Last week, I posted about my end of the month grocery budget situation and the fact that I only had $20 in our grocery envelope and still had an entire week until payday. I was determined to see if I could make a menu and do my shopping with what cash I had left.
Below is the menu I had created, but the week didn’t play out exactly as I had planned. I had some family in town and that actually worked in our favor.
If you forgot, here was the menu I had created based on what was in our pantry and freezer stockpile.
Kristin says
Wow – great job!!
steddins@hotmail.com says
Thanks, Kristin! We squeaked by, that's for sure! 🙂
Peggy says
We've had a few weeks like that. I've done a lot of creative meals. Lol. One time it was scrambled egg sandwiches and popcorn which the kids now love.
steddins@hotmail.com says
Scrambled egg sandwiches….I LOVE that idea!! We have definitely used eggs a lot when the fridge is getting bare. 🙂
Sarah A says
You did so good! I love that you showed us what really happened with your menu plan. I always plan our meals for the week and we never follow it exactly. Even though I know that will happen I love knowing I have a plan. We are trying to keep our grocery budget as low as possible this pay period… I need to use some of that cash for other expenses if I can 😉
steddins@hotmail.com says
Thanks, Sarah! We rarely follow our menu to the "t", but it's just helpful to make it and know I have the ingredients for at least those meals – I can switch up the days if I want or we may have more leftovers (or not enough) than I anticipated! Good luck with your grocery budget this pay period – you can do it!! 🙂