This is it. A week from today is . . . PAYDAY!!! When I heard about the Pantry Challenge that Moneysavingmom and Lifeasmom were hosting, I decided to do it because it was something I had been thinking about anyway. January is always a difficult month for the grocery budget since hubby gets paid early in December, and this adds at least an …
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Pantry Challenge is Making me a Little Nervous
I'm getting nervous. My convenience foods are disappearing. The cupboard and the fridge are beginning to look especially bare. The freezer is getting there. This is what I wanted to do. But convenience food is so . . . . convenient. My mother grew up on a farm. She had a disdain for convenience food that she passed down to me . Things should …
Budget, Meals, and More
I'm enjoying the challenge of eating from our pantry and limiting my grocery/household spending to 50 in cash per week this month. Being a natural cheapskate, I get quite a rush at coming in right on budget. In the store this week I walked around and got what I needed. Then I picked up what I assumed we needed, like bread, and bacon that was a …
Back to Menu Planning!
I'm ready to get back into the Menu Planning mode after the loosey-goosey holidays. Since I've committed to use up what we have and only spend 50 dollars a week for the next few weeks, I have to plan. I really don't have a choice. Besides, I'm always amazed at what a difference it makes in how the household runs when I don't have to rack my brain …
My Last 9$ for the Week
I'm not turning into a coupon blog, but since I've committed to cleaning out my pantry/freezer this month and only spending 50 a week, I thought I'd show what I got for the last 9.00 I had this week. Also included in the amount, but not pictured, are two Sunday newspapers for 2.00 apiece, purchased for the coupons, since today's paper had LOTS …
Scared of Commitment
I wrote recently about participating in the Pantry/Freezer Challenge over at Money Saving Mom and Life as Mom. I'm doing it because it's something I was already thinking that I needed to do, and their challenge was a good push. One of the main things that I put in my goals was to use cash, getting out 50 for each week this month, and using …
A Few Projects
I just wrote about my struggle to adjust my thinking about projects vs. progress. A finished project can't be the end of the road when it comes to home organization. Shoes don't automatically go to the right spot just because the spot is pretty. But I am definitely trying to take advantage of my looser schedule this week and get some …
Cleaning out my Pantry – and Hopefully Saving Money
Most of you know that I'm a coupon freak. I'm not as obsessive or on top of it as I was when I started, but I do have quite a freezer/pantry full. I cleaned out my pantry a few weeks ago. As I expected, I found more than a few expired items. For a cheapskate, this is ultra-frustrating. We're also working on building up our emergency fund, …
