The real pitfalls of $150 budget week (it’s not dinners!) | Family Meal Plan
I challenged myself to reign in the grocery budget for $150 this week to feed my family, including 2 adults and 3 teenagers, all with healthy appetites. Here’s exactly what I bought (and what I didn’t) and how I used it across the week. Planning the dinners is only half the game, and it’s not where the real problems arise (for me at least).
The dinners I made with this grocery haul: https://youtu.be/I5NbHL_2ulA
Homemade bread: https://youtu.be/NYr0fLg1eJ4
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$15 Dinners My Family Actually Loves (large portions for teenagers!)
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Feeding a family without going over the grocery budget is a tough challenge these days, but these 5 family dinners are not only delicious, they’re very budget friendly, too. I spent around $75 at my Walmart and Sprouts and made 5 dinners for my family of 5, but these are not bare minimum meals. These are generous serving sizes for our family with 2 adults and 3 teenagers, plus they’re super tasty, and meals my family eats on repeat.
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*As an online entrepreneur, I sometimes work with companies who want me to feature their products on my channel. This means that some of my links are affiliate links, and I receive referral credit or a commission on purchases made at no additional cost to the consumer. This also means that some videos are sponsored, and I earn a payment for my work with that company, while my videos remain FREE TO THE VIEWER. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. I am an amazon affiliate; this means that I earn commissions on the sale of certain Amazon products that are purchased as a result of traffic from my channel. You are not required to use my links.
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If you’re looking for extraordinary, you’ve come to the wrong place. I’m just a regular ole’ gal in the middle of America, follower of Christ, wife to Daniel, and mom to three delightful children: Ruthie, McKenna, and Brick. In 2018, Daniel and I packed up our family and moved across the state to Tulsa. I decided to take a brief hiatus from my teaching career and start a YouTube channel as a new hobby and creative outlet. My “brief hiatus” became indefinite as the channel grew, and I knew where God was calling me: to make helpful content that is kind, positive, and realistic.
