Menu Plan Monday – March 1

Welcome back!

Wow! March, how’d you get here so fast?  I’m still using E-mealz.com but swapping some around due to our tastes.  Here’s this week’s menu and it may not look like the E-mealz one.

1)  Sweet & Sour Chicken , rice, veggies

2)  Chili Dogs

3) BBQ nachos

4)  Pimento and cheese sandwiches, chips, pickles

5)  White pork chili (with leftover meat from BBQ nachos)

6)  Good Gravy pork chops, mashed potatoes, baked beans

7)  Sloppy joes, fries

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Menu Plan Monday – February 15

Again this week I’m using E-Mealz for part of my menu.  I am enjoying it, though I haven’t fully converted to using it entirely.  There have been a few of the meals that I knew my husband would not eat so I had to modify.  This week’s menu includes:

1) Hamburger steaks, macaroni & cheese, beans

2)  Crock pot Teriyaki Chuck Roast with potatoes and veggies

3)  Fresh Polynesian Pizza , Tossed salad

4)  Coca-Cola Pork Chops, Au gratin potatoes, green beans

5)  Garlic Shrimp & Grits, Steamed Asparagus

6)  Roast Beef Mini Sandwiches, Zesty Sweet potato fries

7)  Grilled Tilapia, loaded potatoes, grilled asparagus (My husband is cooking this meal.)

**I will receive a small commission if you purchase E-mealz subscription via my link.

How I Plan to Use my Coupons Each Week

Last week I blogged about how I find time to coupon, and promised I’d share more of my coupon strategy with my readers.  Today, I am doing so, with how i plan to use my coupons each week.  With couponing, for me, planning has been key.

My steps for couponing include creating a menu plan, creating a grocery list and sorting out coupons I plan to use.  Each week I have my hubs pick up a store flyer for a store that I like to shop at for meat.  They aren’t as cheap on other items but have good meat specials and better meat than Super Walmart.  I also get the CVS and Walgreens flyers from my mother in laws Sunday paper.  I use all of these to plan what I need in the way of necessities and where I’ll purchase them as well as stocking up on good deals and creating a menu for the week.

Once I see what meat is on special and what coupons I have for other items I can plan my menu, write my list and sort my coupons.  I put the coupons I plan to use in an envelope and carry both with a pen to the grocery store.  I have gotten in the habit of carrying my coupon binder as well just in case I see something on a good deal that I know I have a coupon for.  That way I can grab it as I wait to check out. 

That’s my strategy.  What’s yours?  Do you have one that is tried and true that would make my couponing easier? Please share!

Photo credit: Bruce Turner

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