Yeah, I meant fresh stuff when I said on sale, but didn't .... sm

• Food budgets - need ideas - anony
  • I practically live on pasta salads. (sm) - Topaz
    • Topaz, the ingredients you use make my mouth water - That sounds marvelous
  • alternative forms of protein - deenibeeni
    • Anyone who can make bread for 35 cents/loaf is a wizard in my book, deenibeeni! nm - TechSupport
    • legumes & grains should really be minimal in your diet for best health, as should most of the choice - Deb -
      • I agree about minimal dairy, but nothing wrong with grains IMO (unless you're a raw foods faddist - errrr?
  • try this - everything in this book tastes good
  • I feed the 6 of us - tmt
  • going to add to the list - mt55
  • Thanks everyone - every one of these ideas are excellent - anony
    • When you run really low -- spaghetti!!! - fiddlestix
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  • A few ideas . . . - Suggestions
  • Start with what's on sale and build from there ... sm - ChuckM
    • Don't forget the fresh stuff! - Happy MT Robin
      • Yeah, I meant fresh stuff when I said on sale, but didn't .... sm - ChuckM
        • $4 a head?!?! - Happy MT Robin
          • Yeah, $4 a head. sm - ChuckM

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All suggestions posted area great.  Don't forget to add in fresh stuff.  A head of iceberg lettuce is pretty inexpensive most days, especially with summer coming.  How about getting seeds and planting a garden?  You can start the seeds indoors right about now and they'll be ready to go outside in a month or so.

This is a great site, too.

http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/index1.htm

Lots of really good frugal ideas.

I just bought a bunch of stuff to make breakfast burritos with - which is one of my favorite food groups.  24 eggs, a large package of Jimmy Dean sausage, 2 bags of cheese, 1 large tub of red chile, 30 tortillas and 5 pounds of potatoes only cost $22 and change.  I figure I'll get at least 25, possibly 30 burritos out of it.  I'm assembling them and sticking them in the freezer as one of my projects today.

and they recommend putting in a temporary color that is close to your natural color.  i've been getting gray hair since my 20s (22 y/o first gray hair).  i'm going to be 36 next month and i have more gray hair than my 55 y/o mom.  i'm not ready to be gray, but i'm tired of keeping up with the color.  my hair grows fast (or at least it seems like it).  hubby likes the blonde look on me, but i'm just not crazy about it.

thanks for the advice!

Chuck said as much after his first few days on the island. 

but you did mention *huge mass that burst*.......again, probably should do what the vet thinks is best, but I'd like to know if it's the lower part of the tail or up high closer to the body of the cat.  Thanks!  Again, good luck!  Hope your kit gets back to being just fine...I love cats.  Please keep us posted!!   

I had a hankerin for a coconut a few weeks ago so I bought one.  Hadn't had one since I was a kid.  I drilled the holes in the 'eyes' and drank the coconut juice inside.  Then I pryed out the meat, meticulously peeled the brown junk off it with a knife, and ate a whole bunch.  Okay, my husband and I both at the whole thing in one sitting it was sooooo yummy!  The next day...well, all I'm gonna say is that I am thankful we have 2 bathrooms and were fully stocked on TP.  We weren't sick mind you, just incredibly cleaned out.  The coconut juice, which only I drank, acted like a diuretic and I think I peed every hour on the hour--and incredible amount each time at that. 

I have chronic constipation too because I hate to drink water.  I tend to stay borderline dehydrated myself.  The chemical laxatives just plain wreak havoc and are very painful and inconvenient to put it nicely.  I'd go with better diet, water, and fruits before I'd go with pills if at all possible.  Hope she feels better soon!

He had such loving parents these last months of his life and you did everything you could for him. 

At the cremation place they gave me this card.

The Rainbow Bridge

Just this side of heaven is a place called the Rainbow Bridge.  When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to the Rainbow Bridge.

There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together.  There is plenty of food, water, and sunshine and our friends are warm and comfortable.  All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor.  Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in or dreams of days and times gone by.  The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing, they each miss someone very special to them who had to be left behind.  They all run and play together but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance.  Their bright eyes are intent.  Their eager body quivers.  Suddenly they begin to run from the group, flying over the green grass, their legs carrying them faster and faster.  You have been spotted and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again.  The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross the Rainbow Bridge together...

It's not junk.....They're treasures!  Trying to gear up, wash, tag and display it all is quite a task....But, you'll have cleaned out your garage and/or storage unit, enriched someone else's life with your old treasures and made a neat profit. 

ps-.Watch out for the earlybirds in their fancy cars,,,,they're ruthless.  Cat

I'm always pleasantly surprised at the sales I run across on purses (pocketbooks/bags, whatever you prefer) at JC Penney.  The last time I got the cutest smallish lime green leather bag for $12.  This time I found a very streamlined Relic bag in a brown pattern on sale for $23.  It's a little bigger and has all the features I look for, like multiple pockets, a divider that is attached at the bottom of the bag to control what goes where, a phone pocket, the right length straps to carry from my hand or put over my shoulder. 

I can't understand how so many stores think I'm going to pay $70 for a purse that's not even leather!  Not going to happen. 

parsley.  Sometimes I will add just a touch of mustard.  Any way I make them they seem to turn out good.  I usually just make them with egg white instead of the whole egg, but sometimes will add the egg yolk as well.  I love salmon and make it frequently for myself as well. 

Bakelite is very popular and expensive to buy (unless things have changed in the last year). My husband got $500 for 4 bracelets and 2 pins.

There is a way to test the items without harming them using an everyday  household product, but I can't remember what it is...I know, no help.  Maybe you can Google and find it.