Oh My!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was going around visiting another frugal forum and I read a post from a lady that was trying to lower her grocery bill.
She spends $1000.00 a month on groceries!  I alsmost fell right out of my chair when I saw that.

With it just being my darling hubby and I at home now I have driven myself to spend less then $100 a week on groceries.  I thought I would take a minute and share my tips with you.

1.     Make bread, rolls, biscuits, pancakes, etc.....  if I can make it I don't buy it!
2.     Use powdered milk.  We are not big milk drinkers so this one is easy.  Plus!!!! My son has a grandmother that insist on giving them bags of it.  They can't get her to understand they don't want it so they give it to me!  I have 6 bags yet to go thru.  EXTRA SAVINGS!!!!!!!!!
3.     I DO NOT buy lunch meat.  Everygreat now and then I buy sandwich spread (cheap ham salad) and that is because  I have two grandsons that would live on it if they could.  My daughter moved to Kentucky and can't find anything like it, so when I know they are coming  I will get a couple of pounds for the boys. (grandmas are allowed to go unfrugal at times)
4.    I save all left overs and those are lunch the next day, if no leftovers are available we make due with peanut and jelly.
5.    With my Make it Don't Buy it rule, I don't waste money on candy, chips, and other junk food.

I like to make it a game to see just how low I can get the bills.  Some times I win and sometimes I lose.  But hey!!!!!!  It's still fun to try!!!!

Reduce!  Reuse!  Recycle!!!

Life Gets In the Way

Sometimes I get so aggravaited with myself!!!  I make plans, set goals and something comes swooping along and knocks me off my feet!
What I am talking about is depression.  I started out my year all gung ho and then it hits me kind of hard!  It also ties into a daughter moving out and having the nerve to take my grandchildren with her!  lol
I didn't adjust to having an empty nest as well as I thought I would.  To help with the problem my daughter came for a visit this weekend and my darling hubby has promised at least once a month trips to Ohio and Kentucky to visit children and grandchildren who are not close by!
Feling some what more in charge of things now, I am able to move ahead and instead of feeling sorry for myself am concentrating more on being thankful for what I have then rather on what I don't.
So,,,,,,,,,starting today, Frugalk Creations will be up and running on a more frequent basis and I will be doing my best to show you folks what I can come up with!!!!!!!!!

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!!!!!!!

HAPPY FRUGAL NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!

Well, 2009 has come and gone.  And we welcome 2010 with hope and dreams of a better year to be had by all.

As I sat down to write I wondered how to begin this year, and I will start by telling my game plan for birthdays and holidays.  Yes I am talking holidays already!!!  I am going to buy any where from 1 to 3  birthday present a week untill I have everyones bought then I am working on Christmas!!!  I figured that I will be starting my Christmas shopping for this year in April.  I have a lot of birthdays to cover first.  With 5 children and thier partners, 12 grandchildren and then my darling hubby and parents it will take me while to get those done.

I was so proud of daughter today!!  She works at Wal Mart in KY.  She called me this morning to let me know that she bought her first Christmas present for the year today!!!  She bought a V Tech game held system for $15.  They are regularly $30 something.  She was so excited about it and I just smiled because I am slowly rubbing off on them ( you may insert a happy dance here!)

Keep an eye out here for changes!  Some may be subtle and others mite just jump right out at you!!  I have also added a link to my debt reduction blog that starts today!!!  Annnnnnnnnnnnd.......I will be adding another link for  my reviews blog.  Just a place where I will review a product and give my own two cents about it.  So watch for that one to start soon!

It's going to be a fun year with new blogs, a new attittude and who knows?, maybe a contest and give a way here and there!

So ya all come back now ya hear!!!!!

Reduce, Reuse and Recycle!!!!