MEAL PLANNING....ALWAYS "TWEAKING " THE PLAN

MEAL PLANNING HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL FOR ME AND I AM ALWAYS LOOKING TO GET BETTER AT IT. I PICKED A STARTING POINT AND JUST KEPT PROGRESSING FROM THERE. ALWAYS "TWEAKING" IS THAT EVEN A WORD? MY GOAL IS TO CONSISTENTLY PLAN SIX WEEKS. CURRENTLY I DO FOUR. I PLAN OUT THE MEALS AND THE WEEKEND SHOPPING TRIPS FOR FOUR. THE WEEKEND SHOPPING TRIPS ARE ONLY FOR FRUITS AND FRESH VEGGIES AND DAIRY AS NEEDED. NOTHING ELSE NO EXCEPTIONS......UNLESS THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS LIKE UNEXPECTED COMPANY ETC... LOL! MY RECENT SHOPPING TRIP WAS FOR THE TIME PERIOD OF JUNE26 -JULY22 ......MY TOTAL WHICH ALSO INCLUDED A COUPLE HOUSEHOLD CLEANING ITEMS WAS $170.00! ALL THAT WILL BE BOUGHT UP UNTIL JULY 22 IS FRUIT, FRESH VEGGIES (WHEN NEEDED FOR A MEAL),AND DAIRY AS NEEDED.  MY MENU IS VARIED AND FULL. SOME OF THE MEALS ARE......BAKED BEANS, CORN ON THE COB AND BBQ PORK CHOPS.....STEAK, GRILLED RICE, AND VEGGIES......MANICOTTI ......BBQ HAMBURGERS.....TACO NIGHT.....ETC.... WE EAT WELL AND GOOD QUALITY.
I FELT THIS WAS A GREAT TOTAL AND I ACHIEVED IT BY MAKING MY MEAL PLAN AND THEN LOOKING FOR COUPONS ON ITEMS I AM NEEDING...( I HAVE BEEN COLLECTING COUPONS FOR ONLY ITEMS I ACTUALLY USE)....THEN THE NIGHT BEFORE I TAKE A RUN THROUGH THE FLYER'S AND LOOK FOR ITEMS ON MY LIST THAT ARE ON SALE AND I BRING THOSE FLYER'S WITH ME TO PRICE MATCH IF NEEDED.
ONCE A MONTH OR SO IT TAKES SOME PLANNING AND THINKING ON MY PART BUT THEN IT'S DONE AND IT'S SMOOTH SAILING UNTIL THE NEXT TIME .....WHAT I SPENT FOR FOUR WEEKS WE EASILY USED TO SPEND IN ONE WHEN WE HAD NO PLAN AND JUST BOUGHT WHAT LOOKED LIKE A GOOD DEAL. MAKES ME WONDER WHAT WE WERE THINKING!