Loves $300 a month blog
Posted 01-04-2009 at 05:56:02 PM by LovesDivine
I have a GREAT stockpile of just about everything we need (family of 5 (2 teens, 1 tween, and tons of their friends), 1 dog and 2 cats). I think it is time to only go after the super cheap or free deals. So my goal for 2009 is to spend $300 OOP a month or less on food (pet food incl), HBA, and household cleaners/other stuff. I want to do this while continuing to replenish our stockpile and keep it at a level where i can continue to donate as well. My husband was laid off so I might not be donating much in the next month or so until he gets a job...
So far I have spent $31.28 OOP in January.
Trip 1 to Publix:
$16.15
2.5lbs bananas
quart buttermilk
bottle horseradish sauce
3lbs sweet onions (made onion straws...)
16 boxes Pillsbury Savorings
8 bags (40 count) Totinos Pizza Rolls
Trip 2 to Publix:
$8.01
24 cans of soup
Trip 1 to WAGs:
$0.84
12 Garnier hair products
Trip 2 to WAGs:
$1.32
12 Garnier hair products
Trip to Albertsons:
$4.96
2 dozen eggs
1 quart half n half
2 loaves bread
Wish me luck!!
So far I have spent $31.28 OOP in January.
Trip 1 to Publix:
$16.15
2.5lbs bananas
quart buttermilk
bottle horseradish sauce
3lbs sweet onions (made onion straws...)
16 boxes Pillsbury Savorings
8 bags (40 count) Totinos Pizza Rolls
Trip 2 to Publix:
$8.01
24 cans of soup
Trip 1 to WAGs:
$0.84
12 Garnier hair products
Trip 2 to WAGs:
$1.32
12 Garnier hair products
Trip to Albertsons:
$4.96
2 dozen eggs
1 quart half n half
2 loaves bread
Wish me luck!!
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Another resolution is to become more of a frugal cook. Less waste. The last couple weeks I have been tossing the ends of the onion, the ends of the celery, the core of the cabbage, the ends of the tomatos…you get the idea….in a zipper baggie in the freezer. Last night I made a pot of chicken and rice using a whole chicken. I tossed the carcass in my slow cooker, added water and the frozen ‘junk’ veggies, along with some spices, and cooked it on low for about 14 hours. I now have 9 two cup portions of chicken stock in my freezer that blows any canned or boxed broth out of the water!! FREE.Posted 01-04-2009 at 06:16:05 PM by LovesDivine
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I need to cook whole chicken more often for this very reason. I did my first turkey at thanksgiving... brined it and everything using martha stewart's recipe. made the most wonderful stock from the leftover carcass that became a yummy turkey/bean/chorizo soup.
Did the same at my parents house for Christmas, though this time made a huge pot of turkey and noodles. I love making homemade stock!
Thanks for the reminder! Now, I'll be on the lookout for inexpensive whole chickens!Posted 01-04-2009 at 10:24:24 PM by thriftycj -
ha! thats what i could have done witht he turkey ..people already kicked me for not putting in the fridge..it still had some meat on the legs..looked gone to me!...i learned from it.
your blog just reminded me of what i can save..im reading about saving the ends of celery and onions lol i was like what in the heck can you use that for? lol DRRR
i always wanted to have my own broth..
so far two things are on my resolution list
1.get everyone's addy for xmas cards next year.
and now just added
2. Try to keep in mind of the things for homemade stock :)Posted 01-05-2009 at 10:34:45 PM by lifeskills13 -
This sounds great! Good luck. I also have 3 kids 8,3,5months two in diapers one on formula and a $300 budget for everything also. Best of luck.Posted 01-11-2009 at 09:34:48 PM by snoopyfreak90378
