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When I was young, I never fully appreciated the lessons in frugality that my parents and grandparents practiced. My grandparents owned a dairy farm, always had large garden, and had their own pigs and chickens. Up until I was a teenager we ended up getting all of our meat, and milk from them. I never thought of meat or milk as something that comes from a grocery store.
My mom, except for a short time when we were young was a stay at home mom. She baked everyday, and for a few years even baked all of our bread. She taught me how to pinch pennies both directly and indirectly. She allowed me to watch her put together a budget, pay bills, and grocery shop with her. There was six of us in our family and she had forty dollar weekly grocery budget. This was super difficult even though this happened over twenty years ago. Yet she made it work.
Twenty years later, I am the one with a family of six. My challenges are that I do not live close by to my family, and also feel I have big shoes to fill. I want to make a positive contribution to my family's budget, and be good steward of our finances. Some of the goals that I want to put into place this spring are.
-Meal Planning
-Cooking from the pantry
- Bake something from scratch (at least once a week)
- Freezer cooking
- Reducing my grocery budget
Stayed tuned for further updates on our next Frugal Friday.
Planting a garden and canning fruits and vegetables were also a good family tradition. Even if you don't have time for a garden you can buy them cheaper at farmer's markets and in large quantities.
ReplyDeleteI need to do that this year.
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