Sometimes it seems that your grocery bill each month is more than your mortgage or rent. It’s true. Eating healthy can be expensive. However, it really doesn’t have to be. You can still eat healthy and cut your grocery bill in half. Here are a few simple strategies to eat well on a shoestring budget. …
Menu Planning
Meal planning is one of the most important parts of running our household. Without it, I’d be totally lost at dinnertime. Or worse – I’d be constantly getting takeout food and ruining our budget. When I take the time to plan our meals for the week, we save money, the kids help cook, and dinnertime …
I made a new menu for you this week. It is pretty primary stars and such that I think are perfect for back to school! Just click the image above to open the pdf document. Then, you can print as many as you want. Now I am gearing up for another busy week from groomers, …
Freezing food helps you save money, but one of the main reasons to embrace it is so that you can save precious time. You can get home after a long day, whip something out of the freezer, stick it in the microwave or oven and soon relax over a hearty, healthy meal. Make ahead meals …
It is officially Summer at our house! Zachary is already turning his gorgeous shade of milk chocolate latte, Tripp is catching up with his warm caramel, and poor Thomas is still marshmallow white like his Mom. LOL! As usual, we have a busy week ahead of us – from Vacation Bible School, to cleaning up …
I made you another free menu planner this week! In Honor of our Heroes, I made this cute red, white, and blue menu plan! Click the sneak preview below to download a full blank menu planning printable! If you are wanting a certain design, color, etc be sure to request it. You just might see …
I didn’t really stick to my menu last week. Actually, the only thing I did have was the Slow Cooker Whole Fryer Chicken. Everything else was totally different. LOL! No big deal, I can do some of them this week, but I also find that I don’t want all of them. Be sure to …
Lots going on at the blogs this week from about 16 current giveaways at the main site to free printables at Southern Mom Cooks! I am also in the process of making some Teacher Appreciation Day printables for Crystal and Company, so I expect for some of those to show up on her site …
I made a hip and fun menu for you this week! Just click the image above to download the full sheet. Then, print, fill out, and hang in your kitchen! Get 5 weeks of menu plans and printables here! Monday: Assembly at 6:00 pm at School – whatever we are having it will be QUICK. …
Ha! I don’t really mean that at all. While I will get so much more work done today than I did all last week, it was nice having my whole family home again. I miss homeschooling so much, but I love seeing my boys thrive at school! Anyway, this week is another one of those …
I love to have a fun menu on my fridge and have really enjoyed making them for you. Someone actually asked me if I could compile all of the ones I have made into one place. I have added that to my to do list and will get on it very soon. Until then, …
I have surgery today and will be in the hospital for at least over night, so my menu is a bit bare this week. However, while pre-planning my posts, I again made you a free menu printable just like mine above, except blank! See, I am super stinking nice! Tee Hee. Just click the image …