1. Visiting a salvage grocery, or two. At the first I spent $ 93.63 for 105 items. At the second I bought 115 items for $ 102.07. My cupboards are stocked.
2. Making homemade bread for about $0.20 versus buying it at Aldi or the bread store. I can also make English muffins, tortillas, pitas, nann and bagels. I just need to motivate myself to get back in the habit. This bread is a small step forward. ( But I still was bad and went to the bread store and spent $ 5.56 on 7 items. I could have made them for under $2. My excuse is the RV is small for baking bagels, English Muffins and such. That's my story and I am sticking to it. )
3. I got lucky again and found another stash of yarn. It was $1.25 per skein but still a great bargain. I have had a hard time recently finding any but it seems my drought is over for awhile. Now I just need to find a place to put it all. :)
4. Washing out zip lock bags. I do this regularly for any bags that didn't contain meat. I can reuse a bag several times before it ends up in the garbage. By doing this I only need to buy one box each of sandwich, quart and gallon bags per year. Every little bit counts. And, it helps Mother Earth.
5. Gather up the fragments vegetarian chili. I put in a partial jar of homemade salsa that had been in the fridge awhile, the seasoned broth from cooking some pinto beans for refried beans, a half a can of enchilada sauce that has been lurking in the freezer, a small amount of the refried beans mentioned above, one can of beans and one can of Rotel tomatoes. I let it all cook down. I made enough for chili, chili spaghetti and chili burritos. About 50 cents per meal.
An Extra: Being lucky enough to go to the Middlefield Cheese Co-Op and buy about 12 pounds of cheese at about $2.39/pound on average.
2. Making homemade bread for about $0.20 versus buying it at Aldi or the bread store. I can also make English muffins, tortillas, pitas, nann and bagels. I just need to motivate myself to get back in the habit. This bread is a small step forward. ( But I still was bad and went to the bread store and spent $ 5.56 on 7 items. I could have made them for under $2. My excuse is the RV is small for baking bagels, English Muffins and such. That's my story and I am sticking to it. )
3. I got lucky again and found another stash of yarn. It was $1.25 per skein but still a great bargain. I have had a hard time recently finding any but it seems my drought is over for awhile. Now I just need to find a place to put it all. :)
4. Washing out zip lock bags. I do this regularly for any bags that didn't contain meat. I can reuse a bag several times before it ends up in the garbage. By doing this I only need to buy one box each of sandwich, quart and gallon bags per year. Every little bit counts. And, it helps Mother Earth.
5. Gather up the fragments vegetarian chili. I put in a partial jar of homemade salsa that had been in the fridge awhile, the seasoned broth from cooking some pinto beans for refried beans, a half a can of enchilada sauce that has been lurking in the freezer, a small amount of the refried beans mentioned above, one can of beans and one can of Rotel tomatoes. I let it all cook down. I made enough for chili, chili spaghetti and chili burritos. About 50 cents per meal.
An Extra: Being lucky enough to go to the Middlefield Cheese Co-Op and buy about 12 pounds of cheese at about $2.39/pound on average.
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