Have you ever wondered how to meal plan successfully? If you have and you want to save your family money then read on.... The half an hour a week that I spend planning our meals and shopping list saves us more money than anything else we do so it's well worth the short amount of time it takes to do so I thought I'd make my first post of 2013 all about meal planning and how we do it in our house. I have a meal planning notebook (there's a surprise) and every Saturday, I write down a list of everything we have in the fridge, the freezer and the cupboards. I then sit down and write a … [Read more...]
Family friendly frugal meals – Fishy pasta bake….
This week is my favourite week of the year - we always have lots planned and everything just seems more exciting because we know that Christmas is so close. We do have something planned for every night this week so meal planning is going to be a bit manic but I'm going to stick with it because I want to have a little extra to spend on next weeks food budget ;-) Monday - School party for Miss Frugal and I have one of Master Frugal's friends for tea so it's going to be quick and easy for the kids. I have some chicken pieces in the freezer so I might try some homemade chicken nuggets with … [Read more...]
Family Friendly Frugal Meals – filled giant Yorkshire puddings….
Another busy week this week - we have something planned for every night and I'm shattered just thinking about it! Meals are going to have to even quicker and easier so we can fit them in ;-) Monday - Filled Yorkshire puddings (see below). Tuesday - I'm out for tea with my friends for work as someone's leaving this week and seeing as Mr Frugal's at work, I'll be taking the kids with me. I'll feed them a quick tea of fish fingers, chips and peas before we go and let them have the pick of the desert menu while we eat I think as there's nothing on the menu that they'll go for. Wednesday … [Read more...]
Family friendly frugal meals – Leftover turkey and sweet potato curry….
We've all got a really busy week this week so our meal plan is going to have be a bit flexible. Monday - I made a curry yesterday using leftover turkey and sweet potato from our pretend thanksgiving meal to reheat for tea tonight. Curries are always better the next day I think so I'm really looking forward to it with a bit of rice and some naan bread. Tuesday - Play date night with some friends from Bethan's class, we take it in turns to have tea round each other's houses so I'm off the hook for tea tonight. Wednesday - I think we'll have toad in the hole with roasties and veg as I … [Read more...]
Do you always have some month left over at the end of the money….
I love that saying - do you always have some month left over at the end of the money? I first saw it on a fridge magnet at a service station we stopped at once and from then on it's been my favourite saying. It doesn't matter how much money your monthly budget says you should have left over at the end of every month if the actual amount left in your bank account doesn't come anywhere close. When we first started working out what our monthly budget was, we were pleasantly surprised to see that we had a healthy amount of money left over each month after our bill payments had been come out and … [Read more...]
Family Friendly Frugal Meals – Slow cooked brisket….
After the chaos of last week, we have a nice boring week ahead of us thank goodness. We're all feeling a bit bleugh at the minute to be honest. Mr Frugal is awaiting an MRI scan for his vertigo as the specialist says his symptoms are much worse than they would expect and he's also due to go for an x-ray and an ultrasound as the Dr thinks he also has kidney stones. As well as that, I have a bad back from where I slipped down the stairs yesterday and poor Miss Frugal has been suffering a little lately with her abdominal migraines. We should just paint a red cross over the door and … [Read more...]
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