September 2011 Living off your stockpile challenge..WINNER ANNOUNCED!

[kendra228]

ok so 5 weeks
$750 in gas ~$150 weekly
375 food ~ $75 weekly
$25 in cricket food ~$5 weekly
$75 in coupons ~$25 weekly
$1,225 total great I am goona have the largest goal again

Um, WHAT?? What do you feed that I am unaware of??

[captainQpin]

Um, WHAT?? What do you feed that I am unaware of??

2 toads they are HUGE like the palm of your hand HUGE they eat 4 dozen lg crickets every week
and crickets are .11 each


oh i do have a chicken question can I get chickens or peeps that will lay eggs? and do they lay all winter?I am so not a farm girl

[saving-n-va]

2 toads they are HUGE like the palm of your hand HUGE they eat 4 dozen lg crickets every week
and crickets are .11 each


oh i do have a chicken question can I get chickens or peeps that will lay eggs? and do they lay all winter?I am so not a farm girl

So glad you explained those crickets.... An episode of Everybody Loves Raymond popped into my head. The one where Robert dated the frog girl.

Can't help on the chicken question. I keep telling DH that we are getting some, he disagrees. lol.

I noticed Lowes (home improvement, not grocery) had fruit trees in. I need to finish up my research on fruit trees and decide what we are getting. I'm still considering the fruit cocktail trees. (the ones w/ different fruits on them).

Oh ok, I'm in by the way. I have $1100 left (plus some rebates) for the year. That's $275+ per month. September is going to be crazy. I'm putting out a big spread for the moving help, hosting a get together or two, AND....DS may be coming to stay with us. He can't find a job in FL. Plus student teaching.

So......I'm going to say $300 for Sept. (my $275 plus estimated rebate checks I haven't deposited). IF ds ends up moving in I might have to adjust a bit.

[foggierbard9]

I'm in for September. We are going to say $300, and see how that works for a budget...this is a real work in progress now.

[captainQpin]

So glad you explained those crickets.... An episode of Everybody Loves Raymond popped into my head. The one where Robert dated the frog girl.

Can't help on the chicken question. I keep telling DH that we are getting some, he disagrees. lol.

I noticed Lowes (home improvement, not grocery) had fruit trees in. I need to finish up my research on fruit trees and decide what we are getting. I'm still considering the fruit cocktail trees. (the ones w/ different fruits on them).

Oh ok, I'm in by the way. I have $1100 left (plus some rebates) for the year. That's $275+ per month. September is going to be crazy. I'm putting out a big spread for the moving help, hosting a get together or two, AND....DS may be coming to stay with us. He can't find a job in FL. Plus student teaching.

So......I'm going to say $300 for Sept. (my $275 plus estimated rebate checks I haven't deposited). IF ds ends up moving in I might have to adjust a bit.

ok wait what is a fruit cocktail tree I have never heard of such a thing

and again wait what you buget yearly? I am so confused

dh and I aggreed on chickens cause we go through 3 ish dozen eggs a week!

[SouthernBelle5]

$115 for me. Upping b/c stuff is increasing.


PS OP...WOW 20011

[foggierbard9]

$115 for me. Upping b/c stuff is increasing.


PS OP...WOW 20011

We are traveling to the future next month.

[cody82414]

I'm still considering the fruit cocktail trees. (the ones w/ different fruits on them).

I see Monsanto all over this

[cody82414]

I'm in for September. We are going to say $300, and see how that works for a budget...this is a real work in progress now.

I would like to help if I can.
Do you have a meal plan? (I do not)
What is your current household size?
What are the important that you have to make?
and what are the changes that you would like to make?

It definately costs more to eat better though.

[mommas2moody]

Lowes = fruit trees

I got to go check this out!