This is one of the biggest ways I have learned to save both time and money this year....not to mention sanity! Every two weeks, I sit down with the sales, my little meal planning book, and my planner...and I plan my grocery shopping list and meals for the next couple of weeks. First, I check out the sales and see if there's anything spectacularly on sale that will influence my meal planning. I add those items and basic necessities to my shopping list. Then, I look at my master dinner list, the remaining $ left in my grocery budget for the week, and then I juggle, juggle, juggle away. :)
When I'm done (and lots of scribbles made to my lists), I have a complete grocery list for multiple stores and a meal plan for the next two weeks. I usually write down my meals in my meal planning book and then transfer them to my planner. That way, I can choose meals that best fit our schedule...but I also have a record of what I have made for the past few weeks.
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