Southern Illinois Money Savers

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I talked about menu planning in depth when I wrote a short series a while back detailing how I shop.  For those of you who are new to the world or coupons and saving money, menu planning is key.  Whether you are going to use 100 coupons in a shopping trip or none having a menu plan will save you money.

Knowing what your family will be eating for one week, two weeks or even a month will keep you on track.

• A plan will save trips to the store because you will have already bought items according to your plan.
• A plan will curb the urge to order a pizza or get take out because you have no idea what to cook for dinner, thus saving money.
• A plan will make your day less stressful because you will not have that 5pm scramble to come up with dinner.
• By having a plan you will spend less at the grocery store than you would if you just shop aimlessly putting anything in the cart that looks good. (this is how I used to shop)

For specifics on how I write up my menu plan you can visit here.

Do you menu plan?  Do you plan weekly, monthly?  Leave a comment, I would love to hear about it!