Last Week's Frugality

  This week I added quite a bit to my pantry.  I purchased a case of trash bags for
$9.88,  and a box of DW detergent (85) for $12.88.  Both of these were good prices and will last a long time!

   I added 5 double boxes of Betty Crocker au gratin potatoes $1.45 per box.  I also added 5 cans of Dinty Moore Beef Stew.  They were on the buy 5 get $5 off sale and I had a coupon for $1 off of 2.  Cheap stew!!  My family loves shells and cheese so I was able to add 6 boxes to my stash.  They were not on sale but if you bought 3 products you get the Click list shopping fee taken off so I saved $4.95 this way. At least I got something for my money.

  
   This week Meijer had pork chops on sale for 99 cents per lb. so I picked up several packs to separate into meal sized portions and to freeze.  Hamburger was on sale for $1.99 per lb. so I stocked up on that as well. 

  I packed my lunch all 5 days!  Yeah!!!


  I have my Pantry stash built up to the point at which I just am buying the basics(eggs, bread, milk and veggies/fruits) and picking up sale items to help build my stash.  I do not have to go shop every week for my weekly food--I shop my stash!  It is so convenient and by buying the sales and loss leaders, I almost always am buying my food as cheaply as I can get it and that saves so much! 
     
Frugal Blessings,
Lisa
 

Walgreen's Goodies!

  This week at Walgreen's, I used a coupon on the Dawn dish soap and got it for 74 cents.  The All clothes detergent was on sale for $2.88 and using a coupon for $1.00 off , I got it for $1.88.  I wanted to purchase the olives in the ad but they didn't have them.  So for  $2.62 plus tax, I was able to add a bottle of Dawn and a jug of ALL to my pantry stash!  Not big quantities, but when you get your stash built up, small additions bought at rock bottom prices will help keep it stocked!

Frugal Blessings,
Lisa

Last Week's Frugality

   Hello, 
        I hope this post finds you all well!
        Last week I felt like I was back in the coupon groove!  I used coupons at Walgreen's to get dish soap for $.49 and a bottle of clothes detergent for $1.49.  Also saved $4 on two sticks of deodorant.

        I used a $5 off coupon at Big Lots to get a free canned ham and a free can of chicken breast to add to my pantry.

        My DH is addicted to soda.Thank goodness he likes the Big K cola from Kroger. It was on sale for $1.99 per 12 pack so we stocked up on them.  Bought 6.  He will make do for a long while on that!

        I was able to get 4 Mayo, and a case of water cheap using the buy 5 save 5 sale at Kroger.

       Used 2 more coupons to get $4 off of 2 more deodorant sticks! Used a coupon for deodorant for my DH as well.  At least we won't stink!  Lol!!

       Was able to purchase 24 cans of ravioli for just $12!!  Nice addition to my pantry stash especially since I love ravioli.....right out of the can......cold!  Lol!  It is true!!!  Don't judge me!!!

      I packed my lunch all 5 days!  Go Me!!

     Our Goodwill trip was very productive! I found a very nice sweater set for $4.99. I found  a pair of dress pants to match for $4.99.  Also found 2 shirts for just $1.79 each.  Score for me!!

     It has been warm enough to only use the electric heater in our room when we get out of the shower.  We have just been using an extra blanket at night!

      Well,that's about all for me and mine, what have you saved money on?

Frugal Blessings,
Lisa

 

Walgreen's Goodies!

Hello,
  Yesterday at Walgreen's I took advantage of the coupons and sales to get a bottle of Palmolive Dish soap for $.49, and a jug of Purex laundry detergent for $1.49.  I used 2 $2 coupons for Almay deodorant bringing it down to $1.79 each.  I also took advantage of the Kroger honey bear they had on sale for $2.99.  All in all, I saved $11.10 on my shopping trip! I know I cannot get great quantities of stuff from Walgreen's, but I can get things pretty cheaply if I set my mind to it!  Feels so good getting back in the couponing groove!


Frugal Blessings,
Lisa

Last Week's Frugality

  Hello Dear Readers! 
     Hope this writing finds you well. So Let's get right into it!
I packed my lunch 3out of 4 days last week.  I missed a day and a half of work due to a raging cold that I still have despite a trip to urgent care and 3 prescriptions later.

  We saved $.80 per gallon on gas using our Kroger points.  That was almost a $8.00 savings!
   I used coupons to get my clothes detergent $1 cheaper per bottle--$4.00 savings!
  I found spaghetti sauce for just $.82 per can and added 6 to my pantry. Combined with my $.49 per lb. spaghetti, this will be a super cheap meal!  This will be my go to price for spaghetti sauce from now on!  I found the Del Monte sauce at Wal-Mart.
   My DH was out of coffee so when Meijer had it on sale buy one get one for a dollar, we stocked up on 4 canisters!  Saved over $10!
   I found several green and yellow peppers in the reduced bin at Meijer. Saved about $2 on the 5 peppers!  The peppers will make an awesome Unstuffed Pepper Casserole!(recipe coming soon!) My family LOVES it!
  I purchased two more cans of the chicken breast from Big Lots to add to my pantry stash. I am getting close to having about 3 months worth of food and household supplies.  I am about half way to my goal of 6 months worth of pantry stash!  Go Me!!
 Now I just need to figure out where to put it!
  We switched from fi-optics to spectrum cable for our phone cable, and internet needs in order to save $40 per month. Well, the internet connection has not been very reliable( I am being very nice about this) so my DH(who just has to have cable) called and has gotten our bill adjusted because of the crappy internet service .  Have saved $13 so far!
   Well, that's about all from my house-What have you been saving on this week?
Frugal Blessings,
Lisa


 




  




 
 

Last Week's Frugality

  Last week wasn't as frugal as I would have liked!  We had an 80th birthday party for my Mother so it was a little expensive.  Lots of leftovers-which we are eating on this week!  Cannot let them go to waste!
  I packed my lunch all five days last week.  It is too convenient to charge lunch on my name badge for payroll deduction.  It makes the fact that I packed all the better! 

  I used digital coupons at Kroger and saved almost $50 on my last order!  They really add up and lots are for things I have purchased in the past--some are tailored to each customer! 

  I mended a night gown that was ripped. This is my favorite nighty that I have had for years and years!  I'll wear it until it wears out!

  I shop at Big Lots and have found that their off brand of canned chicken breast meat is just $1.74 per can as opposed to Swanson's that is $2.75.  I added 2 cans to my pantry. This makes 10 cans total in my stash--remember my goal of 6 months of food stocked. 

  My cousin gave us a mess of turnips!  Not my favorite but free is great--thanks Charles!

  I bought 2 more whole boneless hams for 99 cents per lb.  I cut them in 4 equal pieces and froze them. A quarter ham will feed our family of four very well for less than $3 for the meat for a meal.  You can slice and fry or bake it-yummy!

That's about it for my family last week.  How have you and yours saved money? I would love to hear about your saving ways!

Frugal Blessings,
Lisa
  

Last Week's Frugality

  Finally, Fall weather has arrived here in the Ohio river valley! So,we were able to turn the Air conditioners off for the season.  They have been in use pretty much in the early part of our extremely warm Autumn!  I'll be glad to get them out of the windows and put away for the winter and Spring. Hopefully it doesn't get too cold too fast so we can save some on the utility budget!

   I cleaned out the freezers and much to my dismay, I had more than I would have liked, to throw away.  I hate waste but things get shuffled to the bottom of the freezer and are not seen again until you clean it out.  One of the hazards of having a chest type freezer. Pitching old food really hurts!

  I shopped the loss leaders at our local Meijer.  Bought 2 half  pork loins and had them sliced.  Separated them into meal sized portions and put them in the freezer.  For less than $11 I have meat for 7 meals for our family of four. Not too shabby!

  Bought more apples to make apple butter again.  We love it on hot biscuits! What am I talking about, we love it on anything and everything! Yummy goodness!

  I have been talking to my DH bout using less.  Less shampoo, less dish soap, and less laundry soap.  To him more is better but I explained how little is actually needed and he seems to be using less which means more money saved.  Now, I just need to keep talking to him about getting rid of cable but that is another story! 

  I have been picking up candy making and baking supplies when I catch them on sale and have quite a bit put up for Thanksgiving and Christmas.  I usually go ape making cookies but this year I think I am going to concentrate on candies more than cookies.

Our local grocery closed down last month and I was able to get quite a bit of my candy making supplies on sale.  I love making crock pot candy and lots of fudge for Christmas. My mouth is watering just thinking about it!

  Well, that is about all of the frugality at my house.  What have you saved money on lately?

Frugal Blessings,

Lisa

 
  
 
 
 




 

Last Week's Frugality

    Last week was still a very, very tight week financially!  I was only able to get the basics--eggs, bread and milk using coupons and several transactions. Still very thankful for my stocked pantry and freezers!
 
  As I started back to work last week, I made sure I packed my lunch each day and refilled my water bottles at work.  I figure at $3.50 per meal, times 5 days that this was at least a $17 savings!

  Still eating on the tomatoes and cukes my cousin gave us--Thanks Charles!!

  Since our grocery budget was minute, I made cookies for Tom to take to the hospital for snacks.  He was in the Epilepsy Monitoring Unit and they are allowed snacks.
 
  Bought gas at Kroger and used my fuel points to save $.50 per gallon.  Thank goodness our prescriptions count towards the fuel points!

  We did spend $6 for entertainment this week!  It was more than worth it to see our granddaughter play volleyball!  Gotta have some fun Jordyn time!!

  We have been using our homemade clothes detergent for every load. At a cost of less than $.05 per load, we are saving a bunch on clothes detergent!

  Finally, in order to bring our electricity costs down, we have been turning off the AC when the weather had been cooler and at night.  We have also been more conscious of the lights being left on and making an effort to turn them off more.  I hope to get a clothes line set up next week to reduce dryer costs.


What have you been doing to save money?


Blessings,
Lisa

 




 

Last Week's Frugality

  Last week was a very frugal week for our family.  I had been on medical leave for the last 10 weeks and let me tell you 60% of your pay is not enough to live on!  So our measly food budget total was $52.00.  I spent an hour going over and over the grocery ad trying to come as close to $50 as possible.  I shopped the buy 5 get $5 off sale and saved over $15 dollars.  We are doing without some stuff but we'll survive! Still have 2 freezers full and a stuffed pantry!

  
  My cousin Charles brought us a bucket full of cukes and tomatoes! Boy, have we enjoyed those and they couldn't have come at a better time!




  I blanched and froze a mess of green beans we were given last week.  Think these will be good for Thanksgiving so I'll be saving them!



  We bought gas at Kroger and saved $.40 per gallon. Not a great savings but it beats nothing! 
   We made a pot of northern beans and ate on them 3 days last week.  My Mother can make a meal out of them and an onion!




  I went to the Goodwill but didn't find anything--savings of ????  I am trying not to spend over $5 each trip so I saved $5.00.




  We stayed home all week except to go to Goodwill and grocery (one trip).




  For entertainment we swam a few days and watched TV.




Well, that is about it for our family.  What have you been saving money on ?




Blessings,
Lisa

Last Week's Frugality

   Last week was pretty frugal!  Money was pretty tight so we spent only the BARE minimum!  I took my Mother to the Goodwill and spent nothing! Saved ???? Money!

  Went to the grocery and got the basics-eggs, milk,and bread and used a $5 Mperks coupon to bring my total down to $1.98!  Score!

  I did purchase a bag of cranberries to make cranberry juice.  I am a member of the Stocking our

Shelves Facebook page and someone put an easy recipe for making cranberry juice on the board.  I did it!!  I made 2 quarts of cranberry juice!  I spent  $.89 on the  berries and used a cup of sugar to make the 2 quarts.  That is a huge savings compared to the $3.49 a jar would have cost me!  Big savings for someone who loves cranberry juice and that would be me!  I hope to be able to find cranberries on clearance and make more juice for even less! Check out the Stocking our Shelves Facebook page--it is great!


 Used our Kroger points to save $5.00 on a tank of gas! 

 Well that is about it for my family--What have you saved money on lately?


Frugal Blessings,
Lisa


PS--Remember Wal-Mart has a dozen pint jars in the Black Friday ad for just $5.00!!  They are available starting Thursday night!











 

  

Last Week's Frugality

  Hello Dear Readers!


        Last week was a pretty frugal week.  I didn't receive a coupon from Big Lots so we didn't go--saved at least $10!!


       At the Goodwill, I found a very nice rubber spatula  and a metal spatula for $.50 each,  The metal one will be perfect for cookies next month!  I also found a teal glass bowl to match my Pioneer Woman glasses. We found a runner for my slate hallway(this was on my list to do to save money on the utilities).  The slate floor is always freezing cold on our tootsies so the runner will help keep us warmer. I only paid $10 for it so it was a great deal!


   My aunt gave me 2 pumpkins, so I spent Sunday cooking them, scooping the puree out and

freezing it.   I ended up with 15 2 cup bags of pumpkin puree.  This will probably meet my  family's pumpkin needs for the next year-  Pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, and pumpkin roll!  Thanks Aunt Jane!


  We still haven't used the furnace.  We use propane for heat and it is very expensive plus  we have to pay a hefty deposit for it up front and that is rough to do. We have however, used an electric baseboard heater in the living room and an oil filled electric heater in the kitchen when needed.   I know electric heat isn't cheap but we can pay monthly instead of money up front.  My DH and I have a wood burning insert in each fireplace but my Momma is on oxygen so they cannot be used. Bummer, heavy sigh!


  We saved $.60 per gallon of gas by using our Kroger points again!!

I also picked up my Free Friday Download at Kroger--a free cup of kefir, and used coupons and sales to save $19.00  at Kroger.


  I got our turkey for $.48 per pound.  Also used coupons  and sales to save $23.79  at Meijer.


What have you done to save money lately?  Pleas share in order to bless others!


Frugal Blessings,
Lisa


  


 

Last Week's Frugality

Hello Dear Readers!
    Last week was a pretty frugal week.  We stayed home for the most part and saved on gas.  We are pretty boring people actually! Lol!
 
   My Mother cooked a  half pork tenderloin and we had pork roast for one meal and  pulled pork BBq for 2 more meals.  Yes. we had pork tenderloin last week also, but when it is cheaper than hamburger, you eat it more often!  We stretched that $8 dollar tenderloin for 3 meals--not too shabby if you ask me!

  I received another $5 off $15 coupon for Big Lots!  I used it to stock up on spaghetti, and noodles.  I was able to add 4 lbs of spaghetti, and 2 bags of egg noodles to my pantry stash this week and all for free!!  Now you may be thinking that I had to spend $10 to get the freebies but I include that in my grocery budget and buy sunflower seeds, pepitos (shelled pumpkin seeds which I love) and we love the Bear Creeks Soup mixes which they carry! So it is easy to find things we like and use there!

  I used my Kroger points to get $.60 per gallon off!  Saved about $5 on a tank!  We accrue points from our pharmacy purchases-We take a lot of meds!

  I stayed in budget for my groceries this week!  It has been pretty easy to do since we have 2 stocked freezers full of meat!  We need to be using what we have so I can stock up on turkeys and ham during the holiday season!

  The weather was nice enough to not turn on the space heater!  Still holding off on turning on the furnace!!! Yeah!!

  I found a brand new game at the Goodwill for just $2.  I will be putting it in the the box for the family we have adopted for Christmas.  Also found a nice storage container for my pantry.  I'll be needing it as I build up my pantry stash at Big Lots!  It cost $1.

  Well, that is about it for for us, What have you saved money on lately?

Frugal Blessings,
Lisa

Please pray for the innocent people involved in the Sutherland Springs Texas church shooting.  Such a shame!

Last Week's Frugality

Hello Dear Readers,

Icky the Pumpkin man!

     Last week I used my $5.00 off coupons at Big Lots.  I was able to get 2lbs. of pasta, a bag of sunflowers seeds, and 2 containers of marshmallow crème for free for spending $10.  My Mother used her coupon to start her Christmas shopping-$5 off a wallet!  Cha ching!
I hope to get another coupon in my email this week!


    We have yet to turn on the furnace. I try to wait as long as possible before turning it on.


  I stayed within my grocery budget this week--actually $12 under!  Our local Meijer had the 10 for 10 get the eleventh free sale starting Sunday and I got 3 things free!  I was also able to use my Meijer m-Perks to save $3.00 off of my order!


  We had chili for lunch and supper and have enough leftovers for one more meal out of it! 

  I received a ten dollar E-bates check in the mail!!  Was I ever surprised!  If you haven't joined E-bates, you should!  It is great if you order on line! 


  I increased my 403b contribution by one percent.  Not a lot I know, but every bit will help make our retirement better!  Save, save, save, for your retirement people!!!!


  Well that is about it for my family, what have you saved money on lately?  Inquiring minds do want to know!


Frugal Blessings,
Lisa




 

Last Week's Frugality

  Last week was a pretty

frugal week.  Money was very tight, due to the wedding, and we didn't have much extra spending money after the bills were paid. That being said, we only spent about a third of our food budget so we had a little money to spend at the Goodwill and Save a lot!


  We went grocery shopping at our local Meijer and I was able to use my mPerks rewards for $8.00 off of our $31 total purchase.  Those mPerks sure add up!


   I used my Kroger points to get $.50 off per gallon of gas.  Savings of about $5 for the tank fill up!


   I cooked a pork roast that we found on sale, and made BBQ. We ate 3 meals out of it and then I froze two meals for future use. Batch cooking saves time and money--one prep, several meals cooked at one time! Win Win!!

  Every Saturday we have been going to Big Lots before going to the Goodwill.  I have been asked several times to join the rewards program there and turned them down.  This time the lady explained that every 3rd shopping trip they give you a $5.00 off coupon by email!  That is huge!  I can use the coupon to stock up on pasta, soups, and other things!  I checked my email  this morning,and there was a $5.00 off welcome coupon!!!  This will pay for my pantry stash additions this week!  I'll take free food!!


 I found a pair of black dress pants at the Goodwill for just $2.49!  Just what I needed for work!! And by having an extra pair of work pants, we will not have to wash my work clothes so often! Score!   My DH found a beautiful sweater for just $3.50! I love the Goodwill on Half off days!


 My Uncle gave us some tomatoes--the last of his garden!  Thanks Uncle Howard! His generosity with his garden produce has truly been a blessing to our family this summer and fall! He also sent me a few books on home hacks. Maybe I'll share some of these with you all in a future blog post!


  Well, that is about it for my family's savings last week!  How have you saved money lately?


Frugal Blessings,
Lisa
 
 
 


 
 








 

Last Week's Frugality

Icky the Pumpkin Man is back on the porch!

        Last week was a very frugal week!  I was able to save $59.71 on my grocery bill!  I chose the loss leaders and used coupons for them as well! I stayed under my allotted $75 food budget --only spent $72.35.  I was able to get stocked up on Chunky soups, my hubby's pretzels,  Pillsbury biscuits and crescent rolls! 

      The weather was cool last week so we were able to turn off the A/C.

       I cooked a beef roast and stretched it for three meals. My Aunt gave it to me last Christmas.

We had roast beef and vegetables two nights and then beef and noodles another night.  It was a nice big roast and we enjoyed it tremendously! It is especially appreciated because I won't spend my food budget  on such expensive meat!

Two of my faux pumpkins!

        I resisted the urge to buy a pumpkin to carve.  I just put one of my faux pumpkins out on the porch instead--saved $3.99! 

       As some of you know, I take my mother to the Goodwill most Saturdays and this past Saturday was no exception.  I found an American Girl Doll($10) 2 weeks ago and low and behold, I found a box of 18" doll clothes last Saturday!  The box had maybe 12 outfits and 3 pairs of shoes/boots and was only $10!  I am so excited to find the doll and clothes for only $20!  My Granddaughter is going to love them!  Score and Cha ching!!

       I  found a cute little jar for $.50.  It will be adorable filled with small cookies or candy!

      I found a bag of gold mylar shred for $.50.  It will be perfect in a gift basket this Christmas!

      Since my Granddaughter loves to read, I picked up a Disney chapter book for her for a quarter!

This will be given for Christmas also! I try to give books every year to encourage her to read more!

    All in all I had a very good week and got some Christmas gifts purchased!
How did you save last week?


Frugal Blessings!
Lisa


      












        
        
          


        

Goal: Lowering our Utility Bills by 10%

Hello All,
  This Fall and Winter my DH and I are hoping to reduce our utility bills by 10% compared to last year by winterizing, etc.  This will be tough because last winter was a pretty mild one for us! I will be comparing cost this year vs. last year. Wish us luck!
  Here is our list:

1. Insulate and seal the basement door--Done
2. Insulate and seal the attic access opening
3. Put bubble wrap on all bedroom windows
4. Put bottle of water in toilet tank to save water each flush
5. Buy and install dryer vent bucket to let dryer vent help heat the house
6. Buy and install hot water heater blanket
7. Insulate hot water pipes
8. Caulk around all windows
9. Put weather stripping around front and back doors
10. Check both fans on fireplace inserts
11. Split firewood
12. Make draft dodger for front door
13. Insulate heat runs in basement
14. Replace air filter in furnace
15. Clean baseboard heater
16. Buy runner for slate hallway--floor is always extremely cold!
17. Make rice bags for bed warmers
18. Turn water heater down

Well that is our long list!  Can you think of anything else I may have missed?  Hopefully we will get it all completed!  I'll check back in later to let you know our progress!




Frugal Blessings,
Lisa

Last Week's Frugality

            

 Hi Dear Readers,


  Last week was a pretty good week frugally!  We used some coupons that Meijer sent us and got a free box of Little Debbie's snacks along with savings on eggs, milk and butter! 


  I bought a bone in half ham that we stretched for 4 meals-- fried ham and homemade biscuits, then made a pot of pinto beans with some of the cut off ham(leftovers for third meal) and saved the bone for a pot of northern bean soup.  Waste not, want not! We had a pan of homemade cornbread with the beans! Can you say yummy?  Mmmm, mmm, good!


  We ate the leftover biscuits for breakfast and used some of the apple butter I canned week before last.  It was to die for good!  Home canned foods taste so much better than store bought!


  I started my Christmas shopping. Ordered several gifts that were half off online--cannot say what because of family that may read this! They sure smell good though!


  Ordered toilet paper from Amazon!  Cheap and delivered to your front door.  Win, win!


 My DH and I made up a list of things to do around the house before it gets cold in order to save money on utilities.  He worked on sealing and insulating our basement door. One thing down and 15 more to go, but it is a start!  We are hoping to reduce our utilities by 10% compared to last year.  A big goal but with our list of improvements,  I hope we will meet it!
 
  I'll share more about weatherproofing our home in a later post.


  That's about all for us last week.  What have you saved money on lately?


Frugal Blessings,
Lisa
 

Last Week's Frugality

    

    I have to confess......we ate out one night last week. I know, I know, we shouldn't have, but I had to go shopping for the wedding. So my Dh ordered hoagies for everyone. We paid for convenience big time!  My daughter's wedding is costing us more and more one way or another!! :)
  My uncle gifted us with cabbage and tomatoes fresh from his garden!  Thanks so much Uncle Howard!!
 We used the rest of the chicken I cooked last week.  I love stretching meat into several meals, don't you?

  I found my dress for the wedding on clearance at Dillard's.  It was originally $169.99 but marked down to $39.99 plus tax! Savings of $130.00! I must give credit to my daughter's for finding it-Thanks Jess and Kait!

  I made the cake stand for my daughters wedding cake--cost me $2.00.  I found a large vase and a large plate at the Goodwill and glued them together with E6000 glue.  Her cake isn't too big so that will work just fine!  $2 beats the cheapest one we could find at $29.99! Score one for me!

  Finished the silk flowers for the wedding.  I think they are beautiful if I do say so myself!  They cost about $165 to make all of them except the bridal bouquet.  6 bouquets, 9 boutonnieres, 5 corsages, 2 kissing balls and other décor would have cost well over $500, so we have saved a ton on the flowers alone!  Cha Ching!  The bridal brooch bouquet cost about $40 for the brooches(Gma furnished most) and flowers so that is a great savings as well--Some are over $300 on Etsy!

  I was given about a half bushel of apples so, with my Mother's help, we canned 7 pints plus of apple butter!  Yummy!
  It has been a busy but productive week--the wedding is getting closer!  I am getting so nervous but looking forward to it!  Maybe when it is over we can get back to normal! But hey, what is NORMAL????



Blessings,
Lisa

Super Deal At Walmart

Hi,

  I came across a super deal for those of you that stockpile or keep a pantry well stocked!  Walmart has the Augason Farms Dehydrated Sliced potatoes on roll back.  They are regularly $11.99 but are now just $4.99 each!  Hurry and order yours, they may not be on rollback too long!  https://www.walmart.com/ip/Augason-Farms-Emergency-Food-Dehydrated-Potato-Slices-20-oz/22985135

Frugal Blessings,

Lisa

Last Week's Frugality

  Last week was a no spend week except for our budgeted food costs.  We actually spent less than we budgeted for therefore saving over $20 in groceries. It was basically a bread, milk, and eggs run! Then  I was able to use a $4 rewards on my grocery order saving even more! Cha ching!!!

  We ate at home every night.

  I cooked a whole chicken and used the broth to make chicken and dumplings.  Then with the extra chicken, I made a casserole and  I have enough to use for 2 meals this week!  $4.08 for the meat for 4 meals for 4 adults! Go Me!  But that isn't all, I cooked the carcass and made a small pot of bone broth flavored with celery, onions and carrots.  Remember to add vinegar to the pot to help leach out the bone goodness! I got 3 quart baggies full of mouthwatering, nutritious bone broth for soups this winter. SO much goodness from one chicken I found on sale!  Now that is stretching the budget!! Lol!

  I got several tomatoes from my volunteer tomato plant!  

  We made banana bread out of several VERY ripe bananas so as not to let them go to waste!

  I made home made Rice a Roni last week. Got 3 times as much for less than the price of a store bought package. Love my homemade Rice a Roni--I added a little chicken that I cooked to make the Rice a Roni an entrée!  Stretching the chicken some more!!

  Since I didn't spend my budgeted food amount, I ordered my Knorr chicken and beef bouillon  from Walmart to stock up my pantry.  2 large jars for only $9.76.  This is my stock up my stash purchase for the last 2 weeks! I use it for soup base and for gravy flavoring during the winter! 
    What have you added to your stash/pantry lately?

 

They are just $ 4.88 each at Wally world.

I am not an affiliate of Walmart, just like low prices!

What did you save money on last week?

Frugal Blessings,

Lisa