Comments on: Meal Planning is Annoying but Worth It

By: The Mom Crowd » Meal Planning, Part Two: How Much Should You Spend On Groceries?

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 05:10:14 +0000

[...] Friday I shared my grocery shopping philosophy and I wanted to know how you shopped and budgeted for groceries. We had a great discussion in the [...]

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 02:26:26 +0000

We definitely do meal planning (in fact, I even made a website with our meal planning—www.familymealplan.com). I match up my meal plan to the sale ads and coupons. I stock up on things if there is a really good sale and I have a coupon for it. Feeding a family of seven (including a couple of teens with big appetites) is pretty expensive, so I look for deals whenever possible!

By: Dawn

Dawn — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 01:58:59 +0000

I have really been inspired by all of your insights, everyone.

By: Heidi

Heidi — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 03:15:40 +0000

@Trina – I’m glad someone has posted their experience with a Food Saver. I do happen to always check the inventory in our deep freezer, so I now think purchasing one would be beneficial to us.

@Amanda – I always wondered what the average monthly bill would be to feed a family of 4, so I’m glad you gave the figures of 11%-14%. I thought our monthly grocery costs were high, but according to the figures from the book, we’re spending less than 10% of our income. Knowing that makes me feel better.

By: Jeanelle

Jeanelle — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:20:27 +0000

I actually just recently developed my own three month “cookbook” complete with menus and shopping lists – I posted it on the blog, figuring others might benefit from it too. Anyway, I did it for all of those reasons. I found that I was spending more money and time at the store because I’d make short trips after deciding last minute what to make for dinner, meanwhile throwing things I didn’t need into the cart as well…Here’s the link if you’re interested…http://verwaynia.blogspot.com/2008/12/unveiling.html