Weekend Time Savers

lpkitten · 04-12-2008, 01:54 PM

What things do you do on the weekend to save you time and money during the week? I find that by planning ahead on Sunday, I can save myself a lot of time and headache during the week.

Here's a few things I try to do on Sunday:

1. I plan out the week's meal schedule and make something that will have lots of leftovers (like soup, spaghetti) so that I can pack it up for lunch during the week. That way I won't need to go out and buy my lunch.

2. I plan what I'll be wearing to work. I create outfits and make sure that everything I'll be wearing during the week is clean and ironed so I don't have to fuss around with it in the morning or do laundry during the week. That way, I don't feel as if "I don't have anything to wear" and I won't go out and buy new clothes.

What about you? Any thing you plan ahead on the weekend to save you time and money?

Megan · 04-12-2008, 03:14 PM

I try to get the house cleaned up as much as possible. It might not save money, but it gives me added peace. I also mentally plan out five lunches. I may not know what I'm bringing to eat every day, but I know that I have enough lunch-type food for the week.

I also try to batch cook on the weekends, at least one big meal. I'm a big fan of crockpot cooking, though now that it's warming up, I find myself less drawn to soups and stews.

amyschiff · 04-12-2008, 03:47 PM

I also do house cleaning when I can. Weekends are also for laundry and grocery shopping. I've gotten onto a alternating schedule: one weekend is groceries, the next is laundry. Things go so fast during the week, I'd never have time to do it.

Dani · 04-12-2008, 10:21 PM

I like to set a timer for one hour when I get home. I start a load of laundry, go for my jog, vacuum, clean one bathroom, pull some weeds, wash the dogs, pack lunches, start dinner, whatever. I like to put on music while I work to make the time pass, and I usually knock out 3-4 items. I can get so much done in an hour per weeknight, and then I don't have to spend my entire weekend on chores.

lucille · 04-13-2008, 09:12 AM

We try to squeeze things like laundry and groceries in during the week so we can use weekends for big projects or doing something we want to do.

04-12-2008, 01:54 PM	#1
lpkitten Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 33 Reputation: (11)	Weekend Time Savers What things do you do on the weekend to save you time and money during the week? I find that by planning ahead on Sunday, I can save myself a lot of time and headache during the week. Here's a few things I try to do on Sunday: 1. I plan out the week's meal schedule and make something that will have lots of leftovers (like soup, spaghetti) so that I can pack it up for lunch during the week. That way I won't need to go out and buy my lunch. 2. I plan what I'll be wearing to work. I create outfits and make sure that everything I'll be wearing during the week is clean and ironed so I don't have to fuss around with it in the morning or do laundry during the week. That way, I don't feel as if "I don't have anything to wear" and I won't go out and buy new clothes. What about you? Any thing you plan ahead on the weekend to save you time and money? __________________ http://thedebtdefier.blogspot.com

04-12-2008, 03:14 PM	#2
Megan Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 271 Reputation: (39)	I try to get the house cleaned up as much as possible. It might not save money, but it gives me added peace. I also mentally plan out five lunches. I may not know what I'm bringing to eat every day, but I know that I have enough lunch-type food for the week. I also try to batch cook on the weekends, at least one big meal. I'm a big fan of crockpot cooking, though now that it's warming up, I find myself less drawn to soups and stews. __________________ A Dollar a Day

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amyschiff Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lansing, MI Posts: 223 Reputation: (23)	I also do house cleaning when I can. Weekends are also for laundry and grocery shopping. I've gotten onto a alternating schedule: one weekend is groceries, the next is laundry. Things go so fast during the week, I'd never have time to do it.

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Dani Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 35 Reputation: (10)	I like to set a timer for one hour when I get home. I start a load of laundry, go for my jog, vacuum, clean one bathroom, pull some weeds, wash the dogs, pack lunches, start dinner, whatever. I like to put on music while I work to make the time pass, and I usually knock out 3-4 items. I can get so much done in an hour per weeknight, and then I don't have to spend my entire weekend on chores.

04-13-2008, 09:12 AM	#5
lucille Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 365 Reputation: (19)	We try to squeeze things like laundry and groceries in during the week so we can use weekends for big projects or doing something we want to do.