In some areas I am extremely organized, other areas, not so much. But here is one area that I have down pat. This is how I stay organized when putting together my grocery list for 14 days (this pay period) and my menu plan.
I have an Excel spreadsheet where I list all the grocery store departments, my menu, coupons and recipes. It’s all in one place. I print out two copies. I take one to the store with me and the other goes on my refrigerator. I make sure that the menu, coupons and recipes are on different pages, I do this through formatting, so that the one copy I take to the grocery store is just the grocery list. The best thing about excel is that if you are on a strict budget and add prices and such it will add all of it up for you. If I need more than one item or if I have a coupon I place that information in parenthesis.
I hope this all makes sense to you. If you want to see what it looks like I would be happy to e-mail you my template, just leave a comment with your e-mail address. Be sure to check out all the other WFMW posts at Rocks In My Dryer.
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