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Always do your best. What you plant
now, you will harvest later.
- Og Mandino
- Og Mandino
In the
supermarket don’t assume bigger is cheaper.
Sometimes the largest size costs more per unit. Always check per-unit price. Bring a calculator along if it isn’t posted
on the shelf.
The cost of food
continues to rise and slams many household budgets. Aside from gardening and raising your own
livestock or buying in bulk from local growers, shopping the supermarket can be
a challenge.
The loyalty card we use at Kroger brings us personalized coupons
and saves on fuel costs as well and we always look at their markdown
shelves. We always have a list and
coupons in hand prior to a supermarket visit.
If you are lucky enough to live in an area which has salvage markets,
those that sell items which are damaged or overstocked, you can save up to
50%. Ask around among neighbors and
friends or use the internet by typing in ‘salvage grocers.’ Here’s a site you might visit: www.Andersoncountrymarket.net/directory
If you have the space and/or a large family a membership with
warehouse clubs such as Costco and Sam’s Club usually pay off for those who
shop wisely and on a personal note…I ignore sell-by dates on such things as
crackers and dry goods and canned goods.
Find more resources at:
Simplify, Shop Wisely and Spend Less
by
Marianne Giullian
It is important to shop wisely. For years, I have been
saving money on groceries. On average, I save 50 percent at the grocery store.
In a month, I save almost as much money in food, clothing, etc. as I would make
with a part-time job. By careful shopping, I can stay home with my kids instead
of having a job outside of my home. However, shopping wisely does not mean that
you need to buy the cheapest thing and give up quality and taste.
Saving money in the grocery store does not need to take hours
of clipping coupons, etc. Buy what you need and don't spend unnecessary time
buying things you wouldn't normally use just because they are on sale. The
following suggestions can help to simplify our lives and help us to be happier
and stay in our budget at the same time as we shop wisely.
Waste Currency
Brands accept waste as a payment for goods to reinforce positive perceptions
Implications - Consumers are becoming more aware of how their habits affect the environment, which a number of brands are taking in stride by accepting waste as a form of payment. This active push... [More]
Brands accept waste as a payment for goods to reinforce positive perceptions
Implications - Consumers are becoming more aware of how their habits affect the environment, which a number of brands are taking in stride by accepting waste as a form of payment. This active push... [More]
Keep produce
fresher longer by stashing a clean, dry sponge at the bottom of your refrigerator
vegetable bin…it will absorb moisture that makes good vegetables go bad.
Rely on Your Library
One of the first casualties of my family budget was expenditures on leisure and entertainment. In tough times, you have to limit your spending to things you need, and forego spending on things you may want to do or have. Fortunately, library services can help fill these voids.
One of the first casualties of my family budget was expenditures on leisure and entertainment. In tough times, you have to limit your spending to things you need, and forego spending on things you may want to do or have. Fortunately, library services can help fill these voids.
Free Manuals to Downloads on Survival and Edible Plants
Workshop Money Savers
Living as I do on an 80-acre farm, it seems there's always something that needs fixing, adjusting, repairing, or maintaining. So when I'm not writing or sailing, I can usually be found in my workshop. And over the years, I've stumbled upon a number of workshop money savers.
Living as I do on an 80-acre farm, it seems there's always something that needs fixing, adjusting, repairing, or maintaining. So when I'm not writing or sailing, I can usually be found in my workshop. And over the years, I've stumbled upon a number of workshop money savers.
The lowly
sardine is a nutritional super-food.
They are loaded with vitamins and minerals and they are cheap, needs no
refrigeration and keeps practically forever.
Find More DIY and Homemade ideas here:
Will You Laugh
or Cry at the Coming Food Price Spikes?
So far this summer, the drought
that has decimated most of the fertile growing areas in California as well as
11 other states and has continued to scorch what crop land that remains.
The bad news is that there is no relief in sight. Most farmers are just plain giving up and are now refusing to plant as the losses mount up from previous years of farming in what has turned into a desert. In Fact, it's so bad that Tim Quinn, the executive director of the Association of California Water Agencies said...
"There are places in California that if we don't do something about it, tens of thousands of people could turn on their water faucets and nothing would come out."
The result? As you might expect - Food prices going through the roof while the average American's income stands still.
Here's the most important part of all this. To most Americans this is just another news story. But please listen up: This is the worst potential "food crisis our country has ever faced." Period.
Here's why:
During the last drought-induced food crisis which took place during the Dust Bowl days, folks knew how to hunker down, live on less and grow their own food.
That's not the case today. The average American today doesn't know how to live on less, let alone grow their own food.
The bad news is that there is no relief in sight. Most farmers are just plain giving up and are now refusing to plant as the losses mount up from previous years of farming in what has turned into a desert. In Fact, it's so bad that Tim Quinn, the executive director of the Association of California Water Agencies said...
"There are places in California that if we don't do something about it, tens of thousands of people could turn on their water faucets and nothing would come out."
The result? As you might expect - Food prices going through the roof while the average American's income stands still.
Here's the most important part of all this. To most Americans this is just another news story. But please listen up: This is the worst potential "food crisis our country has ever faced." Period.
Here's why:
During the last drought-induced food crisis which took place during the Dust Bowl days, folks knew how to hunker down, live on less and grow their own food.
That's not the case today. The average American today doesn't know how to live on less, let alone grow their own food.
Find the resources YOU WILL NEED here:
Yours in freedom,
Bruce ‘the Poor Man’
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