Our grocery bill is one of the highest expenses each month. This has been true since I started blogging many years ago.  I am continuing to gain knowledge and skills that I hope in the future will continue to control our spending.

We are currently in a busy season.  I am struggling to keep our eating out to a manageable level. Manageable meaning paying in cash and not adding to our credit card debit.   Hopefully, the things I am sharing will help this as well.

On Thursday, between running Zach to appointments, I was able to get three complete meals made. A turkey chill, which was eaten for dinner and then froze for a fourth meal. I also assembled two turkey casseroles. One was frozen and the other saved for use next week.

This morning everyone pitched in and we made up 30 “omelet bags”   We can simply add the bag and two eggs to the frying pan for a quick and nutritious breakfast.

I also ran two loads of kidney beans in the pressure canner. These will be used in the future for both soups and chill.

I am preparing for an extended pantry challenge during the months of January, February and March.   I decided to subscribe to Walmart plus for the month of December. This way we can continue to stock up on items that we are running low on or out of.  I will cancel before going to Florida at the end of December but this allows me to add things slower and also keeps me from overspending at the same time.   I am really liking this convivence but definitely not enough to spend $98 a year on it!