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RE: Advice for Stretching Grocery Budget
By
bina2j
(32)
Frequent the stores like Aldi's, and Save-A-Lot. I too am on a limited grocery plan, and have been for many years. One item that has helped us is TVP. Textured Vegetable Protein. It comes in large crumbles or small. I use it in place of ground meat, and my family cannot tell the difference.
I have also learned to do with less. I purchase concentrated no-name laundry detergent and only use 2 Tablespoons of detergent when I do laundry. I only wash on cold water. This one fact saves about $2 a week in heating costs. That money can be added to the grocery budget. I also hang clothes up to dry save on gas usage.
Buy a box of non-fat dry milk. I use to buy 1 gallon of regular fat milk and pour half into another container, mix in a half a cup powdered milk and then fill to the top with water. My kids liked this milk over skim milk any day. Plus for the cost of 1 gallon of milk and a few cents I had two gallons.
Another area to purchase is pasta and dry beans. Dry beans are only a few cents compared to canned. Pasta is cheapest when purchased by itself. Stay away from the mixes, they are too expensive and are devoid of nutrients.
Have you tried, letting family and friends know how tight it is, I am sure they would help when they can. My husband and I can only purchase groceries every 2 months now spending only $50 at a time. I told my friends at church how tight it is and many people, even people I don't know have given us staples and even expensive cuts of meats that I would never be able to purchase.
I will pray for your circumstances. Know you are not alone. Keep the faith, and all will work out.
RE: Finding the Value of an Encyclopedia Set
By
kffrmw88
(1288)
I would save them & read every one of them. I learned a lot by reading 2 sets. I even found info several years ago for my itching at night in them, I had been to several Dr's. They did not know what to give me so I done the above,back then we did not know anything about Benadryl. The info is in the Encyclopedias. I had to go back to my Dr & told him what I found. He looked in his book for the info. He wrote me a subscription for it, good luck.
RE: Alternative to Flower Petals for Flower Girl to Scatter
By
mom of towers
(61)
Yeah, OliveOyl - I agree with you - just walk with a cute little basket that looks like it's gonna spill it's flowers!
RE: Cereal Bags for Kitchen Chores
By
irisheyes
(42)
Hi again I forgot to ask can you use the cereal bags in the microwave. Many thanks helen x
RE: Cereal Bags for Kitchen Chores
By
irisheyes
(42)
I have been reading your ideas on cereal bags I have got some great ideas from you all. I do use the cereal bags but just to freeze food but will now re-use them for the other things that has been suggested. Many thanks for sharing helen x
RE: Sending a Package to Afghanistan
By
bina2j
(32)
That shouldn't be a problem. I use to purchase items for my son, from GNC and ship them to him in Iraq all the time.
Just make sure the items are in their original container and have not been opened.
RE: Surprise 35th Birthday Party
By
mom of towers
(61)
What about "kidnapping" him from work on Friday and taking him to a B&B or resort - you only have to go one night, if $$$ is an issue. But, to take him from work, you'll have to be in touch w/ the boss and do all HIS packing too! I did this for my d/h for his 40th - it was a blast!
RE: Liquid Lipstick Dries Up Quickly
By
kffrmw88
(1288)
Maybe you can add some oil to it-
I found this online-
The primary ingredients found in lipstick are wax, oil, alcohol, and pigment. The wax used usually involves some combination of three types, beeswax, candelilla wax, or the more expensive camauba. Wax enables the mixture to be formed into the easily recognized shape of the cosmetic. Oils such as mineral, caster, lanolin, or vegetable are added to the wax. Fragrance and pigment are also added, as are preservatives and antioxidants, which prevent lipstick from becoming rancid. And while every lipstick contains these components, a wide variety of other ingredients can also be included to make the substance smoother or glossy or to moisten the lips. Good luck.
RE: Crafts Using Pop Bottle Lids
By
kffrmw88
(1288)
We use to make our checker board & use pop bottle lids to play checkers instead of buying them.You can also make some round cement blocks as steps & place the lids in it before it dries, good luck.
RE: Making a Greeting Card with Playing Cards
By
atinap
(16)
You could find 52 different pictures of her and stuff she likes, glue them on each card, cover with varnish or white glue,,a special deck of card, mind you it is a long project but a keepsake.
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