I’m not sure how July nearly got away from me before I got June’s Debt Smash-athon Update posted! I was so excited to read of your milestones this month. It’s a hard financial time for many people, but it’s exciting to see you still working toward your goals. Some of you are newly debt free! […]
How to Rotate Your Food Storage (So Nothing Goes to Waste!)
We’re back to talking more about food storage! Today we’re going to cover how to rotate your food storage. And when it comes to rotating your food storage, you pretty much have two options: to rotate your food storage and to not rotate your food storage (well at least not regularly). Both can work! We’ll […]
How to Dehydrate Zucchini and Yellow Squash
Do you have zucchini coming out your ears yet? If you planted summer squash in your garden, chances are good that you have more than you can eat fresh. Zucchini has a reputation for being ridiculously prolific. It’s almost magical how quickly they grow. It’s definitely the season to break out all of your favorite […]
July 2020 Grocery Haul– More Re-stocking Food Storage
Well, June was our biggest, most expensive grocery haul ever. Now July looks like it will be our second most expensive month ever! Our family of 8 usually spends around $500 per month on groceries. Our monthly grocery haul for July that I’m about to show you was over $700! And that’s just the beginning […]
WHERE and HOW to Store Food Storage
In our last food storage post we talked about getting started with a 1-3 month food supply of your meals that your family loves. We talked about why everyone should have food storage and how to start and implement your family’s custom food storage plan. Today we’re going to go into more detail about WHERE […]
Real Family Budget Update – June 2020
It’s time for a family budget update (we’ll get back to food storage next week)! If you know us, you know that we love to budget! We love budgeting because it allows us to do what we want with our money and helps us reach our financial goals. If you are not a budget lover, […]
3 Money Saving Tips for People Who Hate Frugality
Are you the kind of person who rolls their eyes when people start talking frugality? Do you cringe at the thought of being frugal? Well today I’m sharing some tips especially for you–tips to help you make progress toward your financial goals without making you do those frugal things you hate. Somehow “frugal” for you […]
Getting Started With Food Storage– Building a 1-3 month supply (and why you should)
With food shortages, disruptions in the supply chain, and orders to shelter in place, it’s no wonder that food storage is a hot topic. After seeing our family’s food storage challenge during the coronavirus quarantine, I’ve been getting lots of questions about food storage. Maybe you’ve known that having food storage is important, but you […]
The Garden Project (What we did with our stimulus check)
With food shortages, rising prices, and job insecurity we were really itching to grow a garden this year. There were lots of reasons why growing a garden– this year especially– was important to us. We’ve had a garden for most of our married life (nearly 15 years!) besides the past three years. When we bought this […]
Debt Smash-athon MAY 2020 Progress Report
Time for a Debt Smash-athon update! I love hearing how each of our Debt Smashers is making progress toward their goals! It’s so encouraging to see you pushing past obstacles and making the most of your situation. Paying off debt is surely not easy and definitely not the most fun thing you could be doing […]
Biggest Grocery Haul EVER– June 2020
It has been three months since our last monthly gorcery haul, so it probably comes as no surprise that June’s monthly grocery haul is the biggest one we have ever had. We have never spent this much money on groceries ever! We’ve never even spent anywhere near this much money on food in a month! […]
5 Frugal Habits that Prepared Us For Quarantine
Quarantine life has been really hard on a lot of people. And understandably so! Most of us are used to coming and going as we please and having access to all the food and household supplies we need. And that’s only the tip of the iceberg. Add in working at home, schooling at home, and […]
What We Learned From Our Quarantine Food Storage Challenge
After three months of eating from our pantry, freezer, and long-term food storage, our Quarantine Food Storage Challenge is coming to an end. Today I’m sharing some of what we learned. Hopefully something will be helpful to you as you plan to be more prepared with your own food. First we’ll cover the three reasons […]
Real Family Budget Update– May 2020
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Quarantine Food Storage Challenge– Update 2
It’s time for another Quarantine Food Storage Challenge update! For those who are new here, we are doing a food storage challenge during this time of sheltering in place. We are challenging ourselves to not go to the grocery store until the pandemic passes, or as long as we possibly can. Not only will this […]
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