This Week on the Dining Table.....Dec.9th to Dec. 15th

The "Not Feeling Inspired" Edition.........

I just didn't care about  meal planning this past week.  I am trying to come out of my funk.

Onward to the meal planning!

Here is what was planned for last week.....

1. Sunday--nothing

2. Monday--nothing

3. Tuesday--nothing

4. Wednesday--nothing

5. Thursday--nothing

6. Friday--nothing

7. Saturday--nothing

I did not plan a menu last week.  I had the black dog hanging over my head all week.

And here's what actually happened....

1. Sunday--don't remember

2. Monday--don't remember

3. Tuesday--ditto

4. Wednesday--ditto

5. Thursday--ditto

6. Friday--Chicken Strips, Baked Sweet Potato Fries

7. Saturday--Catfish, Teriyaki Green Beans

I didn't keep up with it but we ate.

What got taken out of the freezer last week....

*  a couple of tv dinners

*  Chicken Strips

What got put into the freezer last week....

*  3 tv dinners

                   

Last week we spent $116.25 grocery shopping and only $44.30 the week previous.

Total shopping comes to $401.99 for November.  There are 0 shopping days left in November.

Total shopping comes to $116.25 for December.

There are 22 shopping days left in December.

Rebate monies earned in November.....

I've earned $294.63 on Ibotta in November.

I've earned $31.91 on Checkout51 in November.

I've earned $97.27 on Aisle, etc. in November. 

I've earned $15.58 on TaDa in November.

I've earned 35,652 points on Fetch from food shopping in November.

I've earned 15,074 points from food shopping on Shop Kick in November.($60.29)

I've earned 20,460 points on My Points in November.(not sure what the conversion rate is here)

I've earned 1,412 from food shopping on Swag Bucks in November.($14.12)

That is $423.81 in rebates(not counting Shop Kick/Fetch/MyPoints/Swag Bucks/TaDa/The Insiders were I earn gift cards)on $401.99 of grocery spending so in reality it's negative $21.82 in food spending after the rebate apps I count. I now separate out the Food Bank donations and don't count those in the grocery spending(but I do count any rebates on those items) so it's a win/win--the food bank gets a large donation of goods and I get a lower grocery bill.

My savings percentage for the last week of November was 32.16% and the monthly savings total for November comes in at 41.19% spent.

Rebate monies earned in December.....

I've earned $17.71 on Ibotta in December.

I've earned $0 on Checkout51 in December.

I've earned $0 on Aisle, etc. in December. 

I've earned $0 on TaDa in December.

I've earned 1,785 points on Fetch from food shopping in December.

I've earned 11,901 points from food shopping on Shop Kick in December.($47.60)

I've earned 428 points on My Points in December.(not sure what the conversion rate is here)

I've earned 340 from food shopping on Swag Bucks in December.($3.40)

That is $17.71 in rebates(not counting Shop Kick/Fetch/MyPoints/Swag Bucks/TaDa/The Insiders were I earn gift cards)on $116.25 of grocery spending so in reality it's $98.54 in food spending after the rebate apps I count. I now separate out the Food Bank donations and don't count those in the grocery spending(but I do count any rebates on those items) so it's a win/win--the food bank gets a large donation of goods and I get a lower grocery bill.

My savings percentage for the last week was 45.49% and the monthly savings total for December comes in at 45.49% spent.

Leftovers going into this week.....not much of anything.  Hubs ate the Turkey day food or put some turkey into the freezer.  I cooked up a package of asparagus & 3 lbs. of green beans I got on Friday.

Here is this week's food plan.....

1. Sunday--Pizza, Salad

2. Monday--Smoke Sausage, Kraut, Baked Beans

3. Tuesday--Pasta and Meatballs, Caesar Salad

4. Wednesday--don't sure, maybe soup with Asparagus in it

5. Thursday--Hamburgers, leftover Green Beans

6. Friday--something from freezer or leftovers

7. Saturday--something from freezer or leftovers

I am just not into cooking this week.  I am burnt out.  We've got a couple of tv dinners we can use if need be.  I've got some bagged salads too and tons of proteins and bagged veggies in the freezer.

What is getting fixed and served at your house this week?

Was last week's plan successful, did you go off plan or did you not even plan what was going to be eaten last week? 

Sluggy