Tightening My Belt -- My Personal Challenge for One Month in 2010

[big brown horse]

I did! They were pretty good, and I'm not a very good fry cook.

 

[DrakeMaiden]

Do you think they would be good with ranch dressing?

 

[big brown horse]

Oh yeah baby!

 

[SKR8PN]

Here ya go....dandelion recipes!!

http://www.mountain-breeze.com/kitchen/dandelions

 

[DrakeMaiden]

That should keep me busy. Thanks, SKR8PN!

 

[Ldychef2k]

I think many of us are able to relate to your situation !!! it's funny how well we can do when we have to.

Something related, and once again I deftly make a post about myself...I know it's annoying...

Anyway, I started my Austerity Challenge Jan 1 of this year, and started blogging about it first at qjcp.blog.com, and now at the addy below.

Anyway, after paying bills, I am limiting myself to $12.50 a week for food, gas for the car, and anything else that comes along. That's about all I have left anyway, and sometimes less.

You would be surprised at how easy it has become. First, I finagled gas money from my daughter for picking up DGD from school every day. Then I decided to use up all the meals I have frozen over the last year, opening the occasional jar and making liberal use of dehydrated vegetables. . And because I am a "prepper", I have literally thousands of meals that can be made from what I have on hand. I even have home made MRE's.

So food isn't the challenge actually. Two things are getting to me: Boredom and the inability to do things for others. When I got the insurance settlement from the storm damage, I did take a realtively small amount to buy WalMart clothes in my new size, and a couple of things for the grandkids. It was VERY hard to resist the desire to spend that money. But I did pretty well and have repaired most of the damage as well. (They gave me $660 to repair the roof. I have kept it, but it's a drop in the bucket.)

Anyway, living on nearly nothing is actually a lot of fun. You find creative places inside you that actually make you feel pretty dang confident ! Good Luck !!!

 

[SKR8PN]

Here is a really good website to visit....

http://standeyo.com/News_Files/menu.food.store.html

 

[DrakeMaiden]

Thanks Ldychef2K . . . I was hoping you might have something to add. I think I need to read your blog.

 

[DrakeMaiden]

Here is a really good website to visit....

http://standeyo.com/News_Files/menu.food.store.html

That is a good website. You should also post it on some of the other threads on here about food storage.

 

[Occamstazer]

This sounds like an excellent excuse to spend the day at the lake, fishing!

Also, cattail root is potato-like, if you have those around