tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post5180339608265645779..comments2024-03-28T22:56:01.787-04:00Comments on Cheryl's Frugal Corner: Looking at Things From a New Perspective (when shopping)Cheryl Kimbleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-69256295505440677142022-08-25T09:40:10.701-04:002022-08-25T09:40:10.701-04:00Like you, Cheryl, I figure out what needs to be co...Like you, Cheryl, I figure out what needs to be cooked, but generally plan for what I can next make from leftovers, too. EM Griffithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897942424655139102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-72314772199372529342022-08-25T09:38:44.270-04:002022-08-25T09:38:44.270-04:00Us, too, Lana. I expected we'd eat out more wh...Us, too, Lana. I expected we'd eat out more when we retired. The opposite has happened. It's pretty rare now. EM Griffithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897942424655139102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-19406574010815840722022-08-25T07:25:07.622-04:002022-08-25T07:25:07.622-04:00You make a good point about healthy foods keeping ...You make a good point about healthy foods keeping us healthier. Doctor visits and medications are expensive - thus staying as healthy as possible.<br />Lunch sounds yummy and fresh. Great - hope the beans produce well again!Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-46163618486151258292022-08-25T07:22:14.501-04:002022-08-25T07:22:14.501-04:00That can be understandable. Sometimes we just can...That can be understandable. Sometimes we just can't!<br />Hoping you are feeling better. I do believe all things are easier when one feels good.Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-28950814778413748512022-08-25T07:20:39.908-04:002022-08-25T07:20:39.908-04:00You may be on to something. It does become a life...You may be on to something. It does become a lifestyle - it is just the way you are. I guess that is why it is hard to understand those that say it is too much trouble. We all had a learning curve - it took time.Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-48802285860109597142022-08-25T07:19:42.524-04:002022-08-25T07:19:42.524-04:00Shopping and eating wisely is a matter of prioriti...Shopping and eating wisely is a matter of priorities. When the Urban Farmer and I decided to avoid certain foods, chemicals and processes, that changed how we shopped. We became label readers and learned to avoid "the bad stuff". Now it is easier to stick to real ingredients and thereby not waste money on something we won't or can't eat. Overall it is less expensive to eat right than waste money on unhealthy junk. There is a lot that can purchased for what you would spend at Starbucks. It helps that we are retired and do not have time constraints for shopping. <br /><br />Yesterday for lunch I made a spaghetti sauce from fresh tomatoes and roasted chunks of eggplant. We will certainly miss the garden when colder weather arrives. The Urban Farmer read that if you cut back the green beans when they are done producing instead of pulling them up, they will grow again. It appears to work as the bed he already cut has new leaves. Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328333345401673320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-66539691087152959942022-08-25T02:42:39.505-04:002022-08-25T02:42:39.505-04:00My excuse for wasting food is that I have been ill...My excuse for wasting food is that I have been ill for a month. I wasted 3 boxes of mushrooms that way. I am sad because I love mushrooms. I cannot meal plan. I just have cooked proteins and cooked or prepped vegetables. Tommy goes in and gets a piece of meat, salad and some of the chopped vegetables for the salad. Or, we have meat and some of the baked vegetables, whole bowls of them to choose. I think it is easy to be frugal unless I am ill. However, not having to shop was easy when I was/am ill because all the food is here, no having to go out and shop or think.Practical Parsimonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08419071209412207674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-10843262874313907162022-08-24T22:01:29.766-04:002022-08-24T22:01:29.766-04:00It might be that being frugal does take time when ...It might be that being frugal does take time when you first start, but as you get more and more into the lifestyle (and it is a lifestyle) it takes less and less time. You learn the best prices to purchase things at, and the best places to find the lowest prices. Eating out is a treat and not something we do very often.<br /><br />God bless.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16051183778965359500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-13541734628950908422022-08-24T18:04:37.277-04:002022-08-24T18:04:37.277-04:00Debby I hear that. Sme people are so self consume...Debby I hear that. Sme people are so self consumed that they just can't see good old common sense! Good for you standing up to her.Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-16413791263384405392022-08-24T18:02:38.009-04:002022-08-24T18:02:38.009-04:00Thanks. What a good deal!!!! You will be well pr...Thanks. What a good deal!!!! You will be well prepared!Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-34397431851305910182022-08-24T17:05:37.052-04:002022-08-24T17:05:37.052-04:00Great column and comments as well, Cheryl. I went...Great column and comments as well, Cheryl. I went to Aldi today and the produce was beautiful. Also got chicken breasts 50% off...sell by tomorrow's date. Fine...I will toss them in the crockpot with some broth tomorrow and shred when done, Then freeze!lejmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09248900901037211499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-11335034274585944662022-08-24T17:04:49.703-04:002022-08-24T17:04:49.703-04:00For us it would be quicker to cook than to decide ...For us it would be quicker to cook than to decide where to eat out! That is a monumental decision here!Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380649410508372279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-88814587299265889172022-08-24T16:39:10.203-04:002022-08-24T16:39:10.203-04:00I get it! It is an excuse and NOT a very good one...I get it! It is an excuse and NOT a very good one. You are right - it is so easy to use what you have and to eat what you grow. Tastes a whole lot better too!Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-60534156317653740142022-08-24T14:43:42.110-04:002022-08-24T14:43:42.110-04:00I have always done that too. Buy and then we like...I have always done that too. Buy and then we liked it. G used to say - I bet you only bought one!!!! Well, I wanted to see first what it tasted like. Of course that man liked about anything! LOL<br />I do have some non-brands I like better too. Yes, we live and learn!Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-51352892517804565672022-08-24T14:41:55.560-04:002022-08-24T14:41:55.560-04:00I agree 100%. Sure, they can waste who knows how ...I agree 100%. Sure, they can waste who knows how much time in a drive through getting garbage, but can't walk in the store and pickup a few healthy things. CRAZY!!!!!!<br />You are so right - when we get ourselves in gear today - it makes tomorrow so much nicer!<br />We agree totally on this.Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-59748233507194879092022-08-24T14:38:11.771-04:002022-08-24T14:38:11.771-04:00I use what I buy - I just don't menu plan at a...I use what I buy - I just don't menu plan at all. Never have. I am usually one day ahead if that, only because something needs to come out of the freezer.<br />I can not discipline myself to make a menu plan and stick to it.<br />I envy those that can.Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-77396537081810556152022-08-24T14:34:51.080-04:002022-08-24T14:34:51.080-04:00That is crazy fr a bag of chips. I only buy when ...That is crazy fr a bag of chips. I only buy when there is a super good sale or I get them at Aldi (much cheaper). Aldi is smaller bags as well, so I will eat less - I like to make them last.<br />Yep so many things a bag of potatoes will get you. Snacks and treats (make your own chips) and lots of good meals.<br />All about decisions!Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-73446234061508535932022-08-24T14:24:14.978-04:002022-08-24T14:24:14.978-04:00I envy those of you that can go menu free. I'...I envy those of you that can go menu free. I've tried several times and I always crash and burn! I end up defaulting to hot dogs or a sandwich! Or food gets wasted. I always start with what we need to eat and the sale items from the market.<br />For example, shredded cabbage was on sale so I planned fried rice and Bierocks for this week. That ensures all the cabbage gets eaten and half doesn't get forgotten. Plus, my kitchen is way too hot in the afternoon so I try and cook in the morning.<br /><br />I'm very good at not wasting anything. I throw any wilty veggies into the freezer soup container for broth when it's full.<br />Before COVID, I turned a couple of less than appealing apples into the most delicious crisp! I can't imagine wasting food normally, but at these prices?! Egads.Debby in Kansas USAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-71850261811970909532022-08-24T14:13:32.023-04:002022-08-24T14:13:32.023-04:00Lana, I just made a comment yesterday about my stu...Lana, I just made a comment yesterday about my stunned reaction to seeing a bag of chips for $5.29. You saw $6.19?????? Holy fried potatoes, Batman!!!!! That makes springs pop out of my ears lol.Debby in Kansas USAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-11205257526063520612022-08-24T14:09:01.259-04:002022-08-24T14:09:01.259-04:00I'm laughing here because Frances, you're ...I'm laughing here because Frances, you're my kind of lady lol!!! One Christmas, I made some special gifts and one of my SILs commented that "You have too much spare time! You should go get a job. I'm just too busy to do such frivolous things.". She had made cracks like that before, but I was just so annoyed that day!! I told her that she'd have plenty of time if she'd turn off her TV. She gaped and then I reminded her that she had just spent half an hour dissecting every popular TV show, she only worked PT and had a cleaning lady! What did she spend all day doing?!<br />She ignored me the rest of the day. But I think I made my point. We do what's important to us. I had no issue with her choices...right up until she insulted me about mine.Debby in Kansas USAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-68116748016092666992022-08-24T13:51:12.483-04:002022-08-24T13:51:12.483-04:00Great tips! A bag of potato chips at the store t...Great tips! A bag of potato chips at the store this week was 6.19! Ten pounds of potatoes are $5.29 at our Aldi. Thinks of all the delicious potato dishes that can be made with those ten pounds of fresh potatoes. <br /><br />Produce keepers really help us save on and not waste any of our produce. We don't buy more until we are almost completely out and even then it is amazing what those last bits will make. Lanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380649410508372279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-3900497001012627422022-08-24T13:34:11.222-04:002022-08-24T13:34:11.222-04:00One thing I've discovered is that, if it's...One thing I've discovered is that, if it's a brand I don't know and the price is exceptional (to the point that I might stock up), I'll buy one and try it first. If it's great, I'll add more on my next shop (or when I see it on sale again). There are some store brands that I actually PREFER for my holiday casseroles, and others I'd never use again. It's been through trial and error that I've discovered the ones I like and dislike. Lori Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08649542104284197181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-19938406553026272462022-08-24T10:33:28.553-04:002022-08-24T10:33:28.553-04:00You are so on the mark...I waffle from should I st...You are so on the mark...I waffle from should I stock up more or be eating down the pantry/freezer. My current plan is buying only needed items plus loss leaders. So busy putting up the abundance the garden and orchard are yielding..so thankful! As I told a friend today...I will be glad tomorrow that I made grape jelly today. Sometimes my Today Me has to remember my Tomorrow Me will be glad I got it in gear and took care of the abundance God has blessed us with! I get frustrated as my husband always raises more than we can use or put up. But, alas, most people are too complacent to bither with fresh goodies. They don't have the time?? Yet, they run thru the drive thru or grocery daily...that's pretty time consuming if you ask me. Sorry, got on my soap box. I just feel things are skewed with how people have gotten so far away from using what the Good Lord let's grow for us...too homogenized. Oops...I'm full of it today. Thanks for listening!Linda Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280910391312645214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-16029004201531397462022-08-24T10:31:34.827-04:002022-08-24T10:31:34.827-04:00I just love all the fresh I am eating of late. It...I just love all the fresh I am eating of late. It sure is tasty. Fresh Thyme for those who have never been - is really great.<br />Good for you and doing what you believe in. I admire that!Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7341912661779864632.post-74202956086795239652022-08-24T10:29:53.724-04:002022-08-24T10:29:53.724-04:00Yes, know your prices and who has the best and whe...Yes, know your prices and who has the best and when. I am fine with 95% of generic goods. I am not a pre-planner on meals, but I sure do plan a shopping trip.<br />Well, if someone is being blessed - then money well spent.Cheryl Kimbleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06485771676254429681noreply@blogger.com