Whether you work at home taking care of the kids or are employed outside the home, we all could use more time. Since there’s never enough of this with a family, our task is to find ways to organize it.
   Menu Planit teaches families how to plan meals for the month and shop for the week with this basic plan called Monthly Menu Planning:

• Index your recipes in a Recipe Index.
• Write meals on the Current Monthly Calendar.
• List grocery items on the Aisle Guide.
• Shop with your plan.

   You’ll spend an hour making your monthly menu plan. Then each week, you’ll use your handy Aisle Guide to get in and out of the grocery store in less than an hour, even with your kids in tow. There’s no need to return until next week because you’ve done such a thorough job of planning. And this means more time for yourself and the ones you love.

   I find that the average family spends $800-$1,000 a month on food every month. And that doesn’t even account for money spent eating out! I bet you didn’t know that 40% of all food dollars is spent eating food prepared outside the home.
   When I shop, I only buy items I have listed on my Aisle Guide. This helps me purchase only what’s necessary for the week, including produce which easily ends up in the garbage without a plan.
   Using Monthly Menu Planning consistently can cut your grocery bill in half just because you shop with a plan. Gary and Lani of Elk Grove, CA now save $500 every month as you’ll see in this video clip.

Here's what Gary has to say.

   The menu plan is complete, recipes are indexed in the Menu Planner, ingredients are in the fridge and pantry, so there’s no need to dread the supper hour. Whoever arrives home first—spouse, grandma, babysitter, or you—begins preparing a healthful supper. You can get on to what’s more important: enjoy your meal together, read a book to the kids, finish homework, watch your favorite TV show, and get ready for bed on time. Here’s what Gary has to say one year after beginning Monthly Menu Planning:    “We are still using your plan now for over a year! And we have maintained a steady savings of about half of what we used to spend! Thanks to you, we have saved literally thousands of dollars, we only shop once per week, I am in and out within 30 minutes, do not succumb to compulsive shopping because I know exactly what we need, and dinner time is far more organized and enjoyable! It has also improved my relationship with my wife! The fringe benefits are unbelievable!”