Menu Thursday

I am changing things up a bit in the hopes of saving a buck or two.

In stead of shopping weekly I am going to stretch it out to every 10 days.

I have a few friends who do this and it works great for them.

One of them gets paid once a month and and some that get paid every 2 weeks.

I am hoping that one day I'll find the secret code to this whole grocery shopping thing.

Who knows maybe this is it.

I am keeping my budget the same but just stretching out how long it has to last by 3 days.

$175 for 7 days is about $25 a day but $175 for 10 days is $17.50 a day.

Which is a difference of  $7.50 a day.

So my monthly food budget of $700 is now $525, which saves $175.

Which might not sound like a bunch, but its $2100 a year, come on that's Christmas, or a vacation.

All that money just for adding 3 days to my budget. Crazy!

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Slow Cooker Creamy Chicken

I'm going to double it and freeze half of it for later.

PW Sloppy Joes

Also going to double and freeze this as well.

Crockpot Chicken Noodle Soup

Stir Fry 

Shredded Beef Taco's

Pizza

Spaghetti

BBQ Chicken 

Breakfast 

Left Overs

You get an F

You might remember here that I set a goal for myself.

A completely reasonable goal of not eating out in the month of September.

Well I had one major problem I hadn't thought of.

Life!!!!!

So with this new insight I am hoping I can try again a little different.

Here's to not sucking it up this time.

I think I went wrong with the no eating out at all.

The whole point was to help me not go out for lunch so often.

So here is how I am changing up the sucking.

I am going to go out with my husband and have a big juice dinner that I did not have to make.

There will be nights that 5 buck pizza will win out.

I will not eat out for lunch.

Except for grocery day.

This my reward for making a menu,  buy the food, bagging the food (really Winco),

and putting away the food (which really is the worst part).

Here's to a new month.

Hello October, let's not do lunch.

Because I gave myself an F for last months butt kicking it made me think of the old VW commercials.

Which I find hilarious and figured everyone else in the world will also.

I, thanks to youtube, present for your viewing pleasure "VW UnPimp Your Ride".

Here's to "unpimping" my lunch. 

McNoway

Hi I am Kem, and I like to eat out.

Its not a pretty part of me, its one that I have tried in the past to best.

This time I have a plan.

I am not your most organized person and I am not

a homebody by any stretch of the imagination.

So most of the time when I grab a quick bite to eat, its for lunch.

I am out and about and have not planned accordingly.

So knowing that is one of my underling causes.

The other is $1 drinks from McDonald's,

Whoever came up with that is a marketing genius, evil genius.

So with all that knowledge of my inner monologue. 

Here's how it's going down.

1st. I have a snack bin in my car for those moment of unplanned lunch time outings.

2nd. I will try my hardest to not be out around lunch time.

I have some fun fall activities I am going to be doing with my little ones that should help with this. 

3rd. It's well know that you can reprogram your brain

and in most cases it takes about 21 days to start or break a habit.

So September is my no eating out month.

Period.

What about date night you ask?

We can eat at home then go for a hike or to a movie

or whatever floats our boat.

 4th. I joined a 12 week challenge at my gym.

I am accountable for my progress or lack of.

I also am sorta competitive and I will kick some weight loss butt.

5th.  If for some reason I don't win the 12 week challenge 

which is a flat screen TV or a Spa package.

With the money that I saved I am going to go and get myself some new clothes.

Who am I kidding I am going to do that even if I win.

6th.  I am going to rely on my Lord to help me be strong.

At times of weakness I will pray for help.

I also love this because if fits perfectly with my goals for this school year.

I love how one thing such as not eating out fits in so many of them.

Spiritual.

Anything that makes me a stronger person and teaches me that the Lord is their is

welcome in my life.  This is not a habit I want and the money I am

spending is a gift from our Savior and I am accountable for how I use it.

Financial.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Health

Are you kidding me? 

A doctor pepper a day doesn't keep the doctor away. 

I think this fits with all my goals but I'll just focus on those 3 for now.