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My $200 grocery budget got cut in half after I started meal planning on Sunday afternoons
I used to just grab stuff at Food Lion whenever I felt hungry. Last month I tried sitting down with a notebook every Sunday and writing out dinners for the week. It took about 30 minutes and I saved $110 on groceries that first week. Now I check what's in my pantry before I buy anything. Has anyone else found a specific day or time that works best for planning?
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jade7381mo ago
Oh man, "I used to just grab stuff at Food Lion whenever I felt hungry" is basically my life story before I got my act together. I tried the Sunday planning thing too, and yeah it worked, but honestly I found more success doing it on Thursday nights when I'm already kindof dreading the weekend. Something about procrastinating on chores makes me hyper-focused on saving money. Plus by Thursday my fridge is basically empty so I can see exactly what I actually need without having to dig through three weeks of expired yogurt. I bet you also saved like 40 bucks just from not buying random bags of chips and dips every time you walked past aisle four.
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