Groceries, is another area that we are "overlapping." When I refer to this "overlap," I mean that we have to take money out of our other budget envelopes (i.e. Wham money - walking around money) and move it over to groceries because we are having an overage for the week. We use a lot of coupons and shop the sales; however, I'm convinced that prices have to be rising here too because we've been fine on our grocery budget for the past 7 weeks.
Do you have a cash budget plan? Have you experienced/noticed similar rising costs? How are you coping?
On that note, I offer a much simpler menu this week so that we can try to keep some under-budget this week on our grocery bill. Please share if you have a "low budget menu" or if you have other strategies your family implements during crunch times.
THIS IS LUNCH:
Monday | Left over Ziti from last week with side Caesar Salad; Jello, Yogurt, Mixed Nuts |
Tuesday | Baked Potatoes (butter, cheese, bacon, sour cream); Jello, Yogurt, Fruit |
Wednesday | Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup/Chicken Noodle (Hubs gets another catered lunch in at work this week because of training) |
Thursday | PB & J (Haven't had to resort to this in months so maybe with some potato chips and Carrot Stix) Apples |
Friday | Taco Chips Salad; Beans, Lettuce, Tomato, cheese, Sour Cream and Olives |
Saturday | Macaroni & Cheese |
Sunday | Brunch - Waffles and eggs |
THIS IS DINNER:
Monday | Sloppy Joes |
Tuesday | Sweet n Sour Chicken with rice (we didn't make this last week) |
Wednesday | Oven Ready Lasagne |
Thursday | Breakfast for dinner: French Toast and Bacon with Fruit |
Friday | Homemade Pizza |
Saturday | Hopefully, we'll have extra this week (as payday will have passed by this point) that we can either make a short trip to grocery store or grab Chick-Fil-A. |
Sunday | Dinner will be our turn this week - yikes! Probably something in the Crockpot or Chicken Fajitas |
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