monday menus & deals

Okay, so after a few ‘off’ weeks I’m attempting to get back on my regular blogging schedule. This month I have been doing quite a bit of stockpiling and making use of some of the great CAT deals at Shaw’s.  (fyi: I’m in the process of writing a few step by step posts about extreme [...]

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monday menu & deals

Today starts week 4 and the final week of the Eat From the Pantry Challenge for me.  I have found that my freezer stock is dwindling but my pantry shelves still seem to have a fair amount on them (mostly oatmeal, soup, granola bars, cereal and soda). Last seek I spent $27.69… a tad more [...]

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monday menu & deals

We are on week 3 of the Eat from the Pantry Challenge in our house.  Since I have performed horribly at the grocery store in the last few weeks I will be going today with a very strict list: milk, mozz cheese, yogurt, bananas, hot pockets (for hubby’s lunch) and stirfry frozen veggies.  I have  $30.13 [...]

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monday menu & deals

So, it is week 2 on the Eat from the Pantry Challenge.  I’m not doing as well as I hoped at this point…but I’m still hoping that I’ll make my goal.  Week 1 update:  We stuck to the menu plan, plus I made two extra meals to give to a family.  I feel like we [...]

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Monday Menu & Deals

This week I’m starting a month long challenge with my menu and grocery shopping.  It is based off a challenge that Money Saving Mom did in January called Eat From the Pantry Challenge.  I am going to get creative and use up some of my pantry stockpile and freezer meals and try not to spend as much [...]

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Monday Menu & Deals

Last week I went overboard a bit on my budget… by about $25.  Oops!  But I felt justified because there were some good deals, I had to go to 2 stores to use a store coupon, and I stocked up on a bunch of stuff.  So, my plan for this week is to only spend [...]

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Monday Menu and Deals

  This year I have started to try to get my food shopping more organized.  I have begun creating a weekly menu, shopping every Monday, and attempting to stick to a budget each week.  I have also been stockpiling, which means I’m paying attention to sales and trying to use coupons to stock up on [...]

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