Cash Envelope Stuffing and Meal Planning | Grocery Savings Challenge

Have you started meal planning yet? We are only using cash for groceries for the month so I'm doing my cash envelope stuffing! I'm so ready tocut my grocery bill in half!

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[gloriazepeda]

I bought your printables and I am loving it, now I am motivated to meal plan .

[kailynandrian]

I’m seriously LOVING this channel Jia! Thank you !!

[lorieann]

Jia, when you do ground meat for certain meals, add black beans. It will stretch the amount and add more protein as well. I do that for taco salads or enchiladas.

On Sunday I roast a whole chicken and that gives us 2 dinner meals and 2 lunches.

For us Friday is fix your own/left overs as well as fix up any produce that needs to be eaten before it goes bad so we don't waste the food.

[itsspelledkhipi]

Saturdays can be “clean out the fridge” night - even with nights of leftovers there will likely be food left at the end of the week. Breakfast for dinner is also a good option. This is a good time to batch cook - waffles, French toast, pancakes, oatmeal, grits, even keto-friendly options. Cook a big breakfast meal for Saturday night dinner and double your batches for the freezer to take out for breakfasts during the week. Waffles, French toast and pancakes are easily reheated in the toaster. For a great Keto cookbook checkout Southern Keto. She has THE BEST wings recipe.

[momlife]

Monthly is overwhelming. I normally do mind weekly depending on the sale ads. We eat what is on sale that week. I grocery shop weekly. I have to plan for lunches, snacks and dinner for a family of 5.

[urika]

I will like to keep seeing the update on the meal planning and cannot wait to see your results..Happy New years everyone and good luck on your goals this year.😊

[Hfgdksue]

Yes please continue these videos! We wanna know how it goes for you and any tips you have learned along the way

[stephanietaylor]

Great idea to cook what u would normally order when u go out to eat on Saturdays. That's what we do. We just cook the favorites like sliders quesadillas etc. Since we've been doing that my kids don't even ask to go out on Saturdays anymore bc they love making their favs.

[laylamonster]

2 things I did to prepare for this:

1. I wrote down all the recipes I know how to cook without having to look on Pinterest so I have a go to list to refer to.
2. I did the pantry/freezer inventory

[ariturner]

I love your monthly plan idea. One thing I do for our ground beef is I cook it all at once and then split it for tacos and another dish like hamburger casserole or spaghetti. So Im only cooking it once. Chicken spaghetti is also another good meal.

[ibettcruz]

Yes !! Want to see the meal planning and grocery list!!🥗🌯🌮🍕🥩🍗

[MyCreativeLife]

For meal planning what has helped me.... when i cook a meal my family LOVES i write it down... the exact combo then i have go to meals to choose from when i plan my menu without thinking too much... Of course it takes a month to 2 months to COMPILE this list but then its done... and by looking at that list i can match up what i have in my freezer, or add the items to my weekly grocery list.... I sometimes throw in a few new recipes a month to try and then add it to my list or not depending on if we LOVE it or not. I have a family of 7 .... we spend around $1200 per month, it will be interesting to see how close we can stick to $700 in January, but will give it a try! I hope you have a follow up video to see how we all did at the end of the month... I will report back if you do ...

[shorTboo]

Keep showing this. It helps me figure out what to make as well. Thank you ❤️

[keshiawatson]

I’m in a food planning slump. This helps a lot.

[JesusGirly]

I have been waiting for this video. I am so excited to stay on budget, loved the content and new editing decals. 🙂

[JustMeRayanae]

#saveandsecureTHEBAG! Yes! I am down for that! My grocery day is Thursday’s so I’ll be sure to have my lists and envelope (until yours drops) ready!

I’ll also be joining you for the Keto Reboot on M&M ♥️ TFS!!!

[mommywifey]

Hi Jia, so glad to fine this channel. I did not know you had this channel. I found it and I heard your voice and I knew it was you. So proud of you girl. You better do th dang thang...😊😊😊 Keep them.coming so excited...

[velprice]

I love the cash envelopes, I'd love to have these! Great vids, keep em comin!

[HomeschoolGlue]

We spend about $800 and that’s for our family of four and breakfast, lunch, and snack for an additional 6 children in my daycare. We have been exclusively doing Walmart pickup for a while and it helps to not overspend and to stick to our plan!

[Itscrystal_g]

im loving your channel I recently started using my cash envelopes again as i prepare for the digital cash envelopes to launch (Qube Money). It has helped me and my hubby much to stay on budget I LOVE IT