Cindy's Porch: Kitchen Cash

Savings in the Kitchen - Planning Your Meals
Did you know, the money we eat accounts for most of the money we spend during the year (except for the money we live in)? If you are looking for ways to find extra cash at the end of the month, one of the best places to start is with the money that is spent feeding your family. There's cash to be found in your kitchen! Many people ask me, "How much should a family spend per week on groceries?" My answer is always the same, "As little as possible, and then a little less the week after (without cutting back on quality and nutritional value)." Shopping for groceries is like a limbo dance. How low can you go? And then, when you have learned to dance the limbo at one setting, we lower the bar a little lower... It's a game. You versus the grocery store. How much money are we really EATing? And how much are we SPENDing? Keep reading...	Planning your meals is going to save you money! How do we get in and out of a grocery store with the least amount of damage done to our wallets? I've turned grocery shopping into a game – my wallet versus the store's cash register. Every time I shop, I try to get in and out with only the things that I planned to BUY.

planning your meals
. Inventory Sheets

going back to breakfast
. why breakfast?
. planning printout

meal planning calendars
. January (PDF)
. February (PDF)

. January (GIF)
. February (GIF)

lunch time blues
. lunch guide (and hazard)
. more lunch tips

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Savings in the Kitchen - Planning Your Meals