Hello, financially savvy friends and neighbors! I had the whole week off for vacation. Yeah! But don't worry. I wasn't using that opportunity to spend, spend, spend. In fact, I spent most of it at home. I watched some old tv episodes and movies on Netflix, played with my cats, did some catchup filing of receipts, cleaning my house, cooking, and shredding of receipts I no longer needed. Wow. My house really needed some decluging. It needs a lot more. Maybe I will work on it more tomorrow. I will be back to work on Monday.
As always, I am a constant quest to save money and eat more healthy also. I am also trying to eat some meatless meals to see if that helps. Here are my meals for the coming week:
1) Meatloaf with side of veggies - 2 meals
2) Roast beef with side of veggies - 2 meals
3) Oatmeal with raisins, flaxseeds, almond milk, and honey. Juice. Side of ham. 4 meals
4) Scrambled eggs. Juice. Oatmeal with flaxseeds, almond milk, and honey. 3 meals
5) Spaghetti sauce with rice. Side of veggies. 2 meals
6) Lentil Rice Pilaf. Side of raw veggies. 2 meals http://www.food.com/recipe/lebanese-lentil-rice-pilaf-with-b...
7) Spinach salad with tomatoes, flaxseeds, sliced almonds, and tuna (or lentils). Vinegar and oil for dressing. Side of orange or apple. 4 meals.
8) Hamburger patty. Side of veggies. 1 meal
May 19th, 2012 at 01:12 am 1337389940
The sums spent on clothes dropped by 1/3 when we four agreed that when something new came in, something of similar size and use had to go either trashed or donated.
May 19th, 2012 at 03:09 am 1337396968
I totally agree on new things in and old stuff out policy. I do have a small bag of stuff I can take to a thrift store right now. In fact, I will do it tomorrow! I also have a bag full of paper grocery bags. I usually always take my own cloth shopping bags, but on those rare occasions I do forget, I wind up with another bag. I am taking them to a thrift store that benefits the humane society.
May 20th, 2012 at 08:52 pm 1337547151
Jerry