tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054827990287178366.post6459796018820274046..comments2023-09-06T10:46:38.888-06:00Comments on A Quiet Country Life: Frugal Accomplishments - Two Week's WorthLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02480853709492521200noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054827990287178366.post-59455624556573242782014-11-15T18:49:03.022-07:002014-11-15T18:49:03.022-07:00Wow you have been productive! Your walkway looks g...Wow you have been productive! Your walkway looks great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054827990287178366.post-69171423863018419682014-11-15T09:43:28.409-07:002014-11-15T09:43:28.409-07:00The walkway is beautiful, ya'll did a great jo...The walkway is beautiful, ya'll did a great job on it. I suspect part of the 'feeling colder' indoors has to do with dry air. I keep a small kettle on our stove (our main rooms are open plan) which helps increase humidity. Can you set a kettle on the woodstove? Sometimes just having glasses of water set about (higher up so they can't be knocked over by puppies and family, also helps. <br /><br />Funny you talking of grinding the turkey meat for 'burger' meat...It just occurred to me very very recently that I could cut up a whole turkey the same as I do a whole chicken and parcel out meat that way. I don't know why it takes me so long to catch on at times, lol.terricheneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06865436021565986224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054827990287178366.post-45410711821964146352014-11-14T15:25:29.266-07:002014-11-14T15:25:29.266-07:00What an awesome walk. You should smile each time ...What an awesome walk. You should smile each time you come home and see it. Very impressive!Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16848223114184102472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5054827990287178366.post-69301099328091926962014-11-14T06:52:55.330-07:002014-11-14T06:52:55.330-07:00My main savings has been stocking up on baking sup...My main savings has been stocking up on baking supplies and bread flour is the main thing I stock up on. We just keep cutting back on the amount of meat we are eating since the prices are going up. I can still get ground beef for 3.28 at Sam's but that just about chokes me. We have done a really good job lately with not wasting food. That is always a savings. I used to be so bad about that.<br /><br />We are blessed to get free tires since my husband works for Michelin. We do pay taxes on them and have to take them somewhere to have them mounted but it so nice to know that we have the tires whenever we need them. <br /><br />We have done many repairs to our home, vehicles and appliances lately which has saved quite a bit.<br /><br />Hubby gets a free turkey and ham from work this time of year but the turkey is only 12 pounds. I will bank that one in the freezer and get a bigger one for Thanksgiving. We want plenty of leftovers! Turkeys are running .59 to .79 here. The .59 ones are Publix turkeys which are terrible so I will spend the extra and get a Honeysuckle White for .79 for Thanksgiving.<br /><br />I shopped at Aldi this week for great prices on produce. The manager tole me that we are getting a store on our side of town within about 9 months. That is really exciting. I have been driving 12 miles to Aldi for about 10 years. Being able to go more often will save us more money as sometimes it is just not worth the drive to go right now.<br /><br />I filled up my van for 1.99 a gallon with my Fuelperks. I have already earned .35 a gallon more with purchases of items we use everyday that were on sale and had coupon matches. The lower cost of gas is really helping the budget. I hope we have enough surplus by the time our Christmas trip rolls around that we can cover that from the regular gas budget.<br /><br />Your walk looks wonderful. It makes me really happy for you!Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380649410508372279noreply@blogger.com