October grocery shopping was about two things: convenient snacks and easy meals. I ended up working a ton, Jesse had a 4-day trip to a conference, and we were just overall busy. I think maybe that's just the season of life that we are in.  Here's what our grocery shopping and … [Read more...]

September just flew by! We started homeschool, my work schedule picked up, and Jesse has had plenty of school work as well. The kids and I have figured out a routine of shopping at Aldi and H-E-B on Monday mornings (we skip Aldi every other week when we are just doing fill in … [Read more...]

Ah, August. I had good intentions to lower the grocery bill, and then I totally didn't. But we did eat out less often and have more snacks at home, so that's still progress in the overall budget. Here's what we spent on groceries and household items, and our meal plans for … [Read more...]

We shopped quite a bit in July.  Some of it was replenishing pantry and freezer items from moving.  Some of it was just because we weren't in a routine yet (normally I shop on Mondays), so we went more often. As a result, we spent a bit more than I would have liked. But prices … [Read more...]