- Taking the boys INSANE amount of clothes to the consignment store. Then I use the money on credit to get half price formula. The date is still good (don't worry babe) and Abigail is lovin' it way more then the full price stuff, I am sure.
- Making homemade bread. It is a great housewarming gift or bring to coffee-chat- time with friends and a jar of homemade jam, WHICH, I HAVE A TON OF. Anyone need some plum jam?
- Staying home more. I get more work done and I spend less money. I don't know why I didn't figure this out earlier, but I think I was scared of not having interaction with the outside world. We have a good amount of visitors and I have been disciplined in my crafts and projects for the boys so they don't get bored. Now going to a cousins to visit is an absolute treat or a reward for good behavior.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Starving the Budget
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I want to get our budget so it is like a anorexic form of it's previous self. However, my husband and I share different views of necessities and so I have to be creative in the things I scrimp on. For example, I would just never buy cereal (a splurge in my book), but he would look at me so sad on Saturdays mornings that it would never fly. Here are a few of my latest money savers:
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We went on a slimmer budget during my maternity leave and we plan to stick with it when I go back to work. Its so nice to learn to live on less so you can give more!
ReplyDeleteSo good! As we look forward to having our family grow, yet keeping a tight budget, this is great advice! I've been trying to make homemade bread...but things aren't going so well. Any tips? Recipes?
ReplyDeleteKate! It is so wise to start of early with the budget. You guys are going to be way better off then us starting so soon. For bread... I have been making my moms homemade oatmeal bread. I am sure you know that loaf of bread well. The one that goes magically with strawberry jam. Anyway, I will post it so you can have the recipe. Some tips would be:
ReplyDelete- Make sure you have fresh yeast
- Make sure your water is not too warm
- Make sure you don't use to much wheat flour (if your using it).
Try the recipe and then let me know how it goes. It you have a problem then we can probably figure it out.
Thanks so much for these tips! I was given 25lbs of wheat flour, so I had been experimenting with it, but I'm coming to the conclusion that it's pastry flour, which doesn't rise. At all!! So, back to white flour. Can't wait to try it out!
ReplyDeleteKate, you can do substitute 1-2 cups of wheat flour with this recipe and then do the rest white. That would be a great way to at least use up some of that wheat flour.
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