It's finally here!!!! The final week, week 4, of the current 4 week Flybuys deal I have been doing. If you could see me right now you would see me jumping for joy lol lol lol Not because I don't enjoy meal planning and grocery shopping, but because it has taken up so much more of my time than I'm use to when I'm doing it all just monthly. I've missed not being able to do more here on the VIP Lounge, You Tube channel, regular This Mum At Home blog and honestly just having more time together with my family. I am VERY MUCH looking forward to returning to Monthly grocery hauls and meal planning :)
So as part of my Flybuys deal I need to spend at least $90 per week for 4 weeks to receive a BIG 10,000 points at the end. Those 10,000 points equals $50. By the time I claim a few boost points and other things they offer me on products along the way I'm hoping to end up with around $60-$70 at the end of the month. Without me spending any extra than I had already planned with my budget that extra $$$ is supurb! - ***Update - I ended with $76 in Flybuys dollars :)
Another change to share with you this month is that I have decided to up my 'monthly grocery haul' budget from $300 to $400. If you're not aware $300 per month is my usual big grocery shop budget for the month and then I allow an extra $50 per week for the 3 weeks after for any 'extras' I may need. Those extra's are usually extra fresh fruit & veg, milk, things we unexpectedly run out of and any catalogue specials that pop up that I want to take advantage of. So as a total grocery budget for the month it is $450. With the budget change it will now be $400 for the main shopping plus $150 for the 'extras', So that comes to a total of $550.
However, because I am shopping weekly for the next 4 weeks I have taken that monthly budget and divided by 4 to set a weekly budget. So my weekly budget is around $137 per week. I do not have a 'extras' budget as its already included. So this week I've again decided to go with $120 as the main shop budget with anything left over set aside in case I need it during the week.
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
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.