School lunches are becoming so expensive that you almost have to sacrifice your first born to afford to let your kids eat school food every day. Besides that, you can’t regulate what your kids eat while they are at school if they buy from the cafeteria and a lot of the time, it’s not healthy stuff. So I’ve decided to launch a week long series to help you guys save money on school lunches! Be sure you leave your tips and ideas in the comments to share with others how you save money yourself!
We all have days when we don’t feel like making lunch, your kids just want to eat pizza in the cafeteria, or they accidentally leave their lunch box on the counter. So always keep a little money in their accounts at school.
- As soon as we get our school menus, we sit down and go over who wants to eat at school what days. I mark the calendar with an initial if someone wants to take their lunch. I write the checks accordingly and plan lunch box lunches for the rest. I buy stuff with coupons and in bulk and reuse storage bags and such. Instead of buying the pouch and box drinks, we use kool aid, tea and water in reusable bottles. – Shannon
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Leeanne says
Have you considered doing something like this for adults? I have an amazing little device that both my husband and I use…and I got two coworkers turned on to it as well!! Its a lunch crock pot and we love it!