Fabulous Friday is a way to recap the week and give you some frugal tips for the weekend. Please share what you’re up to this weekend! Molly

We had a fast and furious week here and accomplished much, but before I dive into meal planning talk I NEED YOUR HELP!

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Ok, on to the food talk! One thing that helps me tremendously during a busy week is having “extra” meals on hand. Do you meal plan? Does it seem overwhelming to you or do you rely on this type of planing for budgeting purposes? In the past I’ve been able to sit down and plan out a month’s worth of meals, shop for all the ingredients, prepare the meals and freeze them. It’s safe to say I am not in that season today, that’s for sure! Now days it feels like a struggle to get a week’s worth of meals planned, shopped for and prepared. To try and get ahead of myself a little bit I’m trying to make double batches of each dinner and put one away in the freezer. This is slower method than what I’ve done in the past but I’m grateful for some meals in my freezer instead of none.

If you like to be organized while you plan out your meals here’s a little help to get you started. Do you plan out your meals? What’s your favorite method?