Weekly Wrap Up - 2/22

 Hello to all and happy Sunday.  I hope this finds you all well and safe.  I know there is some nasty weather taking place out east - with big winter storms.  I hope you are all prepared and cozy inside.

It has been quite the weather week here.

We had a free preview of spring this week - it was delightful.  Tons of robins back in the area.  The ice cream truck was out after school on 2 different days!

We even had thunderstorms and tornadoes this week.  Thankfully all that I know are well and safe.

Now we are back to our regularly scheduled winter weather.  Yesterday was windy and cold (but a little sun), today is breezy and it is snowing!  Just flurries - but heck, a few days ago it was 70*.  We are to have a couple cold days again, then back up some by mid-week.  I think the colder days are fewer and further in between for our area - soon spring will be upon us.

Another week of just a bit of this and that.

My frugal week:

• Changed out the door decor
• Got to air the house out and turn off heat for a few days
• Lunch out with high school chums on Tuesday - El Toro
• Walked a lot this week - love getting back into it on warmer days and talking w/neighbors
• I picked up tons of trash blowing around the neighborhood.
• Saved store bought glass jars and some baggies washed to reuse
• I tried a new recipe (to me) making taco 'meat' strictly from lentils.  It turned out really well - with toppings, I couldn't tell it wasn't meat. (sure is cheaper) (even have leftovers to use)
• Lots of general housekeeping
• A little sewing
• Had a family luncheon out on Saturday for my SIL 85th birthday.  Was at Chicago Pizza and brother paid for everything! (15 adults and a few littles).  It was fun to see everyone.
• Brought home 2 pieces of cake
• Refilling containers with things on hand
• NO shopping at all

My meals this past week:

Tuna patty, mac & cheese and side salad

Nachos - used l/o Mex. skillet (from freezer) on top

Out w/friends

Fish sandwich and salad

Tuna/rice/broccoli casserole & some fresh veggies

Lentil tacos (tasty)

Out w/family

SNACKS - mainly fruit and popcorn.  A little cheese

I got some baby time yesterday at the family gathering.  I got snuggles with Bella - she is growing so much.  She has a grip with those tiny hands - wouldn't let go.  Cooed and talked with me.  She laid back in my arms and against my chest and just stared up at me - such a feeling of pure joy & love!  The other littles had a good time playing and visiting with us all.

It was quiet around here this week - except for times at luncheons.  Enjoyed seeing folks.

Sis is slowly gaining her strength back.

How was your week?  There are several of you that need to check in - you haven't posted in a while.  I do notice when you don't check in.  

Did you all do anything fun this week or are you warming up any?  Any good deals?

I think of all of you and wonder about how you are all doing.  Many prayers for you all and wishing everyone well.  Hoping you all have a lovely week ahead.

Blessings to you and yours from me at my humble little home.

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For God alone my soul waits in silence, for my hope is from him.  He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken.

Psalms 62:5-6

Dear Lord, we say thank You again this week for our many blessings, both small and large.  Help us each to grasp onto the light and to be happy with the tiniest moments.  Challenges and sickness abound, yet we know things happen in Your time, as hard as it is to try and understand that.  Give us patience and hope, as we know You hear even the quiet prayers, and the ones we somehow can't finish.  I pray for grace in following Your word and guidance and knowing Your hand is involved in all things.  

Again, we ask for healing for all our friends and family - whether it be physical, mental or spiritual.

AMEN

Save Your Money - Know the Sneaky Tricks

 Hello and good morning to all.  It is a warm morning, but gloomy looking.  A bit foggy this morning, but nothing like a few days ago.  Goodness, that day, you could barely see across the street.  We are supposed to get rain and storms late afternoon and early evening.  Then temps are to fall a bit.  We will get through these ups and downs - spring is just 30 days away!

The price of goods at the stores is high enough, but there are many tricks and strategies the stores use to get you to spend even more money!  YES, that is right - it is time to take back some control of your money.

These apply to MOST major grocers - not necessarily small ones.

When you walk in it is almost overwhelming.  Many big stores have fresh produce, bakery and floral all at the front.  It is pretty, healthy looking and it smells good!  Not a mistake on their part.  They are trying to set your brain into the mode of shopping.

Carts are BIG.  If you only want a couple items, get a little basket or skip the cart.  A couple things in a big cart - looks sad and lonely.  We tend to over buy with a bigger cart.

ALSO - that wobbly wheel?  It isn't that they just don't fix - it makes you move slower to control it.  (I just return it - so it doesn't work on me).

MUSIC - that is even part of it.  Slower calming 'elevator' music, has you walking slower and just dallying through the aisles.  That is the plan.  During busier times of the day - you will notice peppier music - to help the crowds move along faster.

Popular items are at eye level, and they tend to be the most expensive items.  Always look higher and lower for better prices and different brands.  You will notice a lot of the cereal aisle has the big brands a little lower - that is so it is eye level for kids!!! (yep, they are tricky)

We tend to think those endcap items are sale items.  Most of the time not - manufacturers pay extra for prime spots - you see it, think it is a sale - and buy.  Don't be fooled.

I have noticed at my regular store that they have increased the length of the aisles.  Used to be a walk through halfway down the aisle - not now.  You enter an aisle you have to walk the length of the store to get to the other end!  Makes you stay longer and look at more.

Milk, meat, cheese, eggs, butter are almost always at the back of the store!  So you have to pass a lot of stuff to make purchases there.  They want to temp you to buy more than you came for.

3.99 feels cheaper than 4.00 - so many places use the .99 principle.  You read left to right and you see the 3 and the 4.  Most always pick up the 3.99 item, even if really isn't what they want - it appears cheaper to the mind.

Many people never read the UNIT prices.  Just because something is bigger we tend to think better buy.  Not always so (same with smaller).  It is important to pay attention and do the math.  They keep that very small (in print) on the tags - the law says they have to list it - it doesn't say you have to be able to read it.  It truly does pay to take an extra minute and figure it out or use a calculator.

EX.  I can buy a gallon milk about every day for 2.29 - but they have sales of half gallons for 1.39!  People fall for it all the time.

Some stores actually pipe in smells - they want you to feel hungry while shopping.  If you are hungry you tend to spend more.  ALWAYS eat before shopping and try not to be enticed by the smells in the store.

CHECKOUT areas make more $$ per square foot than other areas in the store.  All those items that entice you - candy, chips, drinks, gum, magazines......  I know I have been guilty at times.

SHRINKFLATION - pay attention.  The package may look the same, and the price may be the same - but you get less in it.  This has been happening a lot for a few years.  You buy a bag of chips - it is half air.  There are less cookies in a package.  Cereal box looks the same, much less inside.  1/2 gallon of ice cream is no longer a 1/2 gallon!!!!!  It is all over the place.  Be aware.  READ!

CONVENIENCE items - sure they are nice and yes, we have all purchased them once in a while.  They do cost more.  Pre-cut items, pre-seasoned, even water.  At my local Kroger a small bowl of precut watermelon (all year) is minimum $5 - in the summer I can get a whole watermelon for less.

A head of broccoli is decently priced most of the time - getting less product in a bag pre-cut is almost twice as much.   A head of lettuce gives me more per dollar than a small bag of precut lettuce.  Pre-seasoned meat - do it yourself.  It is super easy.  Stew meat is super costly - a single cut of meat that can be used in several meals would be better.  Water - there is a lot of trash from bottles and wrapping and a filter at home - will give you good water from the faucet (you already pay for it).  A filter and a nice reusable water bottle or a, insulated glass pays for itself in a few weeks.

10 for 10 - items are a $1 regardless.  99% of the time you do NOT have to buy 10.  It just makes you think you get a better deal.  Just buy what you need - don't be fooled.

They see us coming, and they know we are often in a hurry - so they play games with our minds.  Don't fall for it!  Go with your list and get your needs and get out.  Don't dally along, unless you have money to burn!  This isn't just grocery stores - many other stores do the same thing.

A 'sale' isn't always a sale.  Some items always have a sticker on them that says sale.  It isn't!!!!!  When seeing those big signs offering mark-down prices - look under that sign!!!!  If is often the same exact price or even a lesser price - YES they can do that!

Keep your money as long as possible.  Don't be tricked.

Happy shopping.

Keeping you all in thought and prayer.

Home - My Place

 Good day and midweek to all.  Oh, what a morning!  It was 57* when I got up, and my thermometer says 60* already.  I know it is a false spring - but I will take it.  Today might hit 70*.  There was spotty rain around overnight, but it seems to have missed my area.  Thursday will not be so lucky. Then winter comes back for a bit this weekend.

The kitties were happy to see me this morning, and all are fed.  The birds are singing and I see more and more robins.  Love watching the chickens out 2 doors down.

I wore a sweatshirt to go out this morning - no coat needed.  Kitchen window is already open, and others will be soon.

It is a pretty darn good start to the day.

Yes, HOME!  My happy place.  I have to admit that I am a super homebody.  I had my days of partying and clubs many, many years ago.  It seemed fun at the time, but when I look back, I see many things about it that wasn't so good.  Live and learn.

Yesterday I got together with some old friends for lunch, and one gal came up to me and said "nobody is that happy staying home - you must have a man hidden there, and you aren't telling us!"  LOL

Now mind you she was laughing and joking - and I wholeheartedly told her NO man!  I GUARANTEE!

She has always been a goer - lots of road trips all over the state and country.  She loves being involved in things all the time.  I think it has increased since she lost her hubby last year.  Most of us sitting there together were widows or others have chosen to be single for decades.  Most keep pretty active.

I guess I am different.  I just love the calm and quiet of home and the serenity it gives me.  I am not a hermit - I visit with neighbors and family.  I do enjoy my outings; they are just few.  I talk to people, but my safe place is just here with my kitties.  I guess maybe I am THAT 'cat lady'!

It is just too peopley out some days for me!

IF you are the same - don't be ashamed.  It is wonderful to live your life as you choose.  This wasn't the life I thought I would be living several years ago - but it is what I have, and I am making it MINE.  I am not depressed - just content.

Your life changes, just like the seasons of the year.  We have seasons in life.  Some are always in the fast pace season of spring and summer - going, growing, thriving.  Others (like me) tend to live like fall/winter - slower, more deliberate and peaceful and calm.

How ever you choose - is ok.

So, if all you want to do is tend the garden, sit of the porch, talk to the neighbors, take community walks, or just keep your privacy - it is ok.

If you want to be involved in community, always taking trips, do all the kiddos activities, and go, go, go - that is ok too.  Do your life as you want.

We all thrive in different ways.

Just be a good person, a kind person and a loving person.

PEACE to all.

Living Like Grandma - Fun & Thrifty

 Hello all - hoping this finds you all well.  It is a lovely morning here - around 44* and sunny.  Yesterday was lovely as well.  Took a walk around the yard and noticed baby grape hyacinths and daffodils poking through the ground.  Under leaves and then after all the snow - there are little signs of life.  Enjoying it all while I can - this weekend gets colder again.  Sigh!

Today let's talk a bit about how grandma lived and how they survived and made do with what they had. I know some of you are young, and your grandparents are probably not even my age - but others of us remember stories from our grands and our parents about living through the depression and those hard times surrounding it.

This picture is true for a lot back then.  Not everyone lived in the city and those who were more rural, pretty much provided most everything they had.  They grew, hunted, fished, gleaned, gathered, recycled and bartered.  They used all they had and they used it up!  They had no other choice.  They worked soooo hard.

Now we can do many of those things, by choice and don't have to work hard to do it.  It just takes a little dedication on your part.  It can be fun and it sure is thrifty.

MEAT was a side dish.  Maybe granny cooked a big chicken on Sunday - then later they had soup, sandwiches, flavoring, broth, meat pies, etc.  After cooking those bones down for broth, many times they were crushed and used in the gardens or fed to chickens.

BONES - were always used for broth and stock.  It is easy to do today and makes the most flavorful stock you can have (also use up the scraps of veggies making it).

BACON grease was gold.  Lard was pretty much the only other grease available back then - and bacon grease had so much flavor to add to all cooked items.  Many of us still do this!

INVENTORY meals - were normal.  Shopping didn't happen often (espec. rural) and many were limited by funds and stamps and places to go.  They figured out how to make meals with what they had on hand.  They knew how to stretch that food.  Meals were kept basic and simple.

I know growing up we had a lot of oatmeal and grits (wasn't a fan) and eggs at breakfast.  Those were basics and filled the belly.  I more enjoyed the biscuits and jelly and toast and jelly.

BAKED at home - cookies cakes, bread, biscuits, etc.

HUNG their laundry - way back there were no driers to be seen.  Line drying was the norm.  I know many places today won't let that happen, but there are ways around it.  Hanging racks in the garage, uses your back patio, the basement, hanging some things over the tub, etc.  

This is one of my favorite fun photos I have ever taken!  Just driving down a country road and saw this line of undies.  I took, not because of size, but the colors and confidence this person must have had with themselves.  Not sure I would have been so confident.  Actually, mine used to get hidden in the middle rows, so not to be seen!  LOL

Nothing smells as great as sheets off the line and a freshly made bed.

They used cold water for most laundry or heated water over a fire for really bad things (a lot of work).  I use cold water for 99% of my laundry today.  They get clean and last longer.  Hot water breaks down fiber.

VINEGAR was the item used for cleaning most everything.  Windows, floors, walls, hair, baths, even laundry.  It is cheap and can be used in so many ways.  Also helped to pickle garden goods.

USED things UP.  Clothes were given as hand me downs, often remade into new items, rags (no paper towels back then), quilts, etc.  Leftovers made in new ways.  Bread - bread pudding, French toast, breadcrumbs.  PCIKLE BRINE used to make other veggies last longer, used for brine in seasoning and tenderizing meat.  SCRAPS - BONES - made broth/stock.  Kept every screw, nail, button, zipper that they could and reused.   You get the idea.

Now you can shop thrift stores and garage sales.  Beware many thrift stores are charging more and more today - if possible try yard sales and family and friend trades.

Nothing was WASTED.  One item had MANY uses.

GROW your own.  Everyone had a garden of some sort back in the day.  Look at growing a small garden, growing in pots on the patio or the porch.  Regrow various items, green onions, lettuce, celery etc.  Herbs are easy to grow and make great flavorings and products for health.

Good QUALITY was important.  Things that were well built were always a plus (usually handmade).  They didn't have funds to replace at a whim - so quality was very important.  It should be today as well - a good value is nice, but quality is better.

My paternal great grandparents and 2 of their children.  Grandpa wasn't born yet at this point. They were a rural family and had very little material goods, but they had love.  See that chair?  I have it!!!!!  It is a bit shorter, as the bottom of the legs had to be trimmed do to wear and tear.

Life looked so different back then.

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Today - track your spending!  Take at least a month and keep track of EVERY single penny you spend and what it was for.  It can eye opening - how much is spent of frivolous items.  Wants NOT needs!  We did this for ages back in the day - and it really made us look at things differently.  It altered how we shopped and the silly things that ate our money.

NO impulse shopping.  Take a good 72 hours to think on major purchases.  Impulse shopping is a great grabber of funds.  Now, I do often buy things at the grocery that weren't on the list, but only because it is clearance, and likely won't be available again for that price.

SMALLER homes - creates less stress.  Less to clean, less to heat and cool, less stuff fits in it!  Usually costs less.  I find my home is easy to take care (even maintenance) with it being smaller.  That gives you more time for LIVING a peaceful life and enjoying those quiet moments.

DON'T try to keep up with others.  The grass may look greener - but odds are they spend more dollars to maintain that look!

Do you - and be ever so proud of what you have.  Maintain it and love it.

Ok, enough chatting for today.  Just remember you can do much of what grandma did and save some funds in the meantime.  It can be fun and a great challenge.  No one thing makes a huge difference in funds, but if you add them all up over a year - you can save a generous amount.

Make it a game and give things a try for a while - t may become a habit.

Have a beautiful day my friends.

Weekly Wrap Up 2/15

 Hello all and happy Sunday.  Hoping this finds you well and safe and in good spirits.

It was in the 40's this morning when I got up and light rain.  It rained most of the night, and it is very cloudy out right now.  This week we get a sneak peek of April with temps that will be warming nicely for part of the week.

Crazy as it sounds, there is still white stuff on the ground in places, three weeks out.  The yards across the street have the most, they all face north.

The singing birds sure do sound like spring!  Morning, noon and early evening they are singing.  I have seen more robins.  Loving it!  The younger kitties are so stinking playful!  Running, jumping, chasing and exploring - fun to watch (getting big).

Sis has been moved to rehab.  She is still very weak and having trouble getting around.  I thank you in advance for continued prayers, they mean so much.

My frugal week:

• Visiting with sis
• Earlier in the week, I cleared and cleaned the downspouts out of ice and snow to keep them flowing when melting started
• Lots of laundry
• Mopped the floors and washed all the throw rugs
• Trimmed the sides of my hair (my wings)!
• After melting really started and temps warmed up a bit, I got out and picked up lots of sticks and raked up peanut shells and sunflower seed hulls - it looks so much better
• Did a little sewing
• Got to open the kitchen door a couple afternoons for airing out!!!
• Ran out Friday to Kroger and got 5 lb. mandarins, seedless grapes, mini tomatoes, cat litter and cat treats - all FREE w/GC and got 4X points for gas discount next month
• Stopped at thrift store while out - loaf of bread and pack of buns FREE.  1 gallon of 100% OJ $1
• Using what I have and cooking from home

Meals in the past week:

Baked beans, chicken fingers and side salad

Baked beans & cheese over toast (open face) and salad

Chicken and veggie roll-up and potato soup (freezer)

Baked potato topped w/hamburger stew (freezer), cheese and sour cream

Bacon and veggie sandwich and bean soup (canned)

Smoked sausage sandwich (bun) and side salad and fruit

Shrimp w/sauce, baked mac & cheese (air fryer) and side salad

SNACKS - popcorn, fruit

Not a whole lot to report.  Just doing all the normal stuff.  Waiting for the warmer temps to get here and stick around.

The yard and surrounding area are pretty brown looking, but it still looks neat and clean to me!  I love seeing something other than white.

I have a busier week coming up with a couple luncheons and visits.  It looks to be decent weather.

I hope each of you is doing good and that your families are doing well.  Many still are in need of prayer for themselves and their families - please keep all our friends in your thoughts.  Wishing you all a lovely week.

Blessings to you and yours from me at my humble little home.

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Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.

Proverbs 27:1

Lord, thank You for the many blessings and joys that we each received this week.  Help us each realize that the very tiny things we experience are also blessings and joyful. May we all plan for tomorrow but realize that what comes forth is Your will.  Life is short and we all need to make the most of each precious moment.  Thank You for Your gifts.  Good and bad, life is full of moments that we may not understand, but they are a part of each life.  Help us to embrace them and know that You are always with us.  AMEN

Just do Good!

 Hello all.  A cool morn here - sure had an incredible sunrise!  The colors were beautiful.  The kitties were all so happy to see me!!  They all get excited about breakfast.

Yesterday was a pretty and sunny day.  Lots of melting happened again.  Odd thing, the northern most part of the yard, full sun, so no shade at all - is still covered in snow.  The front yard, with the exception of the small mountain of snow from shoveling, is melted.  Even though the ground is brown - it is nice to see.

This is very true.  You can't buy a simple life, you make it.  You make different decisions and you choose different things, and you make different choices than others.  You learn to embrace the simpler things in life and you learn to realize the beauty in them.  You don't need to be rushed and hurried all the time.  You can say NO - that is an acceptable answer.  You do not need to feel left behind or feel like you are doing without.  You WILL find your life can be much happier - just by doing a simple life.

I still live by the lessons learned as a youngster.  They have proved to be great lessons over and over again.

If you can't say something nice..............

Do unto others.........................

When in doubt - don't

Love one another

Embrace all of God's creations

Life is short - make the most of each day

A smile or kind word - can make someone else's day

If you want something - work hard for it

Nothing in life is free

SIMPLE THINGS!!!!!

There were tons of lessons learned over this gal's 70+ years - and most all have proved to be invaluable.

Just be the best you can be and DO GOOD!!!!  That will make life better for you and to everyone else.

No need to complicate things.

I hope you all have a nice Valentine's Day if you celebrate.  Love one another,  

Blessings to each of you - SMILE!

Using it up - Making it do........

 Hello all, hope this finds you well.  Yesterday was a lovely day here, and I even spent time outdoors doing little things for a while.  Today won't be as warm, but still a good day in my opinion.

Thank you all for prayers and good thoughts for sis.  It is much appreciated.

It is a new year, new month and sometimes we just need little reminders of small things to do, that uses up our items and wastes nothing.  Prices have gone up in recent years, and we all need to be a little more mindful of our pennies and our goods.  Being a good steward is so important.

We have become such a disposable society and I find that sad.

We truly need to take care of what we have.  There are many ways (some just little things) that help us not waste and to be mindful.

I haven't bought oil in a long time.  I manage to receive good olive oil in gift baskets each year (I taught them well) and I keep bacon grease.

I do have some basic oil if I need for baking, but in general I purchase very little.  These bottles are flavored oils - and are great for frying and flavoring foods.

**I keep candle scraps from the bottom of jars and use as melts. It works great.

**I have enough liquid soaps and lotions (gifts) to last for years.  I make foaming soap with the liquid soaps.  I have a couple old foaming containers and just re-use them.  1/3 bottle soap, 2/3 water and you have foaming soap.

**I keep popcorn tins and reuse those to hold bags of sugar, flour and anything I want to be airtight.

**I do keep plastic cups and flatware on hand for get togethers, but I wash them and reuse them over and over.  Shoot for myself, I have even washed a coated paper plate and reused. (wouldn't give to anyone else).

**I water everything down.  Shampoo, dish soap, laundry detergent, juice.  If the laundry detergent seems empty, I add water and swish around and have at least 2 more loads.

Most juices can have water added and still be quite flavorful.

I had leftover cukes from the get together and placed them in the pickle jar.  You can do this with carrots, radish, cauliflower peppers, etc.  It makes for a tasty bite and wastes nothing.

, **Leftovers can be used in so many new ways.  Leftover meats or veggies - think soup, or casseroles.  Stir fry, fried rice.  Add to homemade pizzas.  Pot pies, hand pies, or over baked potatoes.

Leftover sauces - freeze for another time.  This is enchilada sauce, froze and removed a 'disk' of sauce and froze for another time.  You can do this with so many things - sauce, juice, gravy, drippings, etc.  You can freeze in ice cube trays too.

**Dressings for salads - when I get to the bottom of a bottle, it isn't done.  I add either milk, oil, or vinegar, depending on the dressing and then shake it up and have another salad or two!

**Toothpaste - it takes a long time to finally throw a tube out at my house.

This one looks used up - but probably has another week or two to go.

**Rinds, skins and cores of fruit - can be used to make vinegars, or cleaners.  You can also cook down and make certain jellies.

**Holiday candies can be used in baking.  Chop and use in candy or muffins.  Can melt and use with nuts or fruit.

**Banana peels make a great fertilizer for plants.  Place in a jar with water and let it 'marinate' to make fertilizer.

**Food scraps use for compost (fruits and veggies and coffee grinds and eggshells) - no meat.

**Old t-shirts make cleaning rags, hankies, or even use to make blankets.

**Older fruit - that needs used.  Cook it and use over oatmeal, pancakes, waffles, ice cream or as a dessert by itself.

**Regrow foods.  Green onions, leaf (bunch) lettuce, celery.  When gardening and if you grow cauliflower, broccoli, or cabbage - just cut off the part you are using - leave the plant, and it will regrow new veggie for you (smaller versions).

**Grow your own herbs - so easy to grow.  Can be grown in pots and snipped to use fresh or dehydrate for later.

**Have a comfy chair or couch - but it looks warn - add a slipcover.  You can use a throw or sheet, whatever you have to give it extra life.

Neat ideas using what you have on hand.  I have done each of these over the years - they work.

**Shoot I even get a lot of use from a box of hair dye.  I have short hair - and by no means need to waste an entire box.  I mix equal amounts of the 2 solutions together and use.  Only mix as much as you need. I can easily get 3+ dye jobs from one box.

**The other day I wanted Yummy Sauce for my chicken strips and didn't just want to pour out on the chicken.  Stopped and looked and thought about it - I poured a small amount in a shot glass - it was just perfect.  Kept the plate clean, and I could just dip my chicken!!!

**PENNIES - now that they have stopped making them, many places say they are running short.  I always keep a baggie with them in my purse to 'sell' to stores for correct change.  Wrap and take them to the bank and cash them in - it is spendable money.  I have tons of pennies around here, and I will never be broke (if I cash them in).  I also have lots of change - so in a pinch there is always funds around.

There are an unending ways to stretch our things and our dollars.  

Take time each day to stop and just think "what can I use this for?"  "How can I remake this?"  "How can I stretch this item?"  

Find a new solution to daily chores.

We all need to be the best stewards we can be.  You take care of your money, and your money can help take care of you!

Have a beautiful day.