HeyJaredMeghan Splawn
Your one-stop shop for budget grocery how-tos and copycat recipes from your favorite restaurants. Here you'll get real home kitchen tested dinner ideas as well as honest peaks at what a food editor feeding four spends each month.
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Here's What Happens to Your Food Budget When You Stop Tracking (opens the original)
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Hey y’all! I’m Meghan Splawn, a food writer and parent who is working to cut my family’s food spending in half this year. Even though I’ve written about meal planning and budget food for near 10 years, I let me own habits get sloppy and accidental spent $32k on food last year. In 2026, I am working to cut that number in half
The Best Way to Eat S'mores This Summer (opens the original)
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I’m Meghan — you might know me as the food writer who is working to cut my family’s food spending in half this year but I’m also a big fan of memory making and baking. I’m keeping today’s newsletter free for all to enjoy, but do consider becoming a supporting subscriber. As a supporting subscriber you get access to a growing library of food budgeting resources like a spending tracker and goal setting work sheet.<
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