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How I Meal Planned to Save Money on Our Vacation

I said I'd never do this again, here's what changed

Jun 12 • Meghan Splawn

Cutting Your Food Budget in Half with Meghan Splawn

Tools, strategies, and radical candor about making big changes to your budget.

Published on Not From Concentrate • Jun 8

How April Changed My Food Budgeting Goals

April's Food Spending report

Jun 7 • Meghan Splawn

How I Use A Monthly Kitchen Reset to Save Money

The 7 things I do every month, plus the one new habit I'm trying in May

May 17 • Meghan Splawn

How to Prepare for Food Supply Shortages and Rising Pricing in The Grocery Store

Because we're not panic shopping!

Apr 12 • Meghan Splawn

Recent posts

Help! I'm Way Over Budget for March's Food Spending

March's Food Spending Report

Mar 26 • Meghan Splawn

A Week of Family Favorite Dinners

AKA Dinner Tonight for the ides of March or something

Mar 20 • Meghan Splawn

The Best Broccoli Cheddar Soup Recipe (Better Than Panera)

AKA We have Panera Bread at Home! Plusips for beating the fast casual chain at taking your money.

Mar 12 • Meghan Splawn

Money Saving Meal Planning Tips

Love it or hate it, if you want to save this year on groceries you gotta start meal planning

Mar 5 • Meghan Splawn

What I Spent on Groceries for My Family of 4 in February

Feb 26 • Meghan Splawn

How to Organize Your Kitchen To Save Money

Because your pantry and freezer are pretty much your food savings account

Feb 19 • Meghan Splawn

Meghan Splawn

Meghan Splawn

Your one-stop shop for budget grocery how-tos and copycat recipes from your favorite restaurants. Here you'll get real home kitchen tested dinner ideas as well as honest peaks at what a food editor feeding four spends each month.

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Mar 20 • Meghan Splawn

Cold Weather Favorites I Fed My Family During Winter Storms

A Dinner Tonight Digest from the last two very cold weeks!

Feb 5 • Meghan Splawn

A Week of Easy, Family-Approved Dinners

A.k.a. Dinner Tonight January Week 2, 2026

Jan 15 • Meghan Splawn

A Whole Week of Trader Joe's Dinners

a.k.a. Dinner Tonight for the tired and not-yet-inspired

Oct 9, 2025 • Meghan Splawn

A Whole Week of Easy ALDI Meals

a.k.a. A Dinner Tonight for an extremely busy week

Sep 12, 2025 • Meghan Splawn