Grocery savings/Closet update

Closet Update

And now my closet looks like this...

:)



Grocery Savings

I realized just how much food I actually have in this house when a visiting friend yesterday needed to put some groceries in my freezer. It was not easy!

And that's just my freezer. The bottom shelf of my lazy susan is sagging because of all the food sitting on it.

It's the saver in me that wants to keep a good stockpile of food around. I mean what would happen if we were stranded in the house during a snow storm for a month? Okay, that probably will never happen.

My biggest downfall is figuring out what to do with all this stuff. I do use it occasionally, but not enough to make a dent. Then I buy more stuff when it's on sale, and again, I get the pileup like my closet.

My goal for this week (and one week every month) is to plan as many meals as I can using my stockpile. I'll cut my grocery allowance (I give myself $75 a week for groceries) down to $30 for that week to buy fresh produce and things for Ben's lunch. I know I'll never deplete my stores because I'm always picking up stuff when it's a good deal.

I'll post this week's menu when I figure it out. I have a feeling we'll be eating a lot of beans this week!