Meal Planning, Take 3,560,983

Well, at least it seems like I've tried this 3,560,983 times! I'm trying something new-to-me that many other people do, I'm sure. In reading $5 Dinner Mom's book, she mentioned how each day of the week has a theme. Monday is chicken, Tuesday pork, etc. I've keep thinking about it, and it seems like that would be a smart thing to do. Not only will it help with not being bored with meals, but I'm hoping it will cut down on the grocery bill a bit too. Not that I've been going over budget or anything. Nope, not at all! haha

Anyhoo, this is what I will be attempting over the coming weeks: Monday = chicken; Tuesday = beef; Wednesday = crockpot/roast/one-pot meal; Thursday = leftovers; Friday = pork/pizza/pasta; Saturday = new dish/longer prep meals; Sunday = pizza with Grandpa. My shopping list this time was much simpler and shorter. I picked out 2 recipes for each category, and really other than some basics that we're low on after my baking spree last weekend, we just need chicken, hamburger and a few "buy every grocery trip" items.

I'm also attempting cash-only again, so we'll see how that works. My goals here are to keep the grocery budget under $250 a month and to simplify meal planning and grocery shopping. Hopefully this will work out better for me and there won't need to be an attempt #3,560,984 for a very long time! :-)