Part of my role as COO (Chief Operating Officer) in our home, is to plan the meals each week. I typically do this Sunday night or like today, Monday morning. It takes me about an hour to clip, organize and arrange my coupons for the maximum money saving advantage. I like to sit down with the sales ad from my favorite grocery store Ingles (they double coupons there!) and plan my meals with sales in mind. I also make sure to scour the pantry for forgotten ingredients that can cut my costs. Because I like to keep spontenaity in my life, I make a list of dinners for the week, but I allow my tastes to dictate which day we eat each meal.
By following store ads and clipping coupons, I typically save anywhere from $25-$75 a week! That is totally worth the hour of planning it takes me!
I love contributing this way to our family! I may not bring in any income, but I can help keep Matt's paycheck around a little longer!
So here's my money saving tip of the day: buy meat in bulk! I love to buy chicken breasts, ground chuck, and pork products in the family size. I always have plastic wrap, aluminum foil or ziplock bags on hand, so I take about 30 minutes each week to divide the meat into individual meals and freeze them! For example, tonight we are eating BBQ pork ribs that I bought 3 weeks ago. After I froze half, I cooked the rest in the crockpot and we ate it for 3 different meals!
I also bought a spiral ham onsale around Easter which I froze until we were ready for it. After cooking it, I separated the meat into 7 meals! They are frozen in labeled ziplock bags for me to defrost for an easy weeknight meal or sandwich!
It pays off to plan ahead and be smart in the meat department!
By following store ads and clipping coupons, I typically save anywhere from $25-$75 a week! That is totally worth the hour of planning it takes me!
I love contributing this way to our family! I may not bring in any income, but I can help keep Matt's paycheck around a little longer!
So here's my money saving tip of the day: buy meat in bulk! I love to buy chicken breasts, ground chuck, and pork products in the family size. I always have plastic wrap, aluminum foil or ziplock bags on hand, so I take about 30 minutes each week to divide the meat into individual meals and freeze them! For example, tonight we are eating BBQ pork ribs that I bought 3 weeks ago. After I froze half, I cooked the rest in the crockpot and we ate it for 3 different meals!
I also bought a spiral ham onsale around Easter which I froze until we were ready for it. After cooking it, I separated the meat into 7 meals! They are frozen in labeled ziplock bags for me to defrost for an easy weeknight meal or sandwich!
It pays off to plan ahead and be smart in the meat department!
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