Ran its course, now in the weeds.

[Nick87]

They get free school lunch. Wife and I are home so leftovers for us.

Biggest shift is stop shopping at Costco for premade stuff and just cook.

I have two large freezers running, canned cubby full, and a pantry with dry goods. We don’t need more microwave breakfast sandwiches and frozen ready to eat box meals.

Totally get that we try to really stay away from that. Wife and I go round and round on that. But with a 5 and 7 year old. Sometimes convenience wins.

 

[Addicting]

Totally get that we try to really stay away from that. Wufe and I go round and round on that. But with a 5 and 7 year old. Sometimes convenience wins.

It did in our house, too. Now with me home most of the time prioritizing convenience looses. 2026 will have me working a budget.

I drive school buss here and there in the evenings. This summer I will work part time for an excavator company. But otherwise I am a primarily Dad now.

 

[Addicting]

I have plenty of meat and fish in the freezer. Trying to make different things with what I have.

Same, I had to purchase another garage freezer this year. I wasn’t going to have space if we fill all the tags in the house. Fish, pork chops, chicken, elk, mule deer, and antelope all sit there. I want to get it back to one that is mostly empty by the time season gets here in September.

 

[Nick87]

It did in our house, too. Now with me home most of the time prioritizing convenience looses. 2026 will have me working a budget.

I drive school buss here and there in the evenings. This summer I will work part time for an excavator company. But otherwise I am a primarily Dad now.

Same. When I'm off for weather or weekends cooking is a lot different. I usually just take care of dinner unless I'm hunting the evenings. (We're an eat early, go to bed early bunch)