Saving Cents With Sense

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Getting Started: Menu Planning Basics. comes up and you are left to try and scramble some food together to form a meal, or end up having to order out a meal that may not be the healthiest option for your family. An easy fix to the meal scramble and wonder of what to put on the table, is the option of menu planning.

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Menu Planning Menu Plans Meals Dinner 92

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 2, 2011

The weeks that I take the time to plan the menu are the weeks that I have control over our spending. The weeks were I don’t menu plan are the weeks that I’m at the grocery store multiple times or we get take out multiple times, leading to an out of control grocery spending. Menu planning saves me time.

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Menu Planning Menu Plans Economical Kitchen 138

The Frugal Girl

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

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. Monday I had a snacky dinner earlier, and then when Zoe came home from her evening shift at work, she had a frozen pizza.

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Safeway Toaster Ovens Leftovers Toasters 206

Couponing 101

MARCH 22, 2012

Just as menu planning and eating at home saves us money by cutting back on eating out, sack lunches are much the same! Make a commitment to pack sack lunches for work and to send your children to school with sack lunches more often.

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Lunch Lunches Frugal Menu Planning 70

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 28, 2022

There’s a reason why menu planning is #1 on this list. When I plan a menu, my spending is generally under control. When I don’t plan, I make multiple trips to the store, eat out too often, and most certainly blow our budget. If you’re an ALDI shopper too, check out: 7 ALDI Dinner Ideas.

Saving Money 130

Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 130

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 8, 2014

I also revolve my menu around what is on sale, so I’m spending less on our meals. Ready to meal plan? 11 Simple Tips for Easier Meal Planning: 1. Pick a meal planning day that works best for you. I plan my menu on Sunday afternoons when I have the new week’s grocery flyer in front of me.

Meals 186

Meals Simple Menu Planning Menu Plans 186

Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

There’s a reason why menu planning is #1 on this list. When I plan a menu, my spending is generally under control. When I don’t plan, I make multiple trips to the store, eat out too often, and most certainly blow our budget. If you’re an ALDI shopper too, check out my 7 ALDI Dinner Ideas.

Saving Money 113

Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 113