I LOVE oatmeal. Oatmeal has been my breakfast of choice for YEARS. It all started with some instant oats when I was a first year teacher. Pouring a packet into a bowl and popping them into the microwave was a welcome warm treat on those 5:30AM commutes to my school. I held onto those instant oats packets until I got married and then I discovered quick oats. The same quickness as the instant oats, but WAY cheaper. This is also when I ... Read the Post...
An Affordable Grocery Haul | Cycle 18
All of the groceries for the next 10 days for our family was $100.65! Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. It’s all here for our family of 4. By meal planning and using up all of the food in our kitchen (not letting anything go to waste!) I save a TON of money every single month! Read all about that here. If you haven’t tried Walmart Grocery Pickup, you really should. Here is a link to make your first order today! You will get $10 off of ... Read the Post...
An Affordable Family Meal Plan | April 11-20
We have been having BEAUTIFUL weather for the past week. Most of our time has been spent outside in the backyard, at the park or on a walk! This time of year is just SO life giving and I am just so thankful for it this year. We've got quite a bit of chicken on the menu this week (it saves a lot of money to simplify your meal plans by major ingredients!! Read all about my 5 ingredient meal plans here!) Follow along with our entire plan, ... Read the Post...
A Month of Family Groceries for Under $365
Over budget. Ugh! I went 12 dollars over budget this month. $362. $12 over my monthly budget of $350 for our family of 4 groceries. Oh well, this happens sometimes, and it is OK! I can't remember the last time I went over budget, so I feel like I have built up a little bit of wiggle room by saving so much in months past! It's definitely not something that I will let turn into a habit, but it's also not something that I'm going to ... Read the Post...