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I went to visit my parents house recently.  I had to smile when I saw my moms “homemade sprinkler”.  Growing up on a limited budget we learned to live on less by doing without a lot of things or being creative and making our own.  My Mom was watering her flowers, her store bought water mister broke.  So she just made her own out of a two liter soda bottle.

She carefully used an ice pick and poked holes into the bottom of the bottle and along the sides.  She then added an extra attachment to  the bottom of the hose so the bottle would screw right on…. and in just a few minutes she was back to watering her flowers without knocking off the petals with the harsh stream of water from the hose.

I think my kids would have fun playing with this as well…

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What is on a the menu at our house?

I get an email at least once a week asking me what I feed my family. Most of them are  just wanting to learn how to cross over from the habit of shopping daily for that days menu plan.  While others are convinced we eat  nothing but processed food.  They see the photos of what I buy that week and can not seem to wrap their brain around the idea of cooking from that weeks promo items and your stockpile.

Some of you “type A” personality’s  are much more organized than me, and I am sure there is a rotation chart or something fancy that would make menu planning easier.  But I do what works for me, I plan my meals around the fresh promo items that I get that week.  As well as what I get in my Bountiful Basket that week.  I then use my food storage or stockpile items, as well as freezer items to plan my meals.

Being that I do not write my menu out a week in advance  I am sharing last weeks menu with you!  Hope it helps you understand that eating from your stockpile can be made a way of life,  is both rewarding and thrifty!

 

Sunday

Monday

  • Breakfast- Peach smoothie and Toast
  • Lunch- Apples and Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich
  • Dinner-Meat Loaf Patties, Oven Baked Red Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes, Brussels Sprouts

Tuesday

  • Breakfast- Cold Cereal
  • Lunch- Apples, left over Meatloaf , potatoes and tomatoes
  • Dinner- Corn on the cob…. yip that was it. Fresh from the field it really is good enough to have as a meal!

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

  • late breakfast/ early lunch- Blue Berry Waffles, Yogurt
  • Dinner- Took the kids  to  dinner and fall party at the Church

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What is on a the menu at our house?

I get an email at least once a week asking me what I feed my family. Most of them are  just wanting to learn how to cross over from the habit of shopping daily for that days menu plan.  While others are convinced we eat  nothing but processed food.  They see the photos of what I buy that week and can not seem to wrap their brain around the idea of cooking from that weeks promo items and your stockpile.

Some of you “type A” personality’s  are much more organized than me, and I am sure there is a rotation chart or something fancy that would make menu planning easier.  But I do what works for me, I plan my meals around the fresh promo items that I get that week.  As well as what I get in my Bountiful Basket that week.  I then use my food storage or stockpile items, as well as freezer items to plan my meals.

Being that I do not write my menu out a week in advance  I am sharing last weeks menu with you!  Hope it helps you understand that eating from your stockpile can be made a way of life,  is both rewarding and thrifty!

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

  • Breakfast- Cold Cereal and Peaches
  • Lunch- Left Lemon Chicken and rice
  • Dinner-  Ham Sandwiches, Watermelon and chips

Asian Ginger Sesame Pork Chops

Wednesday

Thursday

Cranberry Orange Pecan Muffins Recipe

Friday

Saturday

 

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Before sale prices or coupons this would have cost me $202.95, or if you factor in the product more like $275.00

I was able to get it all for  $58.41

 I took the summer off from posting my weekly budget review since it takes a lot of work to take photos and document what I buy.  I wondered if anyone would even notice I stopped listing them.  But I had several of your ask for me to start up again… so here ya go!  I love feedback so thanks to those of you  who reached out to me and who find this helpful.

  Albertsons $23.87 (was $94.78)

 $.86 just paid tax (was $15.83)  ( I had free product coupons from BlogHer)

 Ridley’s $22.31 (was $68.48)

Walmart $11.37  (was $23.86) ( I had free product coupons for the breakfast items)

FREE Peaches if I bought these in the store it would be WELL over $50

 Veggies from my garden FREE

If you are new to my site, I know you are wondering how I feed my family on the items I purchased for the week.  Well I do not shop like a “Normal” person I stock up on the times that are at their lowest price point for the week.  I bring them home and add them to my Pantry which is full of items  that I use to make my families menu.  My freezer is stocked with meat, so between the pantry and the freezer I do not really “NEED” to buy anything.  Which allows me to only purchase things at a price that I am happy to pay.  Of coarse I have to buy my perishable items every week, like milk eggs and veggies. To view my weeks Menu Plans click here.

Once again it goes to show that having Multiple Sunday papers for coupon inserts and for Doubles, really pays off.  This has been the secret to my saving buying multiple Sunday papers and for only $13 a month it is totally worth it!  To find out how to get the Idaho Press Tribune or the Idaho Statesman A Thrifty Mom Paper deal click them.

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 New coupons were just put out for Simple products. Here they are matched with Walmart prices.

Simple Exfoliating Wipes $4.97 (Walmart)

Simple Hydrating Moisturizer $9.97 (Walmart)

 Starting 9/16 at Walgreens they will be Buy One Get One 50% off… print your coupons NOW before they a re gone.

 $1.50 off Simple cleansers and moisturizers

$2.00 off Simple moisturizer

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Old El Paso Taco Seasoning: $0.78

 Old El Paso Taco Shells: $1.25

Tyson Ground Chicken Chub $2.00

 2 Dove Candy Bars $.88 each

 Buy 2 Comet Cleaners $1.97

 iD Gum: $1.28

 8th Continent Soy Milk: $2.56

 Bugles or Chex Mix: $1.00 (Price Match Walgreens)

Yoplait Yogurt – $0.50

Gerber Baby Food – $1.32

Gerber Graduates Grabbers – $1.50

 More Walmart Coupon Deals 

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