Hello everyone! I hope you had a wonderful, thrifty week. Here are some things that I accomplished: 1. Planted mangel beets and chamomile in my garden. 2. Harvested more spinach. We are still working on eating the parsnips that I picked last week. 3. Finished fermenting a ginger bug (to make soda with) and started fermenting a gallon of wine. 4. I washed an old essential oil bottle so I can use it again. This one had a dropper lid rather than the typical "dripping" lid, so I will likely use it for an herbal tincture. 5. I made a list of pantry items to last from June-December. This year I've begun buying things in bulk (and by that I mean enough to last six months, not just "in bigger packages"), and I really like it. Not only does it shorten my weekly shopping list, but it's given me a sense of comfort in a strange season.
The total cost of pantry goods (flour, beans, powdered milk, pasta, etc.) was around $200.00. In order to lessen the hit to our regular budget, I will be buying it little by little over the next six weeks. Since people are still paranoid about others buying "more than they need", I will probably get a few of each item, and possibly stop at multiple stores, rather than buying (as I've planned) 100 cans of tuna at once. That's about all for this week! What are some frugal things that you have done? ~Prudence~
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