Meal Planning

I know - meal planning, sounds boring right?

Well it's one of the simplest tools in your arsenal to combat the Budget Baddies - just simply thinking about what meals you will be making can make a huge difference.

You think about what is in season (ie the cheapest vegetables available at the moment as they are the most readily available), think about what you can use a series of ingredients for (getting more mileage from them) and for me it takes a lot of the stress out of 'oh what will we eat for dinner'.

Now I'll freely admit I'm not an ultra regimented planner - I just have a list of 6 nights of meals (there's got to be one night of the week where you do something simple and quick or you will get sick of cooking) and I know I have all the ingredients to make all of those meals.

The amazing Liss over at Frills In The Hills is an AMAZING planner - her how to guide is really simple and easy to follow.

Give it a go - what do you have to lose? Oh and the bonus - it cuts down the shopping time as you know exactly what you have to get - just make sure you check your pantry/fridge/freezer first - you never know what you have hiding in there.