Comments on: Grocery round-up a day late & Menu Plan Monday a day early

By: Peggy

Peggy — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 23:21:39 +0000

I really need to get back into this. I used to shop for a family of six. I would plan a menu for the week, breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as all of the non edible items needed to run the house and could gage how much I would spend within a few dollars. Now there is just the two of us. You would think I would be spending less, but because I don’t plan any more the grocery bill is out of control.

By: tiffanie

tiffanie — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:56:30 +0000

I’m happy for you! I’m also glad to see that you included a leftovers night :) Like I said before…we do that once or twice a week, and it works wonders for us. When I go back to classes next month (we start late) I’ll be in class from 2-10p on Tues and Thur, so those will be our leftover nights.

you’re doing the things that make a difference…keep it up and you’ll see a noticeable drop. :)

By: Kacie

Kacie — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:55:09 +0000

Hooray! You did really well!

I think what you did is key–eliminating anything that wouldn’t be used for a meal.

I wouldn’t feel bad about buying fruit though. I mean come on, it’s not like its chips or soda! But as you said, you can work more of it back in soon.

We have four pots of herbs growing for consumption: Two types of parsley, rosemary, and mint. Maybe you can grow some of your favorites, too. It’s not hard!

I used to have a huge cart full of stuff, too. I’d get home, and it would be like…ok….so what can we actually eat with this?

These days, I buy a lot less stuff, but it goes a lot further. Weird how that works.

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:37:57 +0000

Hmm – we used to live in Alaska, and got very little sunlight over the winter – the herbs did suffer, and more than once I contemplated a gro-light. Those can be expensive, but if viewed as an investment in future free herbs, maybe not so bad? Here is a link that seems to have a lot of good info on indoor growing: http://www.richters.com/newdisplay.cgi?page=MagazineRack/Articles/GrowingHerbsIndoors.html&cart_id=111.100
I hope this helps!

By: Maggie

Maggie — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:11:11 +0000

Keep up the great work!

By: Amy

Amy — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:20:48 +0000

I hear you on the empty shopping cart – sometimes I wonder what I used to fill it up with!

One thing that has helped me to support a bad basil habit is to grow it myself. I’ve successfully grown it from seed inside and outside, so you really can have it all year. I planted some outside this spring and now I’ve got basil bushes! I’m planning to plant some in a window box for over the winter. I’ve tried to grow other herbs, with mixed success – sage and rosemary did okay, cilantro, parsley, oregano probably needed more TLC than I provided.

Congratulations on being much closer to budget – it takes more effort, but it’s definitely worth it!

By: Bobbi D

Bobbi D — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:38:04 +0000

I am a new subscriber & I ike your blog. I loved the article on the “Basic budgeting can help you lose weight”. Keep on writing. :)