Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Grocery spending can get out of hand quickly, so I post our weekly menu to ensure that I am planning it weekly. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. This week’s breakfasts, lunches, and snacks: Breakfasts included cereal, eggs & toast. Want to lower your grocery bill?

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Freezers 100

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Grocery spending can get out of hand quickly, so I post our weekly menu to ensure that I am planning it weekly. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. This Week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: Breakfasts included cereal, eggs & toast. Want to lower your grocery bill?

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Daughter 100

Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Grocery spending can get out of hand quickly, so I post our weekly menu to ensure that I am planning it weekly. Our monthly grocery budget for my family of 4 is $500. This week’s Breakfasts, Lunches, and Snacks: Breakfasts included cereal, eggs & toast. Want to lower your grocery bill?

Budgeting 100

Budgeting Budget Leftovers Financial Goals 100

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 8, 2014

Over the holidays, I wasn’t as diligent with my meal planning and our grocery bill went over what I budget for food. Not only do I need to get control of our grocery spending again, but I also am challenging myself with a new budget for January. Plan for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Snacks. Plan for All Seven Days.

Meals 186

Meals Simple Menu Planning Menu Plans 186

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 28, 2022

Also, I plan for everything–breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and dinners. I’ve added the below Weekly Menu & Grocery List to my Freebie page for email subscribers. The freezer can be an important tool to saving money at the grocery store and it’s not just for saving leftovers. You’ll be thankful later.

Saving Money 130

Saving Money Groceries Grocery Money 130

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. Plan for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Menu Planning 138

Menu Planning Menu Plans Economical Kitchen 138

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 8, 2018

– Food: groceries, meals out, school lunches. The grocery category is the easiest one to reduce. I list tons of ideas: How to Slash Your Grocery Spending . If you have financial goals, budgeting will be an important tool to reaching those goals. Budgeting is a lifelong habit.

Budgeting 133

Budgeting Budget Financial Goals Goals 133