Back to normal. I’d never thought I’d be so glad to say it! After a week of the deep freeze, school delays and manuscript submission, today doing laundry and dishes has felt like a vacation. I’ve also spent a few minutes getting our schedule and calendars back in order. That means it’s time to plan our meals for this week. We’re still going strong with our no restaurants during the month of January challenge! 13 days down, 18 to go.
If I don’t have a plan, I know I’ll fail when it comes to best using our resources, money, and time without a meal plan. I don’t always follow our meal plan to a T but there’s a relief in knowing that we have all of the items to make meals all week long that we need. That way, we use the groceries we have and stay out of the drive thru (obviously saving money!). Regular meal planning was one of the many keys to us paying off $127K in 4 years. Simply paying attention made huge waves in our finances. Did you catch my segment on WTHR a couple of months ago? It focused on tips & tricks for meal planning. Check those out for some of my best tips!
Don’t forget I have a newly designed Meal Planner to help you in your meal planning and grocery list endeavors. And you can always find it (along with other great resources) on the FREE Printables Tab on Queen of Free.
Without further ado, here’s what’s for dinner on the Royal Table this week:
Monday:
Grilled Chicken
Spinach Salad
Mashed Potatoes
Grapes
Tuesday:
Egg and Cheese Sandwiches
Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Fresh Veggies
Crockpot Cinnamon Apples
Wednesday:
Breaded Chicken Sandwiches (I miss Chick-fil-a, ok?)
Oven Fries
Fruit Smoothies
Thursday:
Chili
Fresh Veggies
Apple or Orange Slices
Friday:
Pizza
Salad
Apple Sauce
Saturday:
BLTs on Whole Wheat
Roasted Potatoes
Dinner:
Leftovers
Sunday:
Pizza Soup with Baguette
Dinner:
Pulled Pork
Mac-n-Cheese
Black Beans
Cole Slaw
Planning meals was definitely one of the biggest keys for success in our paying off over $127K in debt. Often I swap days or side items to make our menu plan work but the main purpose is to make sure I have everything on hand I need for meals throughout the entire week. The less you go to the store, the more money you save!
What are you having on your Royal Table this week?
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