Hey everyone! I feel like I haven’t made a Sunday Meal Plan post in what seems like forever. And not having a legitimate meal planning post has definitely hurt my wallet. I don’t think about the food I’m going to make as much as I would if I had a meal plan.
I pretty much just throw anything into the shopping cart, and call it good. Except, I never get anything that is good enough for a full meal!
I think the dining room plan that I have hopes for (click to view it from my old Sunday meal plan which has the picture) is finally going to be completed either this month or next.
My friend and I are driving to Ikea (WHY DON’T THEY HAVE ONE AROUND HERE?!) and plan on doing this soon. Hopefully this is sooner rather than later.
We are planning on eating in as much as we can for both December and January. Anyone want to join me on my challenge to eat at home as much as you can?
Also, since we will be on vacation from the 16th to the 19th, I am looking for a couple of guest posts. I would prefer the posts to revolve around money of course, but maybe about how you save on vacations, what side jobs you have, and/or what your long-term goals are. Is anyone interested?
So how is your food budget going? How much money do you think you’ll spend on food in December?
Here’s what I plan on making as our main course for each dinner:
- Monday – Creamy Spring Pasta (pictured above)
- Tuesday – Korean Style Tacos
- Wednesday – Out to eat
- Thursday – Sausage Chili Recipe
- Friday – Spaghetti
- Saturday – Out to Eat
- Sunday – Steak
laura @ nms says
I'm doing well with my food budget this month – want to have more to spend holiday week.
Look forward to seeing your completed dining room. I'm doing ours in similar colours in the New Year.
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makingsenseofcents says
I'm excited to see my completed dining room also! 🙂
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Pauline says
I would join you on the challenge to eat in but I go to town for grocery shopping once a week and have a $3 fried chicken meal on the way back, can’t do any better (that shopping trip is exhausting buying construction materials and running errands so we are starving on the way back and too tired to cook).
makingsenseofcents says
You should join anyways! $3 is not much 🙂
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Lena says
I think I automatically join you in with your challenge 🙂 We try to eat in as much as we can anyway but especially in December. This month is expensive enough!
makingsenseofcents says
I agree, December is so expensive!
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kellystahley says
Hello! I just nominated you for the Liebster blog award! You can read more about the award in my last post! Congrats! http://www.blartblog.com/2012/12/liebster-award.h…
-Kelly 🙂
makingsenseofcents says
Thanks so much Kelly!
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MoneyMasterMom says
Our freezers are jammed full of freezer meals so we'll be eating those for the next 2-3 weeks. It's great, it feels like take out, without the cost 🙂
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makingsenseofcents says
That must be nice. You should do a post and recipes! I know I would love to see that.
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Heather @ The Life Unexpected says
Hey girl! I’m definitely in with your eating in challenge 🙂 also, if you’re still looking I would LOVE to write a guest post for you, email me at heatherdraney@gmail.com if you have a spot open 🙂
Much love!
Heather
makingsenseofcents says
Emailed ya 🙂
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Kim@Eyesonthedollar says
We are definitely trying to eat in this month, but we got pizza last night, so we'll have to double up on our efforts for the rest of the month. I would love to send you a guest post on saving on vacations if you'd like. I think I could get it done tomorrow. Shoot me an email if you want.
makingsenseofcents says
Yes that would be wonderful! Please send it if you can 🙂 Will be sending you an email.
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Sharon says
Since I just posted about my out of control food category for 2012, I'm definitely 'IN' with the food challenge. I just joined eMeals and hope to be saving quite a bit of money, especially with the new ALDI opening up near my home. I'll keep you posted! :)!
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makingsenseofcents says
What's emeals? Definitely interested to know more about this!
And yes Aldi is super cheap.
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The Blonde says
I`m going away tuesday, so we`ll only have one meal together this week, but it`s a real treat. Homemade Chicken Korma. Have been using this recipe from Jamie Oliver: http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/curry-recipes/…
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makingsenseofcents says
This looks super yummy! Thanks for sharing this recipe.
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The Blonde says
I`m going away tuesday, so we`ll only have one meal together this week, but it`s a real treat. Homemade Chicken Korma. Have been using this recipe from Jamie Oliver: http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/curry-recipes/…
Jason Clayton says
That creamy spring pasta looks pretty darn good. Yum!
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