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MONEY MOVE OF THE WEEK
Use weekly meal themes to save mental prep and money. Groceries have been in the spending spotlight the last few months as we’ve stockpiled (often marked-up) shelf stabilized goods and haven’t had the opportunity to dine out. If you’ve gotten into the meal-prep groove, awesome. I’ve had a different experience. I noticed that being crunched for time with work and toddler, J and I turned to the same meals over and over. I got really sick of eating the same things and did a complete 180. I went too far in the other direction and started spending way too much precious evening time pinning Pinterest recipes that were complicated and time consuming and left me frustrated and ready to order pizza (again).
We’ve since found a happy medium. Themed nights! Thinking of our week in Meatless Monday, Taco Tuesday, and Pasta Party Friday helped us get creative but keep it simple. It might sound silly but deciding what kind of taco is a lot easier than choosing from any meal idea under the sun. It saves us mental energy, time consuming grocery lists and we still got the meal-prep money savings. I’d love to hear what themed nights you use or come up with! Hit reply and let me know.
YOU GOTTA SEE THIS
Switch to a socially responsible bank. At the Fiscal Femme, we’re all about aligning our spending and investing with our values. Every time we make a spending decision, we’re voting with our dollars. Another way we can align our finances with our values is by banking with a socially responsible bank. Where we invest our money and where we bank are financial decisions that vote for our values over and over again.
I’ve put off making the switch to a socially responsible bank because 1) I didn’t truly realize the impact these institutions are having (and that my dollars were having) and 2) I didn’t think there would be options that were doing good for the world AND would do good for my own personal finances. I have some good news… there are! Here’s how and why to make the switch. Next week I’ll be sharing full reviews and rundowns of my favorite socially responsible banks.