tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779241084915059888.post6290537545572111..comments2023-11-25T04:36:34.357-05:00Comments on Teacher turned mommy... not as easy as it sounds!: stretching the buckLorihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12688642209556861948noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779241084915059888.post-46971362665158610122008-09-25T10:44:00.000-04:002008-09-25T10:44:00.000-04:00I don't know how you do it that cheaply! Accordin...I don't know how you do it that cheaply! According to my budget tracker, we've already spent $800 this month on grocery/Costco trips. Mabye I should follow your lead and plan ahead for our meals. Me and the girls do eat dinner leftovers for lunch a lot.Sonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17619512320204308004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779241084915059888.post-314187981697548202008-09-24T07:46:00.000-04:002008-09-24T07:46:00.000-04:00We try to stay close to home on the weekends and e...We try to stay close to home on the weekends and entertain ourselves in the backyard now that we have some fun stuff to play with!<BR/><BR/>I also just called our car insurance co and saved us quite a bit by finding another discount we weren't getting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779241084915059888.post-19247734299652222102008-09-23T21:36:00.000-04:002008-09-23T21:36:00.000-04:00I find it hard to save on food. We buy off brand....I find it hard to save on food. We buy off brand. We are vegetarians- so no meat. I make all out bread products. But I go back and forth over price (we are on a tight budget) and the fresh, organic, EXPENSIVE stuff I would like...<BR/><BR/>Your boys are adorable, by the way...Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17289736864100513764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779241084915059888.post-24665277296074563222008-09-23T21:22:00.000-04:002008-09-23T21:22:00.000-04:00My husband read somewhere that if you can go to th...My husband read somewhere that if you can go to the grocery store (at least) every 8 days....I try to stretch it and go every 12 days. I make my menu and stick to it. I normally will make a mini trip in between for milk and/or bread.<BR/><BR/>Now having said all that, while we have been renovating and living in this apartment, we've eaten out A LOT!Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11401389563505382738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779241084915059888.post-10304956249666057872008-09-23T20:46:00.000-04:002008-09-23T20:46:00.000-04:00I am really bad at making a menu and sticking to i...I am really bad at making a menu and sticking to it..Weeksie50https://www.blogger.com/profile/14910783599197320478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779241084915059888.post-83979475672149730412008-09-23T20:37:00.000-04:002008-09-23T20:37:00.000-04:00We eats lots of leftovers. I usually only cook may...We eats lots of leftovers. I usually only cook maybe three nights a week and the rest is leftovers. My husband is not a big eater so we alwasy have lots of food left. I try to plan my meals but do not always suceed. I also don't shop much. never for myself- and only once in a blue moon for Eliza.Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16291042482677932193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779241084915059888.post-76801390579613933452008-09-23T20:36:00.000-04:002008-09-23T20:36:00.000-04:00I totally get it. I just spent $230 at Walmart on...I totally get it. I just spent $230 at Walmart on Sunday because Jillian needed eeeeeverything. Diapers, wipes, formula, baby water (we have a well and can't use that to mix bottles),baby food, and on, and on, and on for daycare and at home! I just about passed out when she told me the total!I eat a lot of meals at my in-laws house. I can't even imagine if I had to buy full grocery orders too!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08446068595456304072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8779241084915059888.post-59245950501242298272008-09-23T17:53:00.000-04:002008-09-23T17:53:00.000-04:00i try to eat the previous nights dinner for lunch!...i try to eat the previous nights dinner for lunch! it's a saver!Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297662034510134776noreply@blogger.com