Frugal MEAL PLAN, PREP, & HAUL $65 for 1-Week + stocking up on meat!

[@FrugalEnthusiast]

Thank you for your content.

[@julieanneprice7865]

You two move and work very well together. It was nice to see more of Jacob. Does he also take your lunches to work? This weeks lunches looked delish!! Thanks for sharing your meal plan. It helps so much

[@StefanieOConnell]

Love how you specifically show us your meal plan! Planning ahead is the key.

[@ellieb8171]

An older video of yours popped up on my feed lately and I have to say look how far you have come x you seem so happy and content . Keep motivating us x

[@Natalie_11188]

Grilling in Jan/Feb, after surviving the polar vortex I have one word- jealous.

[@Mamame4]

Those pizza cups look great! I'll bet my kids would love them! Thanks for the idea!

[@laurac.8460]

I love the food haul, meal plan/prep combo! I also loved seeing the finished meal. Thank you for the ideas and inspiration!

[@lynns.1855]

Love the meal prep videos! I always carry my lunch too. I can't believe how many people buy their lunch everyday. I'm having taco meat over zucchini noodles w/parmesan over it. Love zucchini! Have a great week!

[@Foxy-uq8bu]

Your lunch sounds yummy and healthy too!The addition of fruit and then carrots and ranch sounds good for coffee break time.We are retired so for lunch I made pizza on thick sliced bread (I think you call it Texas toast)Tomorrow its baked beans on toast,then next day is egg salad sandwiches,following day is grilled cheese,tomato,onion sandwiches.I love your videos and have been watching you for many years.Can you do a garage sale or thrift store video please,I enjoyed your past ones.Take care,Foxy from Australia.

[@destineeg8003]

Hey there! I'm new from Lydia's channel and have been binge watching your videos 😁 Just wanted to say thanks for being real and motivational!

[@BudgetGirl]

Thank you for coming over! Lydia is amazing and I'm thrilled to have you!

[@wr3504]

I think your video content on grocery hauls and meal prepping are enjoyable to watch. i like your food choices and the way you pack your lunches, because I do the same. its so much easier to prep one day for the week of work food :)

[@rockyrae21]

Yum. I'm constantly meal prepping for work now. You inspired me!

[@Nance-th5hw]

Love your videos Sarah! Could you do any lunch prep videos? I really miss them 🙏🏻😊

[@BudgetGirl]

There was lunch prep in this. I made and showed my lunch. What else could I have shown?

[@Nance-th5hw]

Budget Girl sorry I meant I really enjoy your lunch videos, was glad to see one again and was hoping to see more of them again, that was all. Have a great week.

[@BudgetGirl]

You too Nance, Thanks for watching. :-)

[@kalman9233]

I like it 😀

[@bonitajordan6825]

Tonight I made fried rice with GF soya sauce, green onions, diced carrots, peas, parsley, diced turkey sausages GF and rice cooked from scratch. I have divided the remainder for two lunches. The rest of the leftover rice Is simmering with sultana raisins and orange zest and rice milk. I’ll add maple syrup once the rice mixture is finished simmering. I’ll divide it into 1/2 cup containers. That way the rice mixture didn’t catch the bottom of the pan and burn. That will be for 4 breakfasts. Tomorrow I’m making home made spaghetti sauce with chopped onion, 1/2 pound of ground beef, fresh garlic, fresh tomatoes, a can of diced, low salt tomatoes , oregano, basil, and DF Parmesan cheese. That sauce will be served over GF pasta, then make a small homemade pizza on GF crust with mushrooms and peppers, with enough sauce left over for a GF, DF small lasagna. Baked beans will go into the slow cooker over night. I eat those on GF toast with turkey sausages and over baked potatoes with green beans. I’ll share some with two friends who love them as much as I do. I’ve boiled some eggs to make egg salad. I eat it as a sandwich or serve a portion with a side of tortilla chips or bean crackers. I’ve frozen the remainder of the taco soup and the hummus from last week.

[@notaburden9721]

I love your channel. You can tell you're a happy person and it's infectious.

[@dianechoate2906]

Love your little weekly chalkboard. .

[@lmiller9924]

Tonight I made your 5 can taco soup. It is a real hit with everyone! I topped it with scallions, a dollop of sour creme and cheese. Thank you for sharing your videos. Budget, Food haul, cleaning tips- they are all great. Learn so much from them.

[@maryraybon2305]

Great video!! The burgers was my fav... they looked so good. The grill is very nice for $50 good deal! Thanks so much for sharing!

[@coughsyrupification]

over here watching all the ads cause you deserve nice things! ☺️

[@andir7854]

enjoying this type of video/shopping/meal prep/, seeing the phrases on screen as you zip by in fast motion like superwoman. Your outside area is great, love the aloe plant that is so huge. bacon avocado burger looked yummy

[@MarinaLKitchen]

Love your meal prep and grocery haul videos! I get so many good ideas from them!

[@FreckleFinance]

My husband would love your meal plan!

[@alycer.6471]

LOVE your meal planning/cooking and especially the end results 📸 This is my first year meal planning but I sometimes have a problem with the leftover(s) part coz I bore easily. Even though I know it's a crucial step in saving money. Not gonna lie as much as I like to cook I MISS RESTAURANT EATING 😣😭.So hopefully you understand how important these vlogs are. It keeps me accountable and inspires me to do the same and stretch out that buck- thank you 🌻

[@suzied.8301]

I had mashed cauliflower with 8 oz of cooked mushrooms & a little bit of chicken breast for breakfast....for lunch I ate left over super bowl food...assorted fresh vegetables 2 stuffed jalapeno peppers and an apple. for dinner I ate roasted Brussel sprouts, roasted broccoli, a whole piece of corn on the cob and 2 thin slices of beef. I also shop at Aldi.... They have the best produce prices in my town. Love the new grill. The next time pineapple is .99 cents at Aldi you should grill it with your chicken. It is incredible grilled. Have a great week.

[@CentsibleLivingWithMoneyMom]

The grill looks brand new.. Wow. That is a bargain.

[@freedominabudget]

I'll be over on Thursday! Beef Stroganoff is one of my favorite meals!

[@ncruz7053]

Nice grill and everything looks good. We are eating Spanish rice and stewed beans with cut potatoes. Pasta bake with salad. Turkey burgers with steak fries. Chicken fajitas. I do like meal planning /prep videos they help keep me inspired. Thanks Sarah!

[@happywithless7971]

Love these videos!

[@oliviajerebic3811]

Hi Sarah! I get so much inspiration from these videos. I'm rather new to the whole meal-planning thing. But, I definitely find that it bring me so much joy and peace of mind :) Thanks for sharing

[@PrepperPrincess]

I want to see how Pizza Wan-Tan works. Never heard of it! But anything with the word pizza in it sounds good to me. Nevermind...there it is in high speed.

[@keke7945]

Ahh! I love seeing another youtuber I religiously watch comment! Love each of your channels! Was just watching you earlier today

[@caseylovesguitar]

I made a lasagna Sunday night to eat all week for lunches. Yum! I have a quick beef stroganoff recipe I make with mushroom soup instead of making a sauce, and it's so delicious!

[@MelissaShares]

Sarah! Your videos are fantastic and I love your meal plan in this video. Grocery prices looked awesome to me~!

[@Melohhdee]

Beef stroganoff tutorial!!!!

[@tinagrady8242]

Very frugal and budget minded excellent!

[@lynnpierce2683]

Good haul. Food looked so yummy.

[@freedominabudget]

MAJOR WIN on the grill!!!

[@altaneri6980]

Aldis us my favorite. We save so much money on food.

[@ashleybailie8867]

Your menu sounds great!! Great value for money xx

[@krism6866]

can you share some more recipes? the 3 bean salad, mex rice etc?

[@marykelly4680]

What a great frugal win with the grill

[@julieall_is_good90]

Everything looks delicious 😋. Please show how you make beef stroganoff. You keep me inspired ❤️

[@tasharichardson9618]

🥓 avocado burgers sounds great! I made baked chicken, rice and string beans..you literally stole that grill..great deal💪

[@minimalmillionairemom]

Ohhh...that’s the good bacon...yum!

[@kimmicook1]

So I’m going to marinade some chicken in Italian dressing for dinner tomorrow. Been a long time since I’ve done that!

[@elainex5666]

The pizza cups looked great!

[@elenih3]

More grocery haul and food prep videos!!

[@tinahinote4104]

I'm lazy so I will be there every nite!!!! You look so pretty and happy! Love the grill.

[@DebtFreeMillennials]

Great deal on the chicken! Love all of your meal plan ideas. Mmm...bacon.... P.S. did you recently cut your hair? I love the length!

[@BudgetGirl]

I did!

[@cheyannemanderson]

Split pea soup! For basically lunch and dinner all week haha

[@mariannedressler6784]

Super score on the grill! Now you made me hungry for stroganoff!!!

[@laurenh825]

Aldi Appleton center cut bacon is the best.

[@christinadelp1932]

I totally agree!!

[@parisacoffman1298]

I would love to know what the name of the song is playing while you cook to work out to 🤗

[@maleesaparadis9889]

Oh defiantly the beef stroganoff night :)

[@kikihammond5326]

Curious if Jacob is taking his lunches to work as well?

[@BudgetGirl]

nope

[@ptorlando1]

I saw you do your debt free scream. Congratulations. All your food looks real good. I don't know if you know it or not, but you can keep cut apples from turning brown by using just a little bit of lemon or lime juice. I put a small amount of lemon juice in a ziplock sandwich bag. Then I put three or four slices of Apple at a time in there and switch it around. Of course Aldi has lemon juice too.

[@aliciaryan3192]

The pizza cups look good & you are more than welcome to come over to my place & prep all my meals 🤗 Greetings from South Africa

[@heartquaked]

Thank you for sharing!!!

[@ruthaussiegirl8794]

Have you got a video or something on beef stroganoff with egg noodles?

[@BudgetGirl]

I have never mastered that dish and therefore haven't shared it. The noodles tend to get too soft on me. If you find a great recipe, please share!

[@Gamingbear2113]

Awesomeness, I only wondered if you were using a cutting board or one of those cutting boards mats?

[@BudgetGirl]

They're thin, clear, cutting mats from dollar tree :-)

[@melindabanning7707]

Lol, I see you don’t answer questions about Jacob, which is good thing. I am just wondering how you do groceries? Do you plan together? Shop together and split the bill or do you have another way of making it work?

[@BudgetGirl]

I usually respond to one or two comments asking about jacob and food but there are dozens in the comments and it seems silly to answer each. We plan by meal. he'll buy and cook a couple meals a week or if I forget something, he'll pick it up. he also picks up the tab eating out more often. My budget is the same as when I was single, so I'm not spending more.

[@pintobean1]

Hey friend 👍 Nice haul

[@reba2876]

Does the $65 cover Jacob for all 3 meals per day or just the ones y’all share like dinner?

[@BudgetGirl]

all mine and dinners for him.

[@TruFinancials]

Aside from making the video, do you take everything out of the bags and onto the counter before putting them away? I do that all the time for two reasons; first, so my wife can see everything we have for the week (I usually go on my own) and second I end up doing a quick clean of the refrigerator prior to the new stuff going in.

[@BudgetGirl]

Haha, I generally don't "pose" my food unless I'm filming, but i do a clean out of the fridge and make sure its organized for the week though :-)

[@ascorpio888]

I love beef stroganoff but I can't eat noodles. Have you ever made it with something else like spaghetti squash. And I'm in NH and the price of strawberries is crazy and they aren't even that sweet. I've been craving them though so yesterday at Walmart, I paid $7.84 for the big pack.

[@remi6733]

Some people like stroganoff with potatoes or rice!

[@udlove09]

These are some of my favorite videos of yours! I was wondering if you could do some creative budget date ideas. Another idea is doing a budget pamper/self care night. Xx

[@theresabeauchamp4470]

Sarah have you ever froze chicken in the marinade?? I haven't done that yet unknown if you can.

[@BudgetGirl]

You totally can and it turns out great!

[@donnawright7906]

Won tons look good!

[@rashmikawa8968]

Dearest Sarah, please can you give me recipe for pizza cups and bean salad. Thanks, love Rashmi xx

[@BudgetGirl]

I say what all the ingredients are in the video. They were cooked at 350 for about 10 mins.

[@TheRealLydiaSenn]

Can you come to my house and prep all my stuff?

[@freedominabudget]

Ooooo me too please!!

[@brookefogg-wolfe5301]

You would legit cry if I told you the grocery prices for the same items in Maine.

[@Natalie_11188]

Hey Sarah!

[@ebonykids9991]

That's awesome your boyfriend cooking with you.

[@MsBettyboop1970]

i eat alot of fish as i don't eat meat xx

[@rachaelbeach2702]

I made a chicken and broccoli casserole for lunches this week. I need to use up bread so it is grilled cheese and soup night.

[@FirstLast-xu4px]

Do you use credit cards now? Your receipt said visa....

[@BudgetGirl]

Visa/ mastercard make debit cards.

[@FirstLast-xu4px]

@@BudgetGirl hmm here it's only prepaid debit visa and MasterCard they have fees. But my debit card from bank has visa option for online but still registers as debit in stores. I wonder. I'm in Canada.

[@mollydecker6631]

Where do you live??? I need avocados and blackberries at those prices

[@BudgetGirl]

texas!

[@bettylou3709]

The lunches are very high carb.

[@mandybauer3214]

Where did you get your chalk board menu and the whiteboard one you had on the fridge?

[@BudgetGirl]

michaels and target!

[@tracybaker5504]

I may have missed it but what was the wonton cups?

[@BudgetGirl]

pizza ingredients.

[@luckeycharm73]

Are you cut on the counter top.

[@BudgetGirl]

No, I use thin plastic cutting boards.

[@lindawilson290]

Hey There, BG! Maybe you could invest in some cutting boards? I hate to see you chopping directly on your counter.~ Food looks DEE-LISH!!

[@BudgetGirl]

I use very thin, clear plastic cutting boards. You can get them at the dollar tree and it makes cleanup a breeze because I can rotate out for each item cut. (aka not the same one for beef and chicken!)

[@lindawilson290]

@@BudgetGirl Thanks, BG. I just didn't notice them and was afraid you'd ruin your counter top.

[@trishpolk640]

Sarah..great job as always! I am proud of you. I wish all the younger people who do as you do! Question..you eat healthy with a lot of variety, which is great, but do you a lot extra money in your wallet for things like a candy bar, an ice cream, a donut, etc?

[@trishpolk640]

would love an answer to this!

[@bbnorthofnowhere4761]

Loved the food video, hate the noise that some may call music at the end of the video......

[@thehowtostudios1980]

back when groceries were still affordable

[@gabrielacosma3308]

I like your ideas, however, I would be more interested in saving on groceries when eating a healthy plant based diet with mostly organic food. It is much easier to spend $60 on cheap meat and processed food.