Freezer Cooking and 31 Days to a Better Grocery Budget

On Monday l am planning to take part in Freezer Cooking and 31 Days to a Better Grocery Budget over at Money Saving Mom if you would like to take part too you can sign up on Facebook I will come back on Tuesday and post about how it went.

sorry i have been away

I have been in freezing Iowa yes -45 below my car wont start. School has only been in for only 2 days this week. It has been a mess with the kids at home, don't get me wrong l love them but l don't get anything done , clean up one room then they are making a mess in the other. l can't believe l am copping with the car not working , l think it is because l have not had to use the car much so l have relied on hubby's car. p.s. thank you to my bf for helping me on Tuesday . The library has been in the news this week a bit courier newspaper and Des Moines reg and i hate to say it but i was on channel 9 . My hubby is home today he has hurt his arm . I am trying to get to work today . Then Emily and l are going to our 1sT Daisy's cookie rally cant wait (if you need some just call me).
look out for todays budget run down where we are at.

Food Budget $2600

had to run in and get some Alfredo sauce .

Sauce $2.19 (not buying from there again)
Potatoes still $1.99 for 5lbs
Onions still 99c for a bag

TOTAL = $5.17

Coupons = None
OOP = $5.17
Left for the year = $2582.80
Total saved for the year = 0

Food Budget Jan 3rd 09

ok so we had to get some bits of food today to keep as going until 11th.

Potatoes 2 x 5lb bags @$1.99 ea = $3.98

Onions bag 99c

Milk $3.09

Ground Beef 2lbs $3.98

Total = $12.04

coupons = none

OOP =$12.04

Left for the year = $2587.97

Total saved for the year = 0

Food Budget $2600 for the year

I am going to try real hard at keeping the food budget to this. I will be making a lot of home made stuff and cutting down on the meat. this will work if i collet coupons and write out my menu before i go shopping, I am going to be doing 2 weeks at a time. So far i will be trying to use what i have stored and i will be starting on Jan 8th 2009. Every sunday i will post what i am going to buy for the 2 weeks and the menu to. so far i have not spent anything.

This works out $50 a week so on the monday i will take out $100 in cash for the 2 weeks. put in it in my food envolope and with coupons and list in my hand off i will go.

This takes time and hard work to plan out so i will do this when the kids are a sleep. I will send you a 2 week blank menu plan if you need one.