Grocery Shopping Mondays

I meal plan and grocery shop every Monday. Our grocery bills have been consistently over $100 every week. Since becoming a SAHM, I've been working hard to get that bill down. I don't cut coupons yet, but with a few simple changes and some extra work with meal planning I've reduced my bill to $65 a week! Here is what I've been doing:

**Sunday mornings I look through the weekly circular at the local grocery store and see what's on sale. When something is buy 1 get 1 or buy 1 get 2, I purchase that and use it for this week's dinner and also the following weeks. I plan out all meals, sides, and veggies for the week.
**I no longer buy cookies or snacks. I bake everything myself. Not only does this cut down on spending, but it's healthier too. I purchase one "Treat of the week" that is on sale. This week is ice cream as it is buy 1 get 1!
**Another thing I've been doing is make enough food at each dinner to have enough for lunches the following day.
**When I get home from the store, I write out the menu for the next three weeks. Then I separate meats for the next three weeks and store them in bags in the freezer labeled by week. This keeps me organized and helps me stick to my meal plan

Most of you probably already do these things, but as a shopper that went into the store with a vague list of what I needed, this is a huge change for me!