Comments on: Saving on Groceries, Part 4

By: Frugal Fridays #20 – Grow. Pray. Build. --- Bloom Where You're Planted.

Frugal Fridays #20 – Grow. Pray. Build. --- Bloom Where You're Planted. — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 01:02:59 +0000

[…] a need. I’ll need to go shopping within the next few weeks, though. I should start making my meal plan and list […]

By: Thank Goodness It's Monday #106 - Nourishing Joy

Thank Goodness It's Monday #106 - Nourishing Joy — Mon, 19 Jan 2015 08:05:43 +0000

[…] 1. Saving on Groceries Series, Part 4 from Grow. Pray. Build. […]

By: Ashley M.

Ashley M. — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 14:31:20 +0000

Moving is such a crazy time, Alison! I think even the best laid plans have a tendency to fall apart during a move. Lots of prayers for a smooth transition for you guys. Moving is one of my least favorite things in the whole world…even though it usually means moving to a better situation. It’s just so. much. work!

By: Ashley M.

Ashley M. — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 01:03:52 +0000

It is a little exhausting the first couple of times you do it…then you just find a groove and really find an appreciation for not having to do it again for another month! Lol!

By: Ashley M.

Ashley M. — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 01:02:55 +0000

Jes, yes most of my meals are pretty simple out of necessity! I’ll work on a post with an example of a monthly meal plan.

By: JES

JES — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 14:42:09 +0000

Wow, this is amazing. It is hard for me to meal plan because we are able to garden almost year round and I never know what it going to show up in the kitchen. However, I do like the idea of being prepared ahead of time and knowing you have all the ingredients… I would be interested to see a monthly plan to see the kind of meals you make. I am assuming (hoping) with your busy schedule that they are on the basic and easier side?

By: Megan Walker

Megan Walker — Tue, 13 Jan 2015 01:33:51 +0000

I meal plan, but not to this extent!!! I am so impressed. I usually plan for a week at at time, which is exhausting enough for me : ) Thanks for sharing on Hump Day Happenings!

By: Ashley M.

Ashley M. — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 22:15:39 +0000

Hi Jessica! For us, we meal plan out of necessity, and I’ve been blessed in that my husband has never put up much of a fuss about any of the meals I’ve made. He works very long days, so it’s not abnormal that he’s not even home when I make dinner, so he doesn’t have much of a say. He ends up reheating leftovers when he gets home at night. If meal planning is something that you want or need to implement (either for budgetary reasons, or just to save your sanity- I see that you’ve got a larger family, and cooking several meals must make dinner time kind of crazy!), try discussing that with your husband. Explain WHY you’d really like to implement a more organized approach to meal times, how it will help you, and probably even save quite a bit of money. Perhaps, up until this point, he hasn’t realized that it’s important to you. Sometimes I think we wives try our best to please our hubbies and end up being a little passive about expressing our needs or wants because we’re trying to say it “nicely” in hopes that he’ll catch on. I’ve found that sometimes I need to start the conversation with, “this is important to me,” in order to really grab his attention and express to him that this isn’t just something I’m suggesting on a whim…it’s something I’ve really thought about and need him to be on board with if at all possible. Just a few thoughts. I hope this helps! Thanks so much for stopping by.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 16:15:54 +0000

I try to meal plan. My husband always ends up changing his mind on what he wants for dinner and we end up making 2-3 different meals. I’ve asked him to give me a list of the meals he wants, but that doesn’t help. I don’t know how to get him on board with the meal plan thing. He used to be fine with it, I did meal plans all the time.

By: Jody

Jody — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 08:15:05 +0000

Yes, I don’t always get my meal planning done, but I find that my week goes so much more smoothly time-wise when I plan it out. I’m not scrambling aroudn after homeschooling wondering what I can make with a hunk of frozen meat or un-soaked dried beans!