It’s kind of a financially depressing time…

30Sep08

It seems like the last few days have been filled with nothing but terrible financial and economic news.  And honestly, I don’t understand all of it.  I’ve read the articles, but I just don’t have a real grasp of the details of how this happened and why, and I don’t even really think that the [...]

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Menu 9.6-9.12 and grocery spending

08Sep08

My menu this week is a bit boring…my husband is out of town for training, and so I’m not doing anything terribly fancy. Then too, we’re leaving for vacation on Saturday, and my mission this week is to eat up all the food in my fridge. So, the side dishes aren’t planned quite [...]

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Menu-8.30-9.6 and grocery spending

30Aug08

Saturday

We’re going to my in-laws for a multi-birthday shindig.  My sole contribution is four dozen homemade dinner rolls.

Sunday

French Toast(eggs were on sale for $.99 a dozen!)
Orange Juice

Monday

Grilled Pizza(it got bumped from last week!)
Fried Squash(also bumped from last week)

Tuesday

Aussie Chicken(bumped from last week.  I really did cook dinner every night but one last week!)
Rolls
Peach slices

Wednesday

Shrimp and [...]

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Menu and grocery spending

24Aug08

The cow we get our milk from is going to have a calf soon, so there will be no more milk from the farm for a few months now. And I didn’t make it to the farmer’s market either, so the only spending I did was at Weis. I was hoping for a [...]

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Menu and grocery spending.

11Aug08

Tomorrow and Wednesday, I’ll be posting about why I plan my menus and also how I do that, but for today, I’m just posting the menu.
Saturday

frozen pizza(I know…what a cop out.  We’d just gotten back from our trip, though, and $3.49 was cheaper than ordering a pizza or getting fast food!)

Sunday

French Toast
Orange Juice

Monday

Chicken and Bacon [...]

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Menu for 8.2-8.8 and grocery spending-late!

04Aug08

Potty girl has been keeping me busy.  First up, grocery moola.  After spending nearly $100 last week, I’m pretty happy with my spending this week.
I spent:
$53 at Weis
$8 on milk from the farm
for a total of $61. Yay!

I’m going to post the whole week’s menu, even though two days are already gone.
Saturday

Grilled [...]

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Menu for 7.26-8.1, and grocery spending

26Jul08

First off, the grocery spending. My goal is to spend no more than $80-$100 each week, with my ultimate goal being to keep it as close to $80 as possible. This week, I spent:
$8 on milk from the farm
$7 at the local farmer’s market
$69 at Weis
$15.22 at Giant(I stocked up on boneless skinless [...]

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Menu for 7.19-7.25 plus a new feature

20Jul08

Since chatting about my faults on the internet seems to be a very effective way of helping me change, I’m going to talk about something else I’m not very good at. That something else is keeping track of my grocery spending. I know exactly how much I spend at my main grocery store, [...]

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Menu-7.13-7.18

15Jul08

Since I’m posting this a little late, it’s not quite a week’s worth of meals. I did plan it(in fact, I had it all planned last Wednesday), I just didn’t get around to posting it.
Sunday

French Toast
Grits
Orange Juice

Monday

Fettucini Carbonara
English Muffins
green salad

Tuesday

Beef Au Jus sandwiches
steamed green beans

Wednesday

Mandarin Chicken Salad
Bagels

Thursday

Shrimp Stir-fry with vegetables
Brown Rice
Buttermilk [...]

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Menu-7/5-7/10

05Jul08

Each week(or thereabouts) I’ll post my menu plan.  Planning a menu is a really important part of being frugal, and as a nice bonus, not only does it save time, but it saves money as well.
Saturday

Ham Sandwiches
Corn on the cob

Sunday

Buttermilk Pancakes
Orange Juice

Monday

Tortellini Caesar Salad
Herbed Cheese Ring

Tuesday

Seafood Quesadillas
Fruit Salad

Wednesday

Tomato, basil, and chicken Panini
Apple Slices

Thursday

Fajitas(made with chicken, [...]

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