These are somethings I do in preparation to the work week:
>Prepared 7 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch. They are in the freezer (just grab and bag for my son's lunch). He alternates between pb and J and half of a large bagel with cream cheese and one day of buying lunch at school.
>bagged cookies and set aside nutri-grain bars.
>prepared 4 breakfast sandwiches (egg, cheese and half a slice of ham) on Arnold's Best multi-grain sandwich thins. Heat in the microwave for 35 seconds. This has been very useful for me because it helps me avoid the temptation to stop at McDonalds for a breakfast sandwich on my way to work.
>Prepared a batch of chicken and tuna salad for lunches.
>Prepared a batch of pancake mix. Shake and pour and my son can have them for breakfast.
I also make 2 extra servings every night for dinner. We alternate between leftovers and sandwiches for lunch. I also marinate or prepare any meat I will be making for Monday's dinner since its the only day of the work week I feel more inclined to eat out.
So far I've only spent a dollar buying a snacks at work in two months. I was craving something salty and I only had 100 calorie snacks stored at work.
We eat out twice a week but it's take-out, usually Pizza or Chinese food. I treat the boys to McDonald's once a week, even though we should do Subway instead (it's healthier).
All of this takes me about 40 minutes to prepare but it saves me a lot of time and money!
In preparation for the work week.
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Have a great week!
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My husband and I grew up very poor. I'm the fourth of seven and my husband third of nine and we did without a lot of things but we had our families to count on. We are fortunate to earn good salaries and throughout our marriage we've never carried any credit card debt. We also have a rental house that is completely paid off and nets us a good amount of money every month. We encouraged our college age son to go to a community college for two years instead of spending an arm and a leg for a four year university. He will finish the two years in the Spring of 2010 and has opted to attend an NJ state university and commute to school to save the money on room and board. He paid for the two years and planning to pay tuition for the reminder of his education. My husband and I realize that we are fortunate and that we need to be good stewardess of life's blessing. It is important for us to help out our parents in their old age and keep our children grounded. We also strive to take of the things we buy so they last longer. I read a lot and learn from other people, including all of you at savingadvice.com. All of you inspire me to find ways to economize.
Thank you LuxLiving, Imasaver, crazyliblady and homebody for your comments.
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