Money spent wisely

[chocoguy]

Recession is now upon us. How are you spending your money wisely?

Right now I’m trying to think 10X before parting with my money to be spent for the promotion of my blog.

 

[Taggart]

I'm spending very little on promotion in general, too.

I'm shopping around more carefully for larger items and for food as well. I'm looking for deals on food that can be stored for a long time like dry pasta and some canned food.

 

[katharina]

Recession is now upon us. How are you spending your money wisely?

I think I'm doing pretty well with that, yes. Also when I see a good sale on something that will last a long time, I buy extra because of the way food prices keep rising.

Also sales on things that people always need like toiletries and paper goods.

 

[Kitten]

I've started making a lot more stuff homemade again. It's something I enjoy doing anyway, but since my hours were cut back, I have more time to actually do it and it definitely cuts down on the food bill.

 

[chocoguy]

I think I'm doing pretty well with that, yes. Also when I see a good sale on something that will last a long time, I buy extra because of the way food prices keep rising.

Also sales on things that people always need like toiletries and paper goods.

I don’t like to go buy those sale goods. Usually those are low quality and they are selling it because no one wants it.

 

[Taggart]

I don’t like to go buy those sale goods. Usually those are low quality and they are selling it because no one wants it.

I've seen some great deals on perfectly good food items. And if you have a bunch of vegetables that are about to become over-ripe, you may be able to blanch them and freeze them.

 

[katharina]

I don’t like to go buy those sale goods. Usually those are low quality and they are selling it because no one wants it.

I'm talking about regular sales on regular food that I always buy... Kelloggs, Del Monte, Dole, Betty Crocker, Godiva ... not some off brand. Just regular sales... doesn't your store have those? Like "buy one, get one free" or "10 for $10" sales?

 

[Kitten]

^ I agree with both of the above. Although sure, there are sometimes sales or "clearances" on items that aren't selling well or are starting to get old, it doesn't make them any less great most times!

 

[oldnamvet]

I'm not really changing anything much since I live pretty cheap anyway. I will have a bigger garden this summer.

 

[katharina]

I'm not really changing anything much since I live pretty cheap anyway. I will have a bigger garden this summer.

That sounds wonderful, vet. We've been going back and forth on whether or not to put a garden out. I *will* have fresh tomatoes but I don't know about other things. We've never really grown much that would make a difference if frozen or canned.

Like you can't do much with cucumbers or onions when it comes to planning for the future... potatoes can't be frozen, it takes like a bajillion rows of peas to make a worthwhile crop, etc. and those are the things we usually planted.

I *do* like the thought of ham, green beans, and potatoes with home grown string beans, though.