In the beginning The first step to taking control of your grocery bills, meal planning, and family’s health is inventorying your fridge, freezer, and pantry cupboard. I stopped doing this for a while and started again last month. Part of this was pure exhaustion, just looking at the task of emptying a full freezer.This may […]

Introduction: In budget-friendly household management and efficient meal planning, the often-overlooked hero is your kitchen cupboard and freezer. By maintaining control over these essential spaces, not only do you save money you also streamline your grocery shopping process. Let’s delve into the importance of kitchen inventory and how it can revolutionize how you approach your […]

Reverse meal planning? We have all heard about meal planning, but what is reverse meal planning? It is a great way to save time and money and keep your family fed at the end of the month. Covid has affected all our lives in one way or another. Many people have either lost their jobs […]

What have you got in your cupboards today? You have set up your budget, found out what your family eats and drawn up your meal plan. It is time to go shopping. The first thing you need to do is to go shopping in your own cupboards https://kasheringyourlife.co.za/my-cupboard-adventure/. The best way to do this is […]

In step 3, I am going to talk about how to plan your meals. Step 1 was all about getting to know your family’s likes and dislikes.http://kasheringyourlife.co.za/how-to-meal-plan-successfully-step-1/ In step 2 you get to know how to plan your grocery budget. Time to make a plan Now, it is time to choose what to make and […]

In step 2, it is time to work out your grocery budget. Grocery budgets will differ from household to household. These are unique to each family’s needs, size, and ages. How to create a grocery budget A big family will have a bigger grocery budget. A family with a baby will have a different budget […]

Meal plan successfully Let’s start with step 1 for people who have never meal planned or who would like to plan better. http://kasheringyourlife.co.za/meal-plan-budgeting/ For those stuck at home with their families, I am sure you are learning all sorts of new things about your family’s eating habits. It is one of the reasons that step […]

Lockdown continues As we head into the 6thweek of lockdown and move to level 4 it is time to think about what follows. https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/see-these-are-the-permissions-and-restrictions-for-level-4-lockdown-20200425 While we don’t know when lockdown will be lifted, life will definitely not be the same for a while. What happens after lockdown?  It is an unknown chapter in our lives […]

We are in lockdown South Africa is in lockdown in the hopes of flattening the curve of Covid-19. What does this have to do with shopping? Well, a lot of people went panic shopping and cleared the shelves of essentials. I can understand fear, I cannot understand selfishness. Not everyone was able to buy, some […]

One of my favourite budget stretchers just got even better! KOO Beans! I love adding beans to food to bulk it up and now I have even more recipes and ideas to try out. By chance, I saw a post on SA mom blogs https://samomblogs.co.za/ about KOO hosting an event to launch their new range […]