Meal Planning – Day 4 (Making Meals)

Meal Planning – Day 4 (Making Meals)

The day everything goes wrong. Despite my best intentions, I make so many mistakes when making meals.  On Friday I decided to make some fried rice with the beef I’d previously cooked and prepped.  I added a ton of frozen veggies that were starting to...
Meal Planning – Day 3 (Prepare Carbs)

Meal Planning – Day 3 (Prepare Carbs)

This activity fits perfectly fine into a weekday and often has to be done a few times.  The goal is to have the heavy carbs prepared so that meals are quicker to put together and more filling.  So I would generally aim to end this around supper time. Having base...
Meal Planning – Day 2 (Shop and Prep Meats)

Meal Planning – Day 2 (Shop and Prep Meats)

Grocery shopping can be a pain for numerous reasons.  I’ve switched to going to the local grocery store, ideally on the weekend in the morning.  Primarily because I have more energy and secondly, I have the time to prep all the meat that I will purchase. I often...
Meal Planning – Day 1 (Cleanout and menu)

Meal Planning – Day 1 (Cleanout and menu)

Some people may be able to do several days’ worth of my meal planning method in one day.  That’s not me.  At least not right now.  The grocery store is my nightmare.  It’s torture.  Before 2020, I had my groceries delivered, but where I moved it took...

Budget Reduction – Meal Planning

Budgeting has revealed several categories of unnecessary over-spending and a general lack of control. When you first start budgeting, similar to the Konmari system, you are instantly surprised to discover where your money is going. This is really just tracking your...