Food as medicine
This is a follow up to my previous post about my weird popcorn craving and anemia. I’m not against working with a doctor or a nurse practitioner; however, I refuse … Continue reading
2024 budget lay away
Is your bank account balance dropping as fast as the winter temperatures? Mine is. Please don’t misunderstand this post. I’m not complaining. I’m just explaining my 2024 monthly budget. I … Continue reading
Frugal when cooking
Long ago I read something about cooking meals that struck me it could have been describing my Grandma Mama. She let nothing go to waste. I never forgot about it … Continue reading
Many earthly angels
A few days ago there was a knock at my door. I wasn’t expecting anyone so I figured it had to be a neighbor. When I got to the door … Continue reading
Canning to stock up
I’ve been canning like a mad woman lately. I’ll list them for you to see how much I’ve done in the last three weeks. I kept busy staying out of … Continue reading
August foodbank truck day
I went to the outdoor foodbank for August. I got some really nice things this month. I missed the July day so my freezer food was getting a bit low. … Continue reading
First May foodbank truck day
I’m always very happy to get the food; although, sometimes I’m given food that either I can’t eat or don’t like to eat. When I get those I pass them … Continue reading
Enjoying springtime
I’ve been busy with appointments, community meetings, and spring cleaning. Our property taxes are going up again. I went to a couple of meetings about how to object to the … Continue reading
March food truck day
I usually post a video on youtube about the food I receive from the outdoor foodbank trucks each month. The food given is short dated or slightly outdated items from … Continue reading
Cost of living is awful!
Since my last post I’ve been doing whatever I could to prevent stress over the rising costs of absolutely everything that I need to live. Having wintertime blues didn’t help … Continue reading
Times are tough
I’m a very frugal person but these days I seem to be struggling more. Are you feeling that way too? This isn’t the first time America has been through rough … Continue reading
November 6 – 12, 2022
Monday I spent time trying to decide on a short, cute, easy to remember handle for my youtube channel. I really wanted to use “My new me” but someone is … Continue reading
Winter is coming
We can’t stop nature. Winter will be here sooner that we think. Are you ready? I’m not. Well, not completely. I’m worried but not panicked about the rising cost of … Continue reading
A kilowatt budget
I’m sorry I’m late getting this post finished. I’ve been busy in the kitchen everyday doing some winter prep canning. I canned, ham & bean soup, red beans, pinto beans, … Continue reading
Food pantry, food bank, or food truck, what’s the difference?
I was about to answer a comment explaining about food banks when I realized this really should be a post so everyone can use the information. If not for themselves … Continue reading
Daily life – August 14 to 20, 2022
Sunday I spent the day relaxing and thinking about Grandma Mama’s frugal life. She was extremely frugal but not weird or extreme. Know what I mean? She taught me to … Continue reading
Catching up
Its been a busy couple weeks. Two of my grands, one at a time, has been in the hospital with some sort of mysterious childhood illness. The doctors couldn’t explain … Continue reading
I don’t go hungry
Now that I’m getting the vitamin B shots I’m feeling better. I have a little more energy. However; I participated in the Shively community yard sale at the park on … Continue reading
About that Amanda P post
Readers are probably curious about the post about Amanda P so let me tell you about what happened. I knew better but did it anyway. One of the worst things … Continue reading
Canning and some issues
For someone without a garden I sure do a lot of canning. I garden by foodbank haul. 😉 I honor the gift of food by preserving and using every possible … Continue reading
Fruit cobbler for one
I had my final visit with the dentist and everything is healing very well. I completely forgot about finishing this post until now. I wanted to share that I uploaded … Continue reading
New year resolution in February
January is the big diet and organizing month. January means making resolutions to get organized and to lose weight which usually fade by February. I decided to skip January and … Continue reading
Nephrologist news
Dang computers! My phone, internet, and computer have all been very cantankerous for several days which has made it impossible to get this posted before now. I finally got the … Continue reading
Some news
My brother and his whole family has had covid. I believe everyone in his family had their shots and their cases were mild. They are all feeling better now. My … Continue reading
Not for me yet
After reading comments and some careful research I’ve decided to not do any of the creative finance options at this time. I’ll explain my reasons. There was a time when … Continue reading
Na Na pinches her pennies 