“An Investment in Knowledge Pays the Best Interest”
– Benjamin Franklin
One Monday per month, I will strive to provide some type of tip for financial survival for today’s family. As I began my journey of managing a family, I found that when money became tight, I had no idea how to stretch a dollar! Time has taught me some tricks that I can’t wait to share with you! Feel free to post your own tips and success stories, so we can learn from each other along this journey!
Today’s tip is one I’m using this week: eat what you already have, instead of shopping for more food! Every year, around May, I begin to “eat down” my freezer, in preparation of hurricane season. Losing a freezer full of food when the power goes out only happens once! This year, I have applied this as a money-saving tip several times over the year to stretch the grocery budget, which is my plan for this week. With baseball and softball season ramping up, extra expenses were higher than expected, so we have a shortfall of cash. I avoid using my credit card like the plague (I cannot be trusted), so have found frozen clam chowder (dinner #1), a whole chicken (cooked and shredded=Italian chicken bake for dinner #2, ground turkey (Mexican casserole for dinner #3), frozen shrimp (woo hoo for dinner #4), and ground sausage (spaghetti dinner to round out the week). Sometimes, I find I don’t really want to eat the food in my freezer, but have found a quick Google search for recipes with that ingredient opens up new horizons that I hadn’t considered.
Take a look at what’s in your freezer, and share some creative ways you can use up the resources you already have!
Great ideas! Cant wait to read more!