Meal Plan/Menu Plan Monday~week of May 21

If you’ve been following this site for a while, you’ve no doubt realized that slowly my philosophy is changing–as far as how I am saving money on groceries. I even sorta flinch on the inside when I refer to myself as a “Supercouponer.” I’m not sure the term fits anymore. The hot deals, freebies, moneymakers…just ain’t what they used to be. I’m finding couponing to be an awful lot of work for little payoff these days. So, I’m re-evaluating for other ways to save money.

One way I have found that works for me is meal planning. When I do a meal plan and stick to it, I easily save 20-30% off my grocery bill as compared to walking around the store without a plan. My favorite meal planning service is Food on the Table. It will match up your meal plan to your local grocery store ads, and tell you where you can get that list for the least amount of money. Right now, use the code SPRINGFREE and get it free for life. (this will sell out or run out, so get it now!). Here is what we are having this week, right from their site–this is what it looks like once you’ve picked your meals; I will be clicking through to the next screen where it will give me my shopping list.

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Want to come for dinner? Here’s what we’re having.
I chose these options for a variety of reasons. One is that I have lots of this stuff on hand already–the pie crusts, the pizza crusts, pasta, canned beans, chicken breasts. Many of the items–the mac & cheese, the pot pie, can be made ahead of time to save me time. I’m actually making 3-4 of these things today, so that all I have to do is pop them in the oven later in the week.
 
Overall, I’m really pleased with this–it saves me time and money.
 
 
 

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