tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post4669443922902506614..comments2024-03-28T08:46:49.608-04:00Comments on Cheryl's Frugal Corner: Holiday PlansCheryl Kimbleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-89050774270693842032015-10-16T11:22:31.920-04:002015-10-16T11:22:31.920-04:00ELLEN - I figure it's never too early to plan ...ELLEN - I figure it's never too early to plan for the holidays! They can get so costly, so reminders f ways to save make sense.<br /><br />9 T or T's? Wow, Our numbers have dropped the last couple of years - but we still have 150-200. We used to get upwards of 450!<br />I haven't bought the first bit of candy yet. I usually have it all bought in September. <br /><br />Good going on the financial planning! It's never too late to do something. It all adds up.<br /><br />I recently bought 5 - 1 lb. pkg. of lard. I have never used lard, and this was on clearance for .59/lb. and it is shelf stable till opened. Figured it will be good for my preps. I will use.<br /><br />That's a lot of apples!! Cool. I have made little fruit 'pies', like those you can buy at the store. G loves them.<br /><br />I here you. We have good months and bad months on spending too. When I am on a binge stocking up - I'm spend a lot. During the winter, not so much, as I stay in a lot. Figure it all balances out.<br />Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-35156938517424539022015-10-16T08:50:53.176-04:002015-10-16T08:50:53.176-04:00Did you know the Amish have lard for sale in block...Did you know the Amish have lard for sale in blocks, big five pound blocks! Think about that for holiday pies and cooking! I have a teeny tiny tub of it in the back of the refrigerator. More than enough for our uses. <br /><br />I think I'd like to try my hand at 'hand pies.' Sort of like pasties but instead of meat, potatoes, and turnips...put some apples in them. I was able to garner about 95 apples off our back yard trees last night. Pie apples I hope! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16410460924678199830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-74323355727799042072015-10-16T08:48:17.835-04:002015-10-16T08:48:17.835-04:00Seems like I have had ‘spend’ and ‘no-spend’ month...Seems like I have had ‘spend’ and ‘no-spend’ months in the past. I think next month will be a ‘half-spend’ month. No luxury items, just milk at the store since we already have the cheese tucked away in the freezer. I dug out the bread maker so will do the daily sliced bread with it. The Good Man and I met with a financial planner yesterday (provided free with my employment, yes, the benefits of state employment just keep adding up!). I, at the wonderful age of 60, am finally on a savings plan, a 403b. Oh, How I wish I’d started in my twenties like so many told me. Better late than never though!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16410460924678199830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-46122902215238973252015-10-16T08:46:59.888-04:002015-10-16T08:46:59.888-04:00I think it’ll be ham for us this year (Thanksgivin...I think it’ll be ham for us this year (Thanksgiving and/or Christmas). I need to host a giant crowd for this is a giant ham!<br /><br /> I hadn’t realized thought that a pound per person for a turkey! We brined a 14-pounder overnight and cooked it yesterday, with four healthy eaters, we have about six pounds left. That’s 10 lbs total and the other 4 lbs of bones and pickins’ is in the stock pot, put on overnight. I checked this morning and oh, yes, it will be a flavorful stock. The Good Man says he’ll help to pressure can it for our pantry. <br /><br />The garden is almost tucked away for the winter…chard, celery, carrots, and parsnips left. I pulled a couple carrots and they just aren’t sweet enough yet. We need a hard frost to get the sugar up in them! Then we can dig them out.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16410460924678199830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-68798465899522862222015-10-16T08:46:04.336-04:002015-10-16T08:46:04.336-04:00Hey Cheryl! What great ideas that I can use for th...Hey Cheryl! What great ideas that I can use for the upcoming holidays! But Halloween hasn’t even come and gone yet! I was able to get 3 x 5/$1 Hershey’s Krackle Bars recently for our Trick or Treaters. And a charcoal sketch from Grandpa will adorn our front door. Instead of hiding in my basement this year, I might actually enjoy Halloween this year. We don’t get many T-or-T’s anymore so the number of candy bars is about right, 9 for the kids and 6 for The Good Man and me (!)<br /><br />What is it with canned pumpkin prices? I noticed last year they had gone up and this year even more! Sweet potato pie is just as good. But don’t tell that to my Mid-western born neighbor! She absolutely claims a difference in taste. But like me co-worker says, ‘It’s all good.”<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16410460924678199830noreply@blogger.com