My wife asked me to meal plan and I'm in over my head

Nov 24·1 min read

She's been doing it forever and asked if I could take a week while she handles some work stuff. Seemed simple enough.

I made a list, did the math, bought everything... and somehow I still forgot half the stuff she needed and spent $30 more than usual. Respect to her honestly. This is harder than it looks and I don't get how she does it every single week without complaining.

Doing this whole week actually gave me some appreciation for the background stuff nobody notices.

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BBob G.Regular13h ago

Did you account for sales/pricing variations? Sometimes she buys stuff on sale the week before or has deals already figured out. That could explain the $30 difference.

TTom P.Regularjust now

Meal planning is legitimately harder than people think. There's the actual planning, the shopping, the substitutions when something's out of stock... your wife's been carrying that load the whole time.

GGreg W.Regular4h ago

The fact that you recognized this is hard means you'll actually respect her work now instead of just thinking she wings it. That's growth.

CCarl S.Regular2h ago

You forgot half the stuff but still managed to spend MORE? That's actually impressive lol. Maybe ask her if there's a system she uses? Like does she meal plan around what's on sale?

JJamal W.Regular59m ago

This is the learning experience all dads need. Once you do it for a full month or two it gets easier, but yeah first time is rough.

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