As a mom of three, I know how hard it can be to get dinner on the table some nights. When you get home late, the house is a mess, and you forgot to thaw any meat for dinner. I’ve been there many times, and even though I can’t promise that your life will run perfectly smooth if you just meal plan, I can promise you that your meal times can run more smoothly when you have a plan in place.
So I wanted to help you make it happen! This meal planning workbook is packed with my tried and true tips for stretching your food to stretch that grocery budget, along with a meal plan for all seven days (plus a bonus meal every week) and the recipes for all the meals!
That’s 32 recipes to help make meal planning so much easier! I even include lots of shortcuts so you can use what you want and keep what you don’t want to use for later.
“My family really loved getting to try these new recipes! My kid’s favorite was of course the green bean fries! I loved that it was organized and all the tips you shared! Thank you!” – Amanda, Steubenville, Ohio
“I love that you share not only the meal plan but the recipes too! I’ve followed you forever on Instagram and everything you make looks so delicious! Thank you for finally sharing your recipes!” – Renee, Bakersfield, California
“Thank you for making my life easy! 🙂 For real though thank you for this resource. My husband really appreciated these meals and I love that you encourage us to use leftovers in many of these recipes making them super frugal. My husband just like yours loves the Breakfast Burritos to grab on his way out the door for work in the morning. Thank you Jessi for being such a bright light online!” – Christy, Knoxville, Tennessee
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I love writing about my family's journey towards financial freedom and about ways to optimize your life, save money, and live well! Here are a few more ways you can save money:
- Cook at home. During our debt-free journey we NEVER went out to eat because we honestly couldn't afford it, and now, even though we could afford it, we still don't go out to eat that often. But I'll be honest, meal planning was such a struggle for me during that time, but it totally saved our budget when I did it effectively! I ended up using a meal planning service for about two years which helped me not only meal plan better, but also helped me to create wholesome, healthy, and delicious meals for my whole family! You can see all the details and try different meal plans based on your preferences here .
- Earn gift cards. A simple way to earn a little extra money from home by using the Swagbucks site instead of Google for searching. I actually still do this to earn Home Depot gift cards for all our home projects. You can also do surveys and a few other things to earn points, which you redeem to purchase gift cards from them. Swagbucks is what we used to earn Amazon gift cards to help pay for Christmas or cash through PayPal to help pay off our debt faster. You can sign up for Swagbucks here.
- Switch Cell Phone Providers. One of the best things we did on the debt-free journey was to switch from our super expensive $150+ a month cell phone bill to a much more affordable plan! In fact, my cell phone bill is only $30 a month (my husband's plan is paid by his business)! Check out Mint Mobile here to see if you can save your family some money!
- Create a budget. It took us a while to figure out a budget that works well for our family, but the two things that we have used over the years and still do (and still love) are my Budget Binder and Personal Capital (online budgeting software). You can see my Budget Binder tutorial here and check out Personal Capital here.
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