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Through reading other blogs and talking to friends who enjoy saving, couponing, and taking surveys I have become even more inspired to try new things that will help us to lower our budget, save more towards our goals, and help those in need when they least expect it....
This week I am going to try Menu Planning.  I have done some research and found quite a few interesting suggestions and ideas on how different people make their menu plans.

Here are some of the things I am going to try to help me with my menu planning as I try to find a plan that works for me and my litter.



*Plan Out a Week at a Time (I have decided that a Month at a Time is not right for us right now)
*Include Some Freezer Cooked Meals That Can Be Prepared Ahead of Time
*Include Leftovers from Dinner Into Lunch
*Try New Recipes That I Normally Wouldn't Have Time For (I have tons of printed recipes, copies of old family recipe, magazine clippings, and cook books that I have been collecting for years and hopefully this will help me try them and re-use some and get rid of others that we don't like)
*Work Out the Menu Around Seaonsonal Produce, As Well As Sale Items From Local Stores

Any Recipes You Want to Share....?

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