Sunday, September 30, 2007
Frugality
| My September posts dealt with my thoughts on ways to generate extra income. I have a full time job as a legal assistant, and I work part-time as an office assistant. Sometimes it just isn't possible to fit another job in - unless you don't need those 4 or 5 hours of sleep you've been getting. Cutting expenses is one way to feel as if your income has increased. My favorite way to cut expenses is to slash the grocery budget. I take it as a personal challenge to try to spend less this week than I did last week. Below is this week's dinner menu, along with the prices for each item - the prices may vary in your area. I do NOT watch my carbs, protein, yada yada, although I am mindful of my fat intake, so you can adjust this according to your diet. And I am NOT a nutritionist, but I do try to incorporate as many food groups as I can into a meal. *Your vote in the poll at the bottom of the page would be appreciated* Sunday: Spaghetti and meatballs, garlic bread, green vegetable (peas or green beans) Spaghetti noodles $.80 Ground turkey $2.00 Bread (loaf $.90, 6 pieces used, cost approx $.18) Peas $.50 can TOTAL $3.48 Monday: Chicken Pot Pie Chicken $1.98 (for 1 pound) Veg-All $1.00 Crust (I make my own, $.20) TOTAL $3.18 Tuesday: Chicken, Mac and Cheese, Green Beans Chicken $1.98 Macaroni shells $.80 Cheese $2.00 Green beans $.50 TOTAL $5.28 Wednesday: Veggie Night Peas $.50 Squash $2.00 ($1/lb) Potatoes $1.25 ($2.50 for 10 lb bag on sale) Corn $1.20 (4 ears of corn) Bread $.18 (6 slices of loaf bread) TOTAL $5.13 Thursday: Tuna and Rice with Peas Tuna $1.00 Rice $1.09 (1/2 box) Peas $.50 TOTAL $2.59 Friday: Pizza Crust (I make my own for about $.20, but you can purchase the bag of crust for $.70) Sauce $.80 Toppings - Cheese $1.50, Pepperoni $3.00 (we LOVE pepperoni so we use about 1/2 = $1.50) TOTAL $4.00 Saturday Tacos Chicken (I don't eat beef) $1.98 Shells $.80 Seasoning $.40 TOTAL $3.18 For some of the items (such as the homemade crust and mac & cheese), I'm assuming that the ingredients are already in the pantry. So the total dinner budget for this week is $26.84 . Lunches are taken care of - leftovers! |
posted by Krista at 7:22 PM
