How are you coping with the economy lately? Are you feeling completely strapped. I thought we were doing pretty good, until recently. We just seem to literally make ends meat. We spent $90 at the grocery stores this week. We brought home barely anything. The meat prices were simply horrid. No wait, the prices overall were horrid.
We did shop on Friday afternoon, which I think was a mistake. I have noticed the prices go up by Thursday, and don't lower until Monday. I know that has to do with customer flow, and paycheck timing too. Yet, I wonder how much supply and demand is coming into effect too. As we still need to purchase food, it costs more, we still buy it. The chips and junk food are on sale... but the bare minimum items are going up in pricing. Meat is high, cereal is high, yet chips are a good deal in the sale isle.
Except, that when the needed items are high, you don't have anything left to buy chips. LOL
Oddly milk seems to be staying around $2 or less. How is that?? Humm...
So, what are you making?
This week we will be having BBQ chicken, BBQ pork riblets, Crab salad (pasta), French Toast & Eggs, ???
Sean and I are making a little extra at meals, to take for leftover lunches at work. I am freaked out to think about how soon I will have to figure out 3 school lunches again. Those are expensive and so hard to make not the same-ol every day. Time to start googling ideas for those again. My kids really dislike PB & J and Meat sandwiches.
I am thinking of making...
**my own sort of lunchables though. Sliced pepperoni or meat, cheese slices, and ritz crackers (or the like).
**shredded cheese, a rubbermaid of pizza sauce, and ritz crackers... maybe a few pepperoni too.
**??? (any ideas?)
Oh, I did get the kids lunch bags that have bottles in them... I plan to send water or juice, and not buy capri-suns this year. We will see if leaks happen. Anyone have a trick to prevent leaks?? Maybe plasticwrap before the lids go on? Would that make it way to hard to open? UGH!!
Ok, I am babblin'
1 comment:
My older two don't take lunch boxes anymore, it's not cool. Brown paper bags are in. I buy water bottels at Costco, just for lunches. I never by pre package snacks and only the drinks if they are a huge bargain.
High school lunch is $3.30 a day and the elementary is I think $2.50
they don't get enough either, my kids are always still hungry. I can make lunch much less spendy.
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