tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6136458973040317382.post8930320268571251902..comments2023-12-19T10:07:06.501-07:00Comments on oriGINAl imaGINAtion: Menu PlanningGinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16718039756933987279noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6136458973040317382.post-55950862419673858722010-03-13T04:59:52.604-07:002010-03-13T04:59:52.604-07:00Yay! I'm so glad you've decided to join t...Yay! I'm so glad you've decided to join the menu planning crowd. I hope this new habit serves you well. :)Kristen@TheFrugalGirlhttp://thefrugalgirl.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6136458973040317382.post-54476992704053969742010-03-12T10:22:06.526-07:002010-03-12T10:22:06.526-07:00I plan out our menus a month at a time. Before I s...I plan out our menus a month at a time. Before I started going by a menu the kids would come home from school hungry and I'd have to scramble to find them a snack. Then I'd scramble to figure out what I was going to fix for dinner while they tried to do their homework without me. It really made for some grouchy afternoons for all of us. It's amazing to me how much less stress is in our household when I have the menu planned out. Not to mention the cost savings. I always have a 3 month supply of food in the house to rotate. That way I am able to pick up stuff when it is on sale rather than when I need it. By using a menu and rotating my pantry I have cut our grocery budget down from $700/mo for the six of us to $500.Mandiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05289072369399366866noreply@blogger.com