Planning makes perfect. With the way things are going now a days, we all need to save money any way we can. Over $4.00 a gallon for gas, over $3.00 a gallon for milk, produce is going up, etc. I recently decided that I needed to get a handle on our monthly groceries. I knew I was spending too much. I mean who can just walk in for a gallon of milk and walk out with only a gallon of milk?
I bought an undated calendar at Target and began planning my meals for the month of June. Once I had my meals planned, I wrote my grocery list based on the things I would need that I did not already have. Now here is where the real savings come in. Aldi's. Shopping at Aldi's has really cut my grocery bill by more than half. What I'm not able to get at Aldi's, I get somewhere else...but I am spending a lot less.
It's also nice having dinner planned before the day starts. No more do I sit there at 2pm wondering what I am going to make for dinner and if I have all the ingredients I need. Another tip...use the crockpot. The crockpot is your friend. A real time saver and you are able to make enough for lunch the next day!
I bought an undated calendar at Target and began planning my meals for the month of June. Once I had my meals planned, I wrote my grocery list based on the things I would need that I did not already have. Now here is where the real savings come in. Aldi's. Shopping at Aldi's has really cut my grocery bill by more than half. What I'm not able to get at Aldi's, I get somewhere else...but I am spending a lot less.
It's also nice having dinner planned before the day starts. No more do I sit there at 2pm wondering what I am going to make for dinner and if I have all the ingredients I need. Another tip...use the crockpot. The crockpot is your friend. A real time saver and you are able to make enough for lunch the next day!
Here is a link to the calendar:
http://www.target.com/Real-Simple-Planning-Calendar-Stickers/dp/B000PULZ4A/qid=1
Here is a link to Aldi's:
http://www.aldifoods.com/index_ENU_HTML.htm