I swear meal planning is so therapeutic for me sometimes. It feels good to know exactly what we have to eat and saving money by doing so. Meal planning and shopping for 2 weeks at a time saves you time and money. You'll notice that I often incorporate the same cuts of meat because I buy the meat in bulk. This meal plan I bought bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs and ground turkey in bulk. This allowed me to get 3 pounds of ground turkey for under $7 and chicken thighs for under $6. Also, when you aren't going to the grocery store weekly and or even more than once a week you won't be as tempted to buy extras which can add up quickly. I do still have the hubby stop the second week to grab some more milk and bananas but since he isn't walking through the aisles doing a full grocery trip he doesn't buy extras because he is just trying to get in and out so he can get home from work. One thing I want to mention in my meal plans is that I like incorporating breakfast and