Roomie and I have decided that we need to start being super frugal - to this end, I have decided to try menu planning. I've tried it in the past where I wrote down a dinner idea on a calendar for the entire month but that usually went dreadfully astray at some point during the month (usually in the first few days) when I would inevitably decide that I did not feel like cooking and would send out for pizza or zip through the drive through.
This time around, I am only planning for a week at a time and only planning dinners. So, I will return on Monday, July 27th (am currently at my mom's house for the weekend) and thus will start next week's planning on Tuesday.
Tuesday - Salsa Chicken with rice
Wednesday - turkey burgers with tater tots and salad
Thursday - my birthday dinner - tbd later.
Friday - Chicken spinach mushroom pizza
Saturday - Rotisserie chicken w/rice a roni and salad
Just checked the weather report and the weather should cooperate with my menu planning - otherwise, would need to revise for menus that do not require turning on the oven and/or stove in a heat wave.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
Thoughts on Life and Finances
I LOVE reading personal finance blogs - I'm not sure why but I just flat out adore reading about other people's money. They don't really even have to have any money - I like hearing about how they save the occasional nickel or how and why they decided to spend said nickel. I like reading about other people's frugality and little discoveries they make along their frugal and financial journeys. That said, I'm still not quite ready to make this a personal finance blog - I'm still not ready to bare my debt to all.
I will say that I need to be more in control of my finances and make smarter decisions. I will also say that I want to at least have the land I want to build my dream house on. I know that the house will have to come later but the land can be bought before I move back to North Carolina.
I also want to de-clutter my house more. I need to exercise more. Basically, I think I need to scrape up some self-discipline and commence to spreading it around the various areas of my life. We (Roomie and I) need to eat out less and eat at home a lot more often. And by eating at home, I mean preparing the damn meals at home, not zipping through a drive through and bringing it back to eat at home.
A gym near me is currently offering a summer special - there's another gym that has a better offer but they don't have a pool and I miss swimming. I'm going to have to investigate the gym with the pool. I don't think I could bear to be in a bathing suit in public right now, but at least it would be a goal to work towards.
I may start posting menu plans for the week in an effort to eat at home more. We'll see.
I will say that I need to be more in control of my finances and make smarter decisions. I will also say that I want to at least have the land I want to build my dream house on. I know that the house will have to come later but the land can be bought before I move back to North Carolina.
I also want to de-clutter my house more. I need to exercise more. Basically, I think I need to scrape up some self-discipline and commence to spreading it around the various areas of my life. We (Roomie and I) need to eat out less and eat at home a lot more often. And by eating at home, I mean preparing the damn meals at home, not zipping through a drive through and bringing it back to eat at home.
A gym near me is currently offering a summer special - there's another gym that has a better offer but they don't have a pool and I miss swimming. I'm going to have to investigate the gym with the pool. I don't think I could bear to be in a bathing suit in public right now, but at least it would be a goal to work towards.
I may start posting menu plans for the week in an effort to eat at home more. We'll see.
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