Menu Plan Monday

Well, back to the 2 week menu plan. I scored a bunch of markdown meat in the last week or so, enough for 24 meals. I'm going to hold off buying any at full price for awhile!

Here's the plan:

Breakfasts:

Eggs

Oatmeal

Cereal

all served with fruit

Lunches:

Find your own

Dinners:

Spaghetti, salad

Cashew chicken, rice, carrots

Country fried steak, mashed potatoes, corn

Beef stroganoff, salad, bread

Split pea soup, ham, carrots

Ham, homemade mac and cheese, green beans

Hotdogs, pork and beans, mixed veggies

Pizza, salad

Chicken cordin bleu, pasta with cheese and baby spinach, broccoli

Pancakes, sausage, peaches

Pot roast with potatoes and carrots

Steak sandwiches, fries, baby carrots

Brats, homemade mac and cheese, zuchinni

Tacos

Super Savings Saturday

Markdown meat is my friend. Especially since we eat alot of it! I found a ton at Walmart on Thursday.

3 packs of Sirloin tip steaks $1.99-$2.98 a packs, saved $1.21 a pack

1 box of Italian sausages(12) $6.85, saved $2.93

1 pack of Cubed Steak $6.87, saved $2.93

1 box of Johnsonville Brats $7.48, saved $3.20

1 1lb ground chuck, $1.81, saved $0.77

1 3lb chuck roast, $6.73, saved $3.28

1 2lb pack eye of round(to be cut up for stew meat) $5.48, saved $2.71

2 Family packs boneless, skinless chicken breast@$1.78/lb



6 boxes of Ronzini pasta $1.50 each- 6 $1/1 coupons= $0.50 each




With all the markdowns I've found, plus what I had in the freezer, I have around 24 meals worth of meat!

My Coke Rewards

Joseph loves Coke. Alot. So I love My Coke Rewards! We earn a few points every week from his habit and people also give me their points if they don't want to mess with them. I've earned free 12 packs, gift cards to Subway, goodies for Joseph(Coke Hat, watch, more) and now since money is tight, I just renewed my Martha Stewart Living magazine subscription! I was saving up for a carrying case for my laptop, but that can always wait since I don't take it around with me much since we have internet at the house now.


Hopefully by the time my Whole Living subscription becomes due, I'll have enough points to renew it this way too.

It's a great way not to use money we desperately need on something like a magazine and I can still get a little enjoyment each month with something for myself!

Do you like My Coke Rewards?(and no I wasn't compensated or anything for this post!)

This is posted to Works For Me Wednesday and Frugal Friday

September Clutter Update

Slackeritis kicked in this month. Big time. I'm not sure what I did with my new found 4 hour 4 days a week freedom but it sure wasn't doing any extra decluttering! I made of list and certainly didn't do anything. Ugh. I promise to be better this month. Honest. Here's the very sad list for September:

1 broken bookshelf trashed

1 trash bag of old shredded papers recycled

That's it. 2 lonely little things. That leaves 173 things left. I'm HOPING to take care that this month!

12 New Things: September FAIL!

Oops! Where did September go?????? AGH! Yes, I totally failed. It's probably because I've had my nose stuck in a book in my free time. I was supposed to break out the sewing machine and play around with it. Eck. I'm so bad.

I guess I will have to double up this month, sewing and bread baking. Should be an interesting month around here!

Menu Plan Monday

It's an eat from the freezer week...I'll only need to buy a few things from the store to get us through. Some of these are carryovers for when we've had to move the menu around for whatever reason.

Breakfasts:

Oatmeal

Eggs

Cold cereal

all served with fruit

Lunches

find your own

Dinners

Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, corn

Pork chops, rice with gravy, green beans

Italian sausages, scalloped potatoes, carrots

Chicken wings, homemade fries, broccoli

Onion soup with cheese and bread

Steak sandwiches with cheese, mushrooms, salad

Cheeseburgers, homemade fries, spinach

Finer Things Friday

While a new baby is the best, a new puppy is second best! Our Mini Pin gave birth to one fat, healthy baby girl Monday night and has definitely made this week a fine one!