My extreme budget is quite the challenge. I can appreciate households on small fixed incomes making their food dollars stretch each month. I know from experiece growing up in a household of seven living on social security. My father passed when I was five so my mother became incredibly resourceful. There were no credit cards to fall back on for purchases. Our meals were planned and cooked every night (with the occassional Saturday off). We lived within our means. That is my goal for the month.
With that said, I have $35 left for food and $15 for gas. I also have $10 grocery rewards and a $15 gas gift card.
I bake and freeze nutritious muffins for my work week morning snack. I cook and prep my lunches for the week on Sunday. I keep it simple. Some people don't have the discipline. It's two fold for me. I save money and eat better than my coworkers who eat fast food (yuck) or over priced/processed foods.
My next goal is to grow a few veggies in containers. I tried growing tomatoes with little or no success. The payoff didn't yield the effort or the plants contracted a fungus right just before they were ripe.
It's a beautiful day. Time to take advantage of it.
Making it work.....
August 13th, 2011 at 11:40 pm
August 13th, 2011 at 11:58 pm 1313279932
String beans are also super easy to grow. This is a good time to plant lettuce.
BTW, I LOVE the name of your Oh, No! fund!!!
August 19th, 2011 at 08:17 pm 1313785020
Jerry