Here is another installment of my Favorite Things Friday. Jared and I are finally back on track with our cash budget, and it feels great. We take cash out for different categories as suggested by Dave Ramsey. This plan has really worked for us in the past and I'm happy to be back at it!
For our family of 3 we budget $275 for food. I usually try to plan dinners, and this pay period I actually stuck to it ;). I also shopped at WINCO, which I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE! They have the best produce and best quality at the best prices. I love their bulk food section, and I am beginning to buy more and more in bulk. This grocery trip I bought flour, pancake mix, egg noodles and cereal in bulk and here are the prices:
Flour .30/lb......... I got almost 3lbs or flour for .80!
Egg Noodles 1.23/lb
Pancake Mix .77/lb
Cereal 1.25/lb
I was pretty excited about the savings, and I will be looking for more items to buy in bulk in the future.
Another things I have discovered and love are these awesome plates and snack cups from WalMart. I really don't know why it takes me so long to catch on to certain things. When I was fed up with cleaning gold fish crackers off the carpet, I though maybe I should get one of those spill proof snack cups. So I did, my life is changed, and Ellie loves it too! The plates are great too, they have sections for portion, so I can get a good idea of how much Ellie should eat and they are made of recycled materials which is a plus!
