Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Meal Planning, Coupons & Grocery Budgets, OH MY!!

So in an attempt to live more simply & to be better stewards of our money so we have more to give, I have jumped in to the whole couponing/meal planning thing. I am still extremely new at this & really don't fully know what I'm doing yet, but I'm really trying to understand it all! I attended a couponing workshop, ordered my extra Sunday papers, and have started stockpiling my coupons (newspaper & internet). I've run across some good websites/resources that I wanted to share with you really quick that are helping me in all of this! Let me know if you know of other good resources!

  • Check out this list of free downloads! I'm LOVING all these templates--grocery budget, meal planner, grocery list (you just click the things you need & hit print--SO EASY & FAST!!)

  • http://www.truecouponing.com/ This may be a local website--not sure, but it is awesome! These 3 ladies go to my church and are godly lovely women. There whole reason for couponing is to buy extra so you can share with those around you...love that!

  • http://www.tastykitchen.com/ This is the recipe database that the Pioneer Woman (pretty much my favorite blog evah!!) set up--it is amazing & so easy to use. Just type in what you're wanting to cook & it pulls up all these great easy recipes with reviews and detailed instructions. You can also print your recipes or set up a recipe box to save recipes you want to try in the future.

  • the iSlice cutter...you're going to laugh at me, but this thing is AWESOME!! It makes cutting coupons so much faster & easier. I paid $3 for mine--not sure how much they are on the website, but I would definitely recommend it!

Ok...that's all I can think of for now! Just had to share some of my treasures with you :)

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  1. SmlTwnLdyJuly 7, 2010 at 8:21 PM

    We've been meal planning and couponing for close to 4 years now. (Thank you Dave Ramsey! :)) Jason has always been a big Dave Ramsey fan and then our church started Financial Peace University so we took the class.

    I cheat on my meal planning because I am incapable of/ to lazy to find the time to meal plan so I subscribe to e-mealz.com. We are not picky eaters so this works for us. They plan a menu for you using the items that are on sale and the coupons available. They also make a grocery list for you. Then I use southernsavers.com, fiddledeedeemom.com, and couponmom.com's database to find all the coupons that match what I need to buy.

    I use moneysavingmom.com and commonsensewithmoney.com for CVS and Walgreens deals since those are the only stores in town that I like buying from. I get cheap toiletries and diapers at those stores.

    I can't wait to look through the websites you mentioned in your post! One of my goals is to plan my own meals so I can learn to cook the dishes on which Jason and I grew-up without busting our budget.

    I love to read your blog.

    Leslie

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