Week 7 was a better week in the meal dept. Although we were still dealing with Scott’s Dad escaping the senior living facility multiple times, we still managed to eat pretty well. Dad even stayed with us for four days while we got his new home ready closer to us. I made a big batchContinue reading “Grocery Shopping and Meal Planning 2024 Week 8 of 52”
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Grocery Shopping and Meal Planning 2024 Weeks 6-7 of 52
Weeks 5 and 6 were a complete free-for-all after my mother-in-law passed away. I did have something strange happen the day before she died though. On Tuesday, (She died on Wednesday), I made two complete dinners when I got home from work. I NEVER do that. Who has time to make two complete dinners atContinue reading “Grocery Shopping and Meal Planning 2024 Weeks 6-7 of 52”
Grocery Shopping and Meal Planning 2024 Week 5 of 52
Week 4 was another good week. Sunday and Monday we ate chili, Tuesday was hot dog night, Wednesday were pork chops finally, Thursday was leftovers, Friday we went out for dinner and Saturday we had a family 90th birthday party to attend so we were gone all day. The only thing we bought mid-week wasContinue reading “Grocery Shopping and Meal Planning 2024 Week 5 of 52”
Grocery Shopping and Meal Planning 2024 Week 4 of 52
Week 3 was a good week. I made a double batch of chocolate chip, coconut, banana bread, a pumpkin pie, and an apple pie for us. Spaghetti leftovers on Monday, I made the French onion soup recipe from the cookbook my cousin sent me. One night we had pepper steak in the crockpot and oneContinue reading “Grocery Shopping and Meal Planning 2024 Week 4 of 52”
Not Impressed With Our Debt January 2024
In my December update a full year had gone by since I last checked in and after a lot of thinking, researching and delving into our credit card statements (and a few tears I might say), I have a much better understanding of how and why our debt soared again this year. The ironic thing? WeContinue reading “Not Impressed With Our Debt January 2024”
Grocery Shopping and Meal Planning 2024 Week 3 of 52
Week 2 was a pretty emotionally exhausting week and it showed in the meal dept. When I get overwhelmed or stressed I just don’t want to cook. Are you like that too? I made dinner four out of the seven nights. We had Italian wedding soup on Sunday night, Monday we ate out but hadContinue reading “Grocery Shopping and Meal Planning 2024 Week 3 of 52”
Grocery Shopping and Meal Planning 2024 Week 2 of 52
Week 1 we did pretty good in the meal dept. We only went out once and that was on Friday night because I am not cooking on a Fridays after a long work week. Period. For week 2 our groceries cost us $83.37 and I did my entire shop at Caledonia Marketplace. On the menuContinue reading “Grocery Shopping and Meal Planning 2024 Week 2 of 52”
Grocery Shopping and Meal Planning 2024 Week 1 of 52
Happy New Year! I am committed to shopping and planning mindfully again in 2024. I kind of lost steam about halfway through 2023 when I thought I was missing out on buying more fun things to cook with. Turns out I can still get those fun things, I just need to plan better for them.Continue reading “Grocery Shopping and Meal Planning 2024 Week 1 of 52”
Not Impressed With Our Debt December 2023
I can’t believe the last time I wrote a post for this series it was January. An entire year has gone by and we are more in credit card debt than we ever have been before. It is frustrating beyond words. You have no idea how many times I wanted to post “Hey, I give up!”Continue reading “Not Impressed With Our Debt December 2023”
What We Ate and How Much We Spent on Groceries – Summer Months
It’s been a hot minute since I posted on what we have spent on groceries each week. I got a little burned out keeping track of my weekly purchases and had some health issues this summer that slowed me down. On average, I have been spending around $70 each week on groceries this summer. IContinue reading “What We Ate and How Much We Spent on Groceries – Summer Months”
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