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A Meal Plan Review

This year I practiced meal planning on a pretty much regular basis. I even kept a notebook full of my meal plans and how much I spent approximately per meal. The reason I did this is that I wanted to see if it really would save a great deal of money for me to practice meal planning or if it was just an organizational method that people were using and trying to pass off as a money saving opportunity. For the first three months before I began the actual meal planning, I had been keeping track of how much money … Continue reading →

Plan Ahead to Save Money

Something I learned early on, while working on a frugal lifestyle, is to plan ahead. It is the only sure fire method to ensure you are actually going to save money on everything you do. Planning ahead is the ticket to see whats in the future. Making lists, creating budgets and using coupons and shopping at sales are only a small piece of the overall puzzle. Planning ahead is the key. Meals Meal planning, which is planning ahead for meals, ensures that you spend only what you have set your mind to spend on food. Knowing what you will prepare … Continue reading →

Freezer Cooking: Meal Planning (1)

After you have chosen the recipes you wish to make for the month, comes the meal planning process. It is actually fairly simple to accomplish. However, you might want to grab a calendar with upcoming events written on it (so you know what is happening each night), to complete this process, as well as grabbing a blank calendar page or piece of blank paper. This is what to do. I usually have our school schedule, my calendar and a list of activities that commonly happen throughout the week. I also have a pencil and blank calendar page. My recipes that … Continue reading →