I live, write, and garden in the PNW with my husband of 28 years, disabled daughter, adult son, and my 84-year-old mother. We have paid off $250,000.00 worth of debt (if you include the interest) in the last fifteen years and as of 6/12/2020 are 100% DEBT FREE!!!!I am ridiculously anxious for Friday to get here so I can pay off more debt. It's almost silly how much I am looking forward to seeing those balances drop. Meanwhile, trying to get those grocery costs to stay under control, so here's the plan for tomorrow.
Breakfast:
French Toast with real maple syrup ($2.50)
Homemade beef sausage ($1.73)
Milk ($2)
Total $6.23
Lunch:
2 kids
PB& Honey sandwich (.50)
Turkey ham sandwich ($1)
Apple (.50)
Orange (.50)
baggy potato chips (.50)
baggy natural Cheetos (.50)
water
2 adults
Leftover spaghetti (free)
bananas (.50)
water
Total $4
Dinner:
Homemade meatball sandwiches
--Homemade French Bread ($1)
--Pound of hamburger ($1.73)
--Cheddar, parmesan, romano cheeses ($2)
--Garlic (.25)
--leftover spaghetti sauce (free)
Milk ($2)
Total $6.98
Food for the day: $17.22
It's going to be a lot harder to keep the costs down while DH is home. We tend to have more protein then. Still if I can keep it under $20 a day when he's here, that's still pretty good.
Meal Planning for Thursday
March 3rd, 2011 at 07:09 am
March 3rd, 2011 at 03:40 pm 1299166809
If you don't haver a crock pot/slo cooker yet, they are often available at Goodwill type outlets.
Have you considered making your own bread? It's fun, stress relieving and like soup, the combinations are nearly endless. You will be shocked at how inexpensive a loaf of bread is! The initial outlay feels high but bumps your commitment. If the first few loaves are disappointing don't worry, it gets better and easier with repetition...kind of similar to playing the piano. Your friends will luv you and plead for home made bread!
March 3rd, 2011 at 06:30 pm 1299177005
March 3rd, 2011 at 09:43 pm 1299188602
NGG--Yeah, the anticipation is weird but exciting.