#60 Food, Fun and Frugality

1. I watched 6 of Clara's little food videos:
Pasta with Peas
Egg drop Soup
Poorman's Meal
Poorman's Feast
Sicilian Fig Cookies Part I
Sicilian Fig Cookies Part II
My Mother has an old recipe called Poormans Steak. I make it a couple times a year. You take hamburger, onion, etc.....pour mushroom soup over the hamburger and bake it . We like this meal, it is cheap, and it makes enough so we can have a second meal from it.

2. Making household cleaners, like shampoo and floor cleaners.
Go and checkout library books instead of buying books. ( I love this one)
If you are a senior citizen, always ask about special discount rates.
Wash your clothing in cold water, line dry if you can.
Tires, keep them properly inflated.


3. Forming a buying co-op with friends.
We do this now with some friends. Go to Sam's,
get toilet paper, paper towels, etc., divide all the stuff up, share the cost.
Use bus lines. Again, when I am going downtown, I will use the bus.
Turn off lights. Keep all lights off during the day and at night light only the rooms being used.
Buy used at consignment stores or online at Craiglist, etc..
When we go see a movie, we do it during the week, in the morning. It is cheaper at this time.