It’s November week 1 and 2 of my meal plan to go with the current fortnightly grocery haul. The last few shops I have gone slightly over on budget so this month I’m determined to really knuckle down and get my spending under my main grocery shop budget of $200 and my top up shop in the second week at $50. Whilst I know I havn't gone over by much I know I can do better if I really focus properly on everything I use to meal plan.
When life gets busy I still use my meal planning printables but I tend to rush and I know that’s the problem. So today I have really taken my time and done my printables with more attention. With summer holidays not too far away it’s big priority of mine to save as much money as possible.
So for a month that is a total budget of $500 for this family of 4.
Some tools I used to do my meal planning were:
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- 4pk Monthly Meal Planner + Shop Your Pantry Meal Ideas + 40 Dinner Theme Night Idea's + Blank Family Favorite Meals Sheet - INSTANT DOWNLOAD
- A Easy Grocery Calculator - INSTANT DOWNLOAD
- 2pk Grocery List Budget + Grocery & Meal Planning Wish List - INSTANT DOWNLOAD
- Lunch Box Meal Planner - INSTANT DOWNLOAD PRINTABLE
- Daily Meal Planner For The Busy - INSTANT DOWNLOAD PRINTABLE
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So that is where I'm at this week. Be sure to check out the matching grocery haul vlog if you want to see what I got and how I went with staying within my budget.
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