Meal Planning/Shopping

I'm giving my meal planning and grocery shopping a makeover.  Last month I did an awesome job tracking what I spent at the grocery store.  That's where the awesomeness stopped.  I went over our grocery budget by over $200!  I was attempting to have a big shopping trip every two weeks (so twice a month).  We would run out of perishables before then, so I found myself stopping at the store several times a week to get fruits, vegetable and milk and then finding a way to spend at least $40 at those little trips.  This month I'm trying something new.  I've made a meal plan for the entire month and I am planning to shop on Sundays for one week at a time.  I'll make sure I have everything on hand for this week's meals.  If we run out of perishables, we can hold out until the next Sunday.  Today, I shopped at Aldi's and Sam's Club.  Though I've shopped at Aldi's before, I had never planned a shopping trip around what I could buy there.  I was astounded at some of the great deals I was able to get!  I normally buy the kids Nature's Own bread due to the fact that it does not have artificial colors, flavors or high fructose corn syrup.  It runs anywhere from $1.99-$2.79.  Today, I was able to get the Aldi's brand of bread (with the same requirements) for $0.75!  There were several other deals like that including bananas for $0.30/pound.  
I am also a big fan of Google Keep.  It's a part of the G-Suite that makes grocery (and other) lists so easy and accessible.  I'll keep you updated to see how this goes!