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Friday, November 7, 2014

Week #46

Week 46, 2014 - Yes, this is next week



But My Kids Won't Eat That!
There's a strong chance that if you've been serving your family out of boxes and bags, you are going to hit a wall of resistance. For me, cutting the budget meant growing a pair of you know whats. Oh the whining was torment and I so very much wanted to cave just to make it stop. Than there was the "I'm starving" ploy that tugged on my heartstrings. 

I Don't Want To, You Can't Make Me
Suprisingly enough, when I said "that's okay, it'll be here tomorrow when you are hungry", they began to concede. If I learned one thing, kids won't go hungry, not really. They may opt out of my less than desireable available choices but when hunger really does strike, they'll eat pretty much anything, than your in.


Time Is Precious, Just Shop Smart

Our weekly grocery budget is $130, the goal is to spend less then $100, but also I spent $0 dollars last week AND this is a restocking week. 
Prepare yourself, there will be a little math here. 
I will need to roll over from lasts weeks budget OR/AND save the differance for stocking the freezer with meat later. 
By the way, I DO NOT use coupons! Just like I don't have hours for cooking I also don't have hours for clipping coupons. Not to mention I don't need 120 boxes of junk food sitting on a shelf that I wouldn't want my family to eat anyway.


Where'd All The Money Go?
This Week We Purchased The Following: 
Restocking = all the stuff we don't eat and some we do.
Along  with the usual fruits, veggies, meats and canned
goods that we purchase weekly, this week we needed "big
ticket items" like detergent, dog food, 10#'s of ground turkey,
and paper products. The total spent was $155.01, divided by 2
because we spent $0 last week =
DRUM ROLL PLEASE……
$77.55!


Tis' The Season For Soup



Breakfast Options For The Week: 
Monday:
Lunch - LO Chili
(**make twice as much rice - before following the recipe - and save half for Saturday)

Tuesday:
Lunch - LO Pork in a Wrap
Dinner - French Onion Soup 
(**Cook Bacon in the microwave and you'll have lunch for tomorrow) 

Wednesday:
Lunch - BLT's

Thursday:
Lunch - Bacon Egg Salad Sandwiches or Wraps
Dinner - Chipotle Turkey Burgers, Kale Chips

Friday:
Lunch - Tuna Salad Wraps
Dinner - Sailsbury Steak with Gravy, Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Side Salad

Saturday:
Lunch - Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Dinner - Roasted Lemon Chicken, Cumin Rice, Roasted Rosemary Corn
(**hold on to these leftovers for meals next week)

Sunday:
Lunch: Fend for yourself (there's usually plenty in the fridge and it needs to go)
Dinner: Dinner at a Friends - We don't have to bring a thing.

Snacks:

Drinks:
  • Coffee and Hot Tea
  • Water - that's a biggie here
  • MYO Arizona Green Tea
  • MYO Lemonade Concentrate

Tip #1
Living on a budget is "Progress NOT Perfection". Going out and buying everything at once is a sure fire way to break the bank. Making small changes over time, however, will add up.
I used to go straight to the bakery isle for all my spices but I found an easy cheat. Before filling the cart, check out the "ethnic" sections in your local store.
McCormick's spices are $3.99 in my store, but over in the Hispanic section the same spice pouches are $0.59. I would call that a considerable savings!


I generally plan on Wed when I have 30 minutes  before mass chos begins.
I shop on Fri so our family menus (posted on the fridge) run from Fri to Thur.
How do I keep it all straight without pulling my hair out? I use Pepperplate.   
This site/App keeps all my recipes, super easy to upload from other sites, 
my shopping list which automatically uploads, my weekly/monthly planner, 
AAAND  (with best infomercial voice I can muster)   So Much More! (Nope I 
didn't get paid to say that either.)

Proverbs 31:15

She gets up before dawn to prepare breakfast for her household and plan the day's work for her servant girls.
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