Comments on: Budgeting Is A Valuable Tool For Debt Relief http://www.fairloanrate.com/2009/08/27/budgeting-is-a-valuable-tool-for-debt-relief/ Student Loan, College Loan, Auto Loan, Credit Card, Mortgage, Personal Finanace Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:15:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rick Perry http://www.fairloanrate.com/2009/08/27/budgeting-is-a-valuable-tool-for-debt-relief/comment-page-1/#comment-1999 Rick Perry Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:26:12 +0000 http://www.fairloanrate.com/2009/08/27/budgeting-is-a-valuable-tool-for-debt-relief/#comment-1999 Budgeting is the first step in deciding which debt relief option is best for you. Even with bankruptcy, budgeting is a requirement. Once you emerge from bankruptcy a plan to stay out of debt must be established and approved by the courts. So you may as well start looking at your spending habits first. One place I suggest looking is at food purchases. Meal planning is a powerful tool that can generate on average an additional $300 per month for the average 4 member family. How? Using ingredients to the max. Below is an example of one week's menu that was based upon chicken, fish, ground beef, and pork chops all being on sale. So as you may have guessed, menu planning first begins with identifying what's on sale. This is usually done Sunday morning over coffee and takes about half an hour to create the shopping list. Note how ingredients are used for various dishes to stretch the dollar. --Rick Perry myzerobalance.com Day 1: Herb Roasted Chicken Boiled New Potatoes (Cook 3-4lbs to include Smashed New Potatoes) Corn on the Cob Day 2: Make Chicken Stock Today Baked Tilapia (Bake 2 1/2-3lbs) Smashed New Potatoes Garden Salad Day 3: Chicken Divan (Use leftover chicken. Add leftover corn to sauce if desired) Rice Pilaf Garden Salad Day 4: Fish Cakes (use leftover fish) Steamed Asparagus Chopped Avocado Salad Day 5: Ground Beef Tacos (Using on-hand lettuce) Spanish Rice (Using leftover Rice Pilaf) Refried Beans (Soak extra cup for Boston Baked Beans) Day 6: American Goulash (Use leftover ground beef. Cook 1# extra pasta for future casserole) Parker House Rolls Garden Salad Day 7: Brined & Grilled Pork Chops Marinated Grilled Zucchini Boston Baked Beans (Use leftover soaked beans) Budgeting is the first step in deciding which debt relief option is best for you. Even with bankruptcy, budgeting is a requirement. Once you emerge from bankruptcy a plan to stay out of debt must be established and approved by the courts. So you may as well start looking at your spending habits first. One place I suggest looking is at food purchases.

Meal planning is a powerful tool that can generate on average an additional $300 per month for the average 4 member family. How? Using ingredients to the max. Below is an example of one week’s menu that was based upon chicken, fish, ground beef, and pork chops all being on sale. So as you may have guessed, menu planning first begins with identifying what’s on sale. This is usually done Sunday morning over coffee and takes about half an hour to create the shopping list. Note how ingredients are used for various dishes to stretch the dollar. –Rick Perry myzerobalance.com

Day 1:
Herb Roasted Chicken
Boiled New Potatoes (Cook 3-4lbs to include Smashed New Potatoes)
Corn on the Cob

Day 2:
Make Chicken Stock Today
Baked Tilapia (Bake 2 1/2-3lbs)
Smashed New Potatoes
Garden Salad

Day 3:
Chicken Divan (Use leftover chicken. Add leftover corn to sauce if desired)
Rice Pilaf
Garden Salad

Day 4:
Fish Cakes (use leftover fish)
Steamed Asparagus
Chopped Avocado Salad

Day 5:
Ground Beef Tacos (Using on-hand lettuce)
Spanish Rice (Using leftover Rice Pilaf)
Refried Beans (Soak extra cup for Boston Baked Beans)

Day 6:
American Goulash (Use leftover ground beef. Cook 1# extra pasta for future casserole)
Parker House Rolls
Garden Salad

Day 7:
Brined & Grilled Pork Chops
Marinated Grilled Zucchini
Boston Baked Beans (Use leftover soaked beans)

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