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WIS, WWA | I had no plan

The Frugal Girl

What I Spent I went into this week with absolutely no menu plan…I was just winging it all week long and still, we didn’t eat out at all. Friday Umm… to go along with my pattern for the week, I have no idea. The post WIS, WWA | I had no plan appeared first on The Frugal Girl.

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WIS, WWA | all Safeway

The Frugal Girl

This is better than endless nights of eating out, but definitely not as frugal as an organized trip to Aldi. I spent $63 at Safeway, spread out between an embarrassing number of trips. Friday Zoe’s working tonight and I have my first evening lab, so no one will be here at dinnertime except for the cats.

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s $29 Food Stamp Budget – I pay $30 a week no food stamps

Coupons Do Work

This is what I do: Step 1 : make a monthly menu plan and stick it on the fridge or the wall. Note: to see my example of a monthly menu plan, click here. Thursday and Friday? If I want to eat out or the kids help me make a fun meal – stockpile stuff. Step 2: leftovers. Monday-Wed= meal no.

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