myself go with meal planning and am so glad to be back at it. I seriously see a huge difference in our use and waste of items because I actually have a plan. We make an effort to eat what we want but also know that sometimes we have to be a little more conservative with our meals (aka some nights it’s beans, greens and grains because it’s cheap).
I’m loving the budget posts. We are trying to really cut our grocery bill as well, and I thought getting under $150 was really awesome this week – under $100 is amazing! Great series!
Cutting our bill has really been (and still is) a process but I want to eat well and cut back on the expense it’s just getting a little crazy!
Under $100 for groceries is SO fantastic. I think I’ll make that my goal next week (plus, Tyler’s gone so we won’t need as much food haha). I can’t believe Earth Balance is so expensive (same price around here too), but I can’t not buy it because it’s too darn useful!!!
We lucked out because we still had a bit of stock of things so this doesn’t happen very often! Oh and yes Earth Balance is a MUST!!! What is popcorn without it?