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    June frugalistas

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    Samantha -- that isn't a fail on your part. That is a fail on the mean person that stole the bike.  That makes me so mad ? .   Ds bike got stole once.  It was parked way up in carport between our car & the house.   People stealing is why I have stuff in the house most would have in a garage.  We only have open carport. 

    Fail -- several trips to corner gas station for a coke this week while working on house project.  Trying to quit drinking cokes as much so I quit buying them but this job called for a coke, several times ?

    Win -- came up with an extra meal from leftovers

     

     

     

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    June frugalistas

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    I love this thread.  Ideas and encouragement!!!

    Win -- grocery this week had some really good looking clearance bagged salad & vegetable trays, take & bake pizza and  bone in chicken.  Planned weekend meals around those items (except chicken, it went in freezer).

    Win -"Dh worked an event where there was leftover food he could bring home.  He and other workers split it. (food that was never put out).  

    Not really a win but counting it.  Ds needed new shoes. Wanted to wait a few more weeks !but looked anyway (to get idea of style & price).  Pair he really liked and fit were marked down $5.   Went ahead and bought them (extra thankful for cheap & free food then)

    Cleaned out hs curriculum shelf.  Would like to sell some of it.

     

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    Who’s going to tackle Monday with me?

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    Jean - hope your day goes better & you get some rest

    Pink & Green -- ((hugs))

    Selkie -- yes let's pretend!  BTW I need more coffee. I read the 1st thing on your list as alcohol LOL!  I was taking a drink of coffee while reading and eyes crossed.  I thought ..man her day is off to bad start or her day will be much better. LOL

    Main goal: stay cool.  It is gonna be hot today!

    Other stuff

    trash to road

    general straightening house

    cook food

    look for missing book

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    June frugalistas

    in The Chat Board

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    Inside line drying - I put stuff in a hanging rack near a box fan.  I figure the box fan uses less electricity than the dryer.  And doesn't heat up the house.

    Also sit box fan in front of the ac vents at certain places in the house makes the room cooler without turning down ac. 

     

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    " 'Hey what makes you happy? What do you like to eat?' " + What do you like to cook?

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    4 hours ago, marbel said:

    I have a lot of memories related to food, but one stands out.

    My mother grew up during the depression and went through periods of poverty and being on welfare.  She was always frugal with everything but for sure with food.  My memories of her cooking when I was a kid are of pretty basic, cheap food.  

    But in the last years of her life she became an adventurous eater.  I remember the last meal we took her out to.  It was an Indian lunch buffet.  I don't think she had ever had Indian food before and she loved it. She was so excited to try all the things, and kept going back to get more.  Always taking tiny tastes, of course, because she would not want to waste anything. I remember one sauce she kept getting, and her saying "I just can't stop eating this, it's so good!"  It was such fun to see her really enjoying a meal, maybe it was the first time I'd ever seen her really loving the food she was eating.  The people who ran the restaurant were delighted by her enthusiasm too. 

    Well, we never had a chance to go back because she died soon after.  (BTW she was 85, had congestive heart failure, so it was not unexpected.)  

    Best food memory ever. 

    Thanks for starting the thread.  I think we can use a light-hearted thread right now!

    I LOVE this memory!!

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    Cheap Recipes

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    4 hours ago, Scarlett said:

    Chicken pot pie is an easy recipe especially if you use bought crust..  

    Or do the filling in a casserole dish and biscuits on the side.  I know some do biscuits on top but my family prefers them on the side

    Cheap Recipes

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    Potatoes & meat....brown ground beef, breakfast sausage or dice smoked/polish sausage. Pour meat in a bowl.  Dice and fry potatoes in same skillet.  Mix meat and potatoes together.  Eat.

    Tator tot cheeseburger casserole....layer browned ground beef in casserole dish.  Mix together can of cream of chicken soup & 8 oz sour cream. This goes on top of meat. Sprinkle later if shredded cheese and too with tator tots.   Bake at 375* for 20-30 moms or until tots are done.

    BBQ -- pork bbq -- put a pork butt in crock pot. Add a can of soda.  Cool 8-10 hours on low.  Pull out & shred. Mix in a little seasoned salt.  I don't add bbq sauce, I left each person do this in their own.  This also freezes good so if you make a big batch you can freeze in portions for easy meal later.

    Potatoes, green beans & smoked sausage -- I do this in crockpot but have heard people do it in the oven.  Big dice potatoes out in bottom of crockpot, next dump in frozen green beans then top with cut up smoked/polish sausage.  Pour a can of chicken broth in.  Cool on low 4 hours or until potatoes are done.

    Ground beef and chicken can be cooked and frozen in meal size portions.  I find it I have that much done ahead of time it makes cooking quicker.

    Also if you find a casserole or meal that yall like (lasagna) it might freeze well.  Make 2 when making and freeze one for later. 

    Pinterest has some good easy and cheap meal ideas.

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    I keep hearing a man talking in my family room

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    Back when ds1 voice changed I remember I was in the kitchen and I heard this man talking in the living room.  Kinda freaked me out because the boys hadn't yelled someone was here (like always did). Turns out it was just dss talking.

    Also one time dh cell rang.  DH wasn't  in the room and it was MIL so ds1 answered.  Ds assumed she knew who she was talking to and was answering her questions (general everyday stuff) until she asked a question about work.  Ds said "Granny you do know it's me _____ not dad right?"   LOL.  and no she didn't know .

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    Daily sunscreen?

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    Following this closely.  I have vitiligo that is now on my face.  

    I hate feeling greasy and break ours but I need to be more vigilant with my face now.  

    Last year my mom got me CeraVe sunscreen. I think spf 100.  It was thick going on and if I didn't run it in good had a whitish look for a little bit. But it was not greasy and didn't feel bad.

    For the rest of my body I use a dry spray sunscreen

    Who's going to tackle Tuesday with me?

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    (((Jean)))

    Yesterday I was up and moving really early.  I was accomplishing stuff fast.  Then I had to run an errand and stopped to have a coke with friends. Yep ended that spurt.

     

    This morning I woke early but haven't been moving to fast.  

    I am home alone.  I should be getting tons of stuff done but instead I have been chilling.  

    I had grand intentions today but my body is like, ha yeah right, chilling is better.

    Have started going thru the  "dumping spot of all items no one knows what to do with" otherwise known as the enclosed back porch.  Hopefully will finish that

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    Who's going to tackle Tuesday with me?

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    Pink & Green - supper sounds amazing.  Sorry have to work concessions tonight.

    • minor pick up from yesterday 's company
    • take down winter curtains 
    • laundry
    • start another project??? Am I up for it???

    There is something I am forgetting. Need more coffee and maybe will remember

     

     

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    Who's going to tackle Thursday with me?

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    Melissa hoping all goes well with Twin 1

    Been busy last few days with projects so that means the house looks way worse than normal.  Have company coming Monday so I need to get to work.

    • Finish 1 project
    • Clean the mess from said project, probably take all day
    • Laundry
    • House in some kind of order

     

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