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My Dad* not ageplay the real one) Has one and we've been getting tons of goods off it lately, Yesterday's meal was a green bean casserole, with squash!
Yeah whole chickens can be so many meals in one purchase, specially if they're big or even a turkey because they go on sale after thanksgiving is over if there's any left.
I'm against hunting or fishing personally, I don't like killing animals. I'll eat them if I haven't raised them or liked them before death, IE that turkey my dad raised and I didn't know any better than being friends with is since I was just a little kid.
I hate fish, to me any time I've had it it's stinky and tasts fishy, and that's an oxy moron I know since it is fish, but it's very gross and unpleasant.
I remember as a younger teen we used to do catch and release fishing since the fish were not any good to eat an it was fun but then someone told me it hurts their mouth and is mean to do catch and release and being so sensitive I never wanted to do it again.
Yup, generic brands are a good deal sometimes. What I find here is the name brand stores like Raleys or Safeway, they'll have a sale that sounds really good but it's a rip off because the items cost less to buy at non "sale price" than sale price.
For instance canned evaporated milk, used to be like 59 cents for a generic can and they wanted 10 for 10 dollars, which was MORE money than they were not on sale.
Part of cooking right and well just general know how savvy was learning when sales were not good sales. OR when items would be marked up to mark back down.
Yup, I have, and I've thought of ways to re use and reduce food waste, so if you have say 1 cup of juice left over from the boiled beets you had for dinner from the garden you can put it in some other food as a flavoring, same with juice from meats, you can also and we do this a lot make a batch of gravy from the meat juice of the meat you cooked, provided it was a taste you enjoyed, if the meat didn't taste good to you the gravy wouldn't either. It's very easy and you don't need a lot of flour, less than a small measuring cup will do ya most times.
My dad wants chickens for egg laying, and we used to have them and the neighborhood cats killed one of my dad's favorite, cause their pen wasn't enclosed, it was just an open yard with fencing so they could not get out. This time he wants to make it completely inclosed on all sides, so the animals can't get to them, and then he wants to get a certain kind only cause eventually he may eat them and he's discovered that the 4 or 5 kinds he has last time of all varieties , most them were not worth beans to eat they were so stringy.
Yup, I always save the soda cans and the water bottles, and it'sn ot much you can have 10 bags and only g et 40 bucks, but last time we did that Because I wanted to go out to dinner but not spend his bank money, we went to Olive Garden, and we got the all you can eat endless pasta bowl meal with over 7 different sauces and pasta choices , and it was delicious and the money didn't come out of his bank, so his bank balance wasn't hurt by the splurge.
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ORIGINAL: Rhodes85
Well i've got quite a few suggestions i'd like to offer. First, if possible i'd suggest a small backyard garden.
If you were willing to take up hunting or fishing you would be able to flesh out your meat by a considerable amount.
Anything no-name or store branded is a good choice. Theres a place around here called Giant Tigers (i'm pretty sure theres some in the US as well) where you can get everything from shrimp to steaks for dirt cheap. Last week I picked up a bunch of their frozen tv dinners for $1 each. They were a bit small but at that price its a deal.
I have to agree with everyones views on chickens. Get them whole and cut them up yourself. You'll save a bunch.
A croc pot. YES! those things are worth their weight in gold. I couldn't do without mine.
Ever thought of less common foods? I know it doesn't sound that good but an eel can go a long way and is pretty cheap. Just boil it or fry it with a little soy sauce and brown sugar. You'd be suprised. Octopus is pretty easy to stretch as well. I used to get 4 tentacles for $10 and I could cube it up into small bits and mix it with a little rice. You don't even need to cook it and its very very healthy.
I would do whatever you can to try to get foodstamps as well. They are intended for people in need so if they give you trouble about it keep appealing it until they get it in their heads that you need them.
Also, I suggest getting a hen or two. They are very cheap and easy to feed and you'll get plenty of eggs off of them for very little cost. Personally I keep ten of them and get a dozen eggs a day on average. Most of them are double yolked. All I feed them is grass and vegetable scraps, and the occasional cup of grain or corn. You can just let them go on their own and they'll practically feed themselves on grass. You could make a bit of extra money just on selling neighbors suplus eggs. I can get $5 a dozen and it costs me almost nothing.
Saving up soda cans can get you more money than you might think. I save mine and on average cash them in for about $100 a trip every 3 - 4 months.
Like everyone here said, cupons do make a difference. a few cents here and there doesn't sound like all that much, but it does add up. Especially when your budget is $100. Even if you just save $5 thats still money you can put toward something else. After all its enough for a package of bacon, some hamburger or some soda.
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