So, you guys left lots of great comments when I asked what frugal things you’re struggling with last week…I’m so glad I asked!
A very common theme was that you want help with food spending, so I’ll make sure to do some blogging about that.
Also, a lot of you said you missed the grocery/menu posts that I used to do.
(Which is sort of surprising to me, because when I did them every week, they didn’t seem to get a whole lot of traffic. Although that may be because I posted them on Saturdays.)
Anyway, I’d assumed that most of you weren’t interested, and plus, I was looking to simplify my blogging a bit, so I canned that feature about a year ago.
I don’t think I want to go back to doing them every single week, partially because that would be a lot of work for me (arranging your groceries for a photo when you get back from shopping is a little bit exhausting.), and partially because when you only blog three days a week, a weekly feature tends to not leave room for other blog posts (that’s why I do Q&A and Food Waste Friday posts only every other week now.)
So, I’m thinkin’ that maybe I’ll do a grocery/menu post once or twice a month. That way it won’t be a ton of work for me, and it won’t take over zee whole blog.
I’ve also made notes about the other topics you all wanted to hear more about (fun on a budget, mindful spending, gift giving, contentment, goal posts, and more!), and I’ll work on addressing those in the coming months.
I really appreciate so many of you taking the time to give feedback. I want my blog to serve you well, and so hearing what you need help with is, well, super helpful to me. Thank you!
Lisa
Wednesday 25th of September 2013
The menus/food combo helped me too! Thanks for doing them again. :)
Stef
Tuesday 24th of September 2013
I forget, do you still post your weekly menus? I love your shopping trip ones, reminds me how healthy I should be eating and even frugaly!
SheB
Monday 23rd of September 2013
Yay I love these posts! I like to get a visual so I can make better choices when I grocery shop. Since I started reading your blog I've been cooking from scratch much more than before. I noticed in one post that you bought bananas that were different colors. I started doing that as well and I never thought to do that before and that has been helpful in cutting down on my family's banana waste. And I also started going to more than one store.
I also liked that when we saw your menu plan you often have links to your cooking post so we can see exactly how to make the item. But I can see how taking the photo take a lot of effort. When I get home from the grocery store I try to unpack my bags as quickly as possible so I can rest.
Susan
Monday 23rd of September 2013
It would be interesting to have you do a blog about your groceries, menu planning and then follow up later regarding the related food waste. Did you use up everything that you purchased?
Mp
Monday 23rd of September 2013
Once a month would be nice.