Official January Budget - 31 Days of Meals

I have been working on this for over 2 weeks now. Trying to figure out how to stretch my budget as far as I can and only spend my 50.00 on groceries. Its been a struggle. I have to go off of what prices are now, and sale prices that have been coming up, to figure out some of my prices of things.


January 1st to the 4th ( Wednesday to Saturday)

Homemade pizza ( hamburger pizza w/ sauce and light cheese)
Fish and mashed potatoes ( or homemade fries not sure yet)
Nachos- chips, cheese, ground hamburger, sour cream, sauteed onion and bell pepper, salsa
Chicken Helper

Shopping lists for this - cheese, chips, salsa ( this is it i have the rest of the items)

January 5th to the 11th ( Sunday to Saturday)

Spaghetti w/ homemade garlic bread
Tuna Helper
Chicken Enchiladas
Hamburgers and tots
Meatloaf and veggies
Baked potatoes (loaded) and veggies
Baked Chicken and mac and cheese

Shopping list for this- potatoes and ground beef 1 lb ( i have the rest of the items) 

January 12th to the 18th

Veggie beef soup
Potato cheese soup
Grilled cheese
- this week is my birthday, along with baby showers and other things going on, so I figured soup and sandwiches would go over well this week-

Shopping list for this- Bread and tomatoes ( have the rest for this)


Jaunary 19th to the 25th

Fish and potatoes
Grilled chicken salad
Homemade cheese pizza
Tacos and Refried beans , chips and salsa
Beef stroganoff
Salisbury Steak and baked potatoes
Baked Chicken and Mac and Cheese

Shopping list for this- lettuce, refried beans, tortilla's , salisbury steak ( have the rest)


January 26th to the 31st

Chicken parmesean and veggies
Lasagna and garlic bread
Burgers and tots/fries
Baked potatoes loaded and veggies
Meatloaf and veggies
Soup and Salad

 Shopping list for this- chicken parmesean dinner, lasagna dinner, and ground beef and salad ( have the rest)

Alot of the items I need are for more than one meal. Like the veggies and potatoes and bread and stuff for the soups. I just make it stretch out.

I am going to print this out and do my shopping per week. That way I dont buy things that i might not need. Sometimes, my plans get changed, or I decided to just eat leftovers. And I do NOT want to spend any extra money if i dont have to one week.


As you can see, there are some repeats. But I tried to space it out over time so it was not right by each other. Alot of this stuff, I already have in my freezer, pantry. I am trying to utilize what I have left over after December.