this is something that every man & woman has to do from time to time ---or weekly. :)
Dustin has come up with this neat little sheet we call our "Dashboard" where we keep things like our budget, weekly & month goals, Crowd favorite menu items, grocery lists, "R-A-D" charts (Room a day) Things we would like or want to do with the house... and on and on.
I have found it much easier when making my grocery list to have in an excel spreadsheet that has formula's in it. So, when working with my budget I know exactly where I'm ending up, plus tax. This spreadsheet is always evolving. A few weeks ago, before really diving into my couponing I just had basics like Item, Ballpark Price, Actual Price ... Now- I've got a little better for those of us who like to use coupons, breaking it down to coupons 1-2-3. (is this making any sense??)
Since making this spreadsheet it makes making my grocery list like a fun scavenger hunt, once I get my list sorted out I can then begin looking for my coupons for the items on my list. I use Coupon Mom to help me find what I need, along with the weekly Sunday paper of course! :)
If you're interested into deep diving into your grocery list-- let me know and I'll send you over my spreadsheet!
Dustin has come up with this neat little sheet we call our "Dashboard" where we keep things like our budget, weekly & month goals, Crowd favorite menu items, grocery lists, "R-A-D" charts (Room a day) Things we would like or want to do with the house... and on and on.
I have found it much easier when making my grocery list to have in an excel spreadsheet that has formula's in it. So, when working with my budget I know exactly where I'm ending up, plus tax. This spreadsheet is always evolving. A few weeks ago, before really diving into my couponing I just had basics like Item, Ballpark Price, Actual Price ... Now- I've got a little better for those of us who like to use coupons, breaking it down to coupons 1-2-3. (is this making any sense??)
Since making this spreadsheet it makes making my grocery list like a fun scavenger hunt, once I get my list sorted out I can then begin looking for my coupons for the items on my list. I use Coupon Mom to help me find what I need, along with the weekly Sunday paper of course! :)
If you're interested into deep diving into your grocery list-- let me know and I'll send you over my spreadsheet!
I'd like to see it, I also collect coupons from different websites, etc but find that it's basically for junk food and not for the healthy things like I really need for our meals. So I'd like to know how ppl save so much using their coupons other than on "snack foods". any advice would be good!
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