On January 9, 2012 my husband was involved in a serious accident. While I can’t go into a lot of details, I can tell you he will be ok, but it’s gonna take a long time. Of course my first priority is to my family, so I will not be posting any deals until further notice. Once he is home with me and our kids I hope to get back to the blog.
I appreciate your understanding and concern during this difficult time.
Shannon
Frugal Mom of Two
Well, week one is done and week two has just begun. I’m happy to say my first week started off very well! I took some time this weekend to completely organize my pantry. I went through all the food that was in there and put meals together. I was surprised at how little I need to purchase to make complete meals. I created a menu for the next two weeks off what was in my pantry! This is why I love stockpiling!! Also, this is why it’s a good idea to do a pantry challenge like this. I’m able to use some of my stockpile to make room for more (fresher) products. Plus, I’m able to keep my grocery budget minimal this month.
Here is my menu plan that I created for the next two weeks:
baked chicken with risotto
ham with mac and cheese
chili
spaghetti with garlic biscuits
tacos with cornbread and Mexican rice
baked chicken with pasta side and salad
vegetable soup
chicken with potato casserole
pork roast with rice and black eye peasleftovers re-purposed:
chili over baked potatoes
spaghetti sandwiches
taco salad
vegetable soup over rice
All of the above can be made with the addition of just a few items. I plan to visit the grocery store later today and will write another post listing all I buy.
I also have signed up for the E-MEALZ Easy Meals for Busy and Frugal Families program which I strongly encourage you to look into. It’s a great program that creates a menu based on your grocery store selection’s sales for the week. You can print out your menu with recipes for the week and print your corresponding shopping list for the week. This not only saves you time but money as well. While I am pulling a few recipe’s from my list(s) I will begin to fully utilize this program next month.
Be sure to check back next week for another update. Also be on the lookout for my grocery store shopping post coming later today. I’ll also have some recipes posted this week, so watch for those too.
Visit all the listed blogs below to see how they’re doing on their challenge. Leave your link below to your post or leave me a comment telling me your pantry goals for this month. You’ll be entered in the weekly contest to win the $25 Coupon Clutch Gift Certificate!!
Here is the info on another great event coming up. This one takes place March 13 – 20, 2012. Hosted by Sason and Pobi. It’s going to be a huge event, so sign up now to be a part of it!
Sason and Pobi would like to invite you to A Lucky Day Sweepstakes Event. Sign Up here.
Ahhh, the start of a new year! Time to say goodbye to the old and hello to the new. Time to put pencil to paper, or in this case, fingers to the keyboard, and write out my goals for the year.
Personal/Family:
Blogging:
Financial:
That’s a basic list of my goals for the year. I plan to revisit this least once every three months and see how I”m doing. Some of these I will post more details about in the days to come.
Do you have a list of goals you hope to achieve this year? If so I’d love to hear about them. Tell me about them in the comments. If you’re a blogger and you’ve posted about your goals, leave me the link, I’d love to check it out!
Happy New Year!
To start off the new year I am offering an advertising sale on Frugal Mom of Two. Contact me before January 6, 2012 and get 6 months of side bar advertising for only $100!! That’s 2 months of advertising FREE!!
You’ll be featured on my blog and your ad will be seen by thousands of readers! Read more about my normal rates and advertising here.
You must provide your own 125 x 125 button for advertising and you must pay the $100 in advance to qualify for this special offer. Contact me today for more info or to sign up! Only 4 spots are available so don’t wait.
I am so excited to be participating in the Boost Your Budget Pantry Challenge!! One of my goals for 2012 is to eat at home more often, so this challenge is a great way to start! I’m co-hosting this challenge with a few other ladies, so be sure to visit their blogs to read how they’ll be participating in the challenge!
This is not a “no spend” month, this is a “make do with what you have on hand and spend as little as possible” month.
Everybody’s personal goals will be different and we can each set our own rules – the point is merely to challenge ourselves and start off the new year with a boost to our budgets! We’re also giving away a $25 Coupon Clutch gift certificate each week to one participant who either leaves a link to a challenge post or a comment about their challenge goals. Won’t you join us? Read more about the CouponClutch here.
I have recently joined E-MEALZ Easy Meals for Busy and Frugal Families. This is a great time-saving and money-saving plan that I encourage you to check out. E-Mealz creates a shopping and recipe list for your favorite store. You print your list each week and take it to the store with you when you do your shopping. They base the list on the current sales for the week.
Besides purchasing needed items for my E-Mealz list I plan to only purchase staple items such as fresh fruit and veggies, milk, bread, and eggs. My goal is to spend under $200 for the month.
I plan to do this by using as many items as possible that I already have in my pantry, plus I can save at the store by purchasing items on sale and with coupons.
Stop by each week to read more about how I’m doing on this challenge. I’ll be sharing some of my favorite recipes too! Also be sure to leave me a comment and let me know your shopping goals for the month or leave a link in the linky if your a blogger.
I’m looking forward to participating in the Fill The Fridge giveaway event that will take place January 17 – 31. This event is hosted by A Goddess of Frugality. One reader will win a $100 grocery gift card valid to their choice of 10 stores plus $100 in coupons!!
Readers be sure to mark your calendar and come back here to enter to win this great prize! Bloggers be sure to sign up to participate. This is going to be a great event!
Find out more information on how to sign-up to participate here. Be sure to list Frugal Mom of Two as your referrer if you sign up, 
Welcome to Catch the Social Wave. A blog hop for your Twitter and Facebook. The rules in this hop are super easy. To be in the hop you must follow all the hosts on either Twitter or Facebook. We do follow back. So when you stop by make sure you let us know you are new so we can return the favor. Only direct links to your Twitter and Facebook pages will be accepted. All others will be deleted. Please no spam.
Mark your calendars – the Spring Fashionista event takes place March 2 – 7, 2012!! This is the “All Fashion, Only Fashion” event. Hosted by Still Blonde After All These Years and co-hosted by The Socialites Closet and Modly Chic. The event was such a huge success in the fall of 2011 that we just have to do it again!
You will have the opportunity to enter to win ton’s of fabulous prizes. Plus you can enter to win the grand prize: A Marc Jacobs Handbag from Bella Bag!! ($1200 retail value)
Readers: be sure to mark this event on your calendar. I will be posting more about it as it draws closer.
Bloggers: this is an event you don’t want to miss! Read all the details about this event here. Be sure to get your blog in this event today. Also be sure to say Frugal Mom of Two referred you.
Welcome to Catch the Social Wave. A blog hop for your Twitter and Facebook. The rules in this hop are super easy. To be in the hop you must follow all the hosts on either Twitter or Facebook. We do follow back. So when you stop by make sure you let us know you are new so we can return the favor. Only direct links to your Twitter and Facebook pages will be accepted. All others will be deleted. Please no spam.
