tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post1549033471158596612..comments2024-03-27T19:07:06.944-04:00Comments on DON'T READ THIS; IT'S BORING!: Food & Toiletries Spending.....April Updateslugmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12728856166374248591noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-70927342676675018592014-05-03T09:32:12.291-04:002014-05-03T09:32:12.291-04:00Carol,
I do meal plan, have for Years.(see my reg....Carol,<br />I do meal plan, have for Years.(see my reg. Monday posts, "This Week on the Dining Table").<br />This month with the vacation and leaving an 18 yr old with money & leftovers & food ready to cook in the freezer so he can Fend for Himself(and him opting for letting food here sit(and rot)and buying take out and pizza every night)things didn't work out so well.<br />Back to what I normally do in May.<br />And thanks.slugmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12728856166374248591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-59382977088097258792014-05-03T09:25:04.105-04:002014-05-03T09:25:04.105-04:00Sluggy
DO you menu plan? THis has saved me a ton o...Sluggy<br />DO you menu plan? THis has saved me a ton of money over the years. How I do it:<br /><br />-grab a freebie wall calender (pinned inside a kitchen cabinet)<br />-take an inventory of all food already in the house<br />-create menu (dinner) plans around what is on hand, substituting whenever needed, if possible, ultimately creating the "must haves/gotta buy this" list for the upcoming month (I do this on the 15th of the previous month for the upcoming month). I also have menu "themes" for the various days of the week: Big meat meal on Sunday aka Sunday supper that will provide soup stock/sandwich fillings, enough meat for a second meal; Fish on monday, Crock pot Tuesday, vegetarian Thursday etc. This helps me to brain storm ideas. DO I ever stray off the menu? sure, but 95% of the time, it's what is cooked/served. THis written menu also killed "what's for dinner, Mom?"-a bonus<br /><br />HTH<br /><br />BTW-I have an under $400/month budget for food, including an organic CSA farm share. This covers food, personal care, paper goods, cleaning items but not pet supplies for 4 people plus 2 frequent flyers (all members are 15 and up). If I overspend one month, the overage rolls over into the next and I severely limit my spending the next month to make up for it. We also eat seasonally, most of our food is cooked from scratch, we rarely eat out.CTMOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04825780992878036362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-65629798541803268432014-05-02T15:35:48.704-04:002014-05-02T15:35:48.704-04:00Yes it was spent May 1st darn it! lol
If I just mo...Yes it was spent May 1st darn it! lol<br />If I just moved it over into April's food spending that would put me over $559 for last month.<br />I guess I'll live with keeping it real and in May's tally sheet.<br /><br />And I wonder what your parents are going to do about food once you really do move across the country.....slugmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12728856166374248591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1611711622146875201.post-12180193624845397712014-05-02T12:08:13.801-04:002014-05-02T12:08:13.801-04:00Haha. Were the $89 spent yesterday? If not, they c...Haha. Were the $89 spent yesterday? If not, they could be called April's... I know how that feels. Sometimes I prefer when we get paid far away from a new month beginning, because it makes the funds seem like they go so much farther! <br /><br />Surprisingly, I didnt spend a lot on food for April... mostly because I spent the funds for soft foods during March. Overall, I spent about $100 of $120... but that's not counting the boatload of foods I bought while at my parents' house for them. That probably added another $60 if not higher. Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11075300256482920618noreply@blogger.com