Whew, this “new” school schedule (keep in mind we’re on the 4th week now) is working me hard, Lords and Ladies. I feel like I’m constantly on the go or typing so fast that there’s smoke rising off of my keyboard. In the midst of the busyness, we’ve also decided to begin to shift our purchasing patterns so that perhaps I will only have to go to the grocery store every other week. It’s a key shift for us that is taking some new listing/stockpiling procedures but I think that I can pull it off by mid September. What you may not know about me is that while I love a great bargain I’m not much on going to the store. Also, studies show that the more often you go to the store, the more money you spend (shocking, I know?). So that means I’ve somewhat shifted into a 2 week meal plan as well. Although I won’t give you the whole kit and kaboodle at this time or you might freak out at my slight insanity. 😉
Regardless, 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.
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:
BBQ Pulled Pork
Roasted Sweet Potatoes
Salad
Crockpot Peaches
Tuesday:
Taco Tuesday! Ole!
Leftover Pork
Black Beans
Brown Rice or Chips
Salsa, Cheese, Garden Tomatoes, Lettuce, & Fresh Cilantro
Wednesday:
BLT Sandwiches with Cheese
Veggies & Chips
Apple Sauce
Thursday:
Pop’s Burgers from Hampton’s YUM
Veggies/Chips/Popcorn
Apple Sauce
Friday:
Marinaded Grilled Chicken
Salad
Toast
Saturday:
Running the Indy Women’s 1/2 Marathon
So Leftovers!
Dinner: Out with Friends
Sunday:
Pork Burgers
Red Potatoes
Green Beans
Dinner: Leftovers
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?