We've been talking food storage a lot lately around here, but today we're back to more normal programming with our monthly budget update for May. If you're new here, every month for more than six years we have shared our family's real budget numbers. I share what we actually earned, what we spent in each of our budget categories and how we are doing on our goals. Like many of you, our finances have been (and will be) affected by the coronavirus pandemic. So far it's just been a hit to ... read more
Quarantine Food Storage Challenge– Update 8 (What the Kids Think)
It's time for another look into how our family is handling eating from our food storage during the coronavirus quarantine. It's been over two months since any of us have gone to a grocery store. Our last monthly grocery haul was March 9th. In addition to staying safe, one of the main reasons for this food storage challenge is to take our food storage for a test drive and see what it's like to live off of our long-term food storage. We also want to know what our food storage is lacking so ... read more
Pantry Update– After Two Months of Quarantine Food Storage Challenge
It's time for another update on our Quarantine Food Storage Challenge. Two months ago we decided that we would eat from our food storage during the pandemic both to avoid going to the grocery store and to see what it's like living on our food storage. We've always been taught to have short- and long-term food stored on hand and have followed the practice since we were first married nearly 15 years ago. Thankfully we have never had to rely on our food storage due to a job loss, natural ... read more
Quarantine Food Storage Challenge- Update 6
After over two months in quarantine, we're still going strong eating our food storage. The world is starting to open a little, but we're pretty much planning on staying put, at least for now. Mike is working at home and the kids still have a couple of weeks of school at home. It's really nice not spending money on gas! We still have plenty of food, so we're going to continue our challenge, at least for a while. It's hard to believe we've been eating so long on our food storage because it ... read more
Debt Smash-athon APRIL 2020 Progress Report
It's kind of a weird time for debt payoff right now. Many people were caught off guard by the pandemic. Okay, pretty much everyone was caught off guard, but some were more prepared than others. Some people are in survival mode, just focusing on keeping afloat with the bare essentials. Some have had no change to income but took this pandemic as a wake-up call to get a more reasonable emergency fund in place before focusing on debt. Others, including us, are holding on to extra cash ... read more
Quarantine Food Storage Challenge- Update 5
It has officially been two months since our last monthly grocery haul. When I went shopping on March 7th it was before the pandemic panic buying and any talk of quarantine at home. It was just a normal monthly grocery haul where I stocked up on the staples that we were running low on. You can see exactly what I got in that last grocery haul here. I don't typically shop from a menu, and I don't buy everything every month. I just buy what we're low on, trying to stock up on things when ... read more
Real Family Budget Update– April 2020
Who else spent $0 on fuel in April? It was definitely a month unlike any other! I can't think of any time we have not spent anything on gas! We didn't spend from most of our sinking funds either. But we added a new sinking fund. Since we are not going to the grocery store and are focusing on eating from our long-term food storage, our food spending is super low. Our Airbnb income took a major hit in April, and we expect that will continue for a while. We did get a huge stimulus ... read more
Quarantine Food Storage- FAQ and Update 4
I'm back with another update on our Quarantine Food Storage Challenge. Today I'm also answering lots of your questions about our experience with this food storage challenge. We've been staying home for 7 weeks now. Our last monthly grocery haul was on March 9th, so almost 8 weeks ago. On March 25th we decided to start doing a Food Storage Challenge where we don't go to the store at all. Since we have long term food storage (that we have stored for years and years), we figure that now is ... read more
The Best Whole Wheat Sourdough Waffles
You are in luck today friends! I'm sharing with you a taste of family history. This is a fantastic sourdough waffle recipe from Mike's Grandma Maxine. It has been a tradition for generations. Our generation loves them and our kids do too! First of all, don't be intimidated by the "sourdough" part. Some people think that sourdough is hard or intimidating, but this is super simple and impossible to ruin. You'll get delicious waffles every time! We keep our sourdough starter in the ... read more
Quarantine Food Storage Challenge- Update 3
Are you ready for another Quarantine Food Storage Challenge update?! Our family is challenging ourselves to stay out of the grocery store for as long as possible, which means we're eating from our pantry and long-term food storage. Not only will this keep us and others safe, but it will give us a chance to test our long-term storage and figure out what things we want to add to our food storage inventory. In this update, I'll share what we ate this week, including trying something totally ... read more
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