tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13791174.post6313989885180967912..comments2024-03-25T13:38:47.808-04:00Comments on Reflections of katlupe: Frugal Skills Needed For 2011!katlupehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159828606045286858noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13791174.post-16693321502317452372011-02-06T04:43:58.963-05:002011-02-06T04:43:58.963-05:00I need to plant as soon as the tropical rains subs...I need to plant as soon as the tropical rains subside. The floods and cyclone Anthony have caused the price of fruit and veg to go right up. <br /><br />Now with cyclone Yasi the prices will rise even higher.<br /><br />I'm going to try and get some bricks to build the garden sides from freecycle. We live in a suburban flat with a shared backyard but luckily everyone gets on and no one is precious about only having fancy green lawns. <br /><br />We already have bits and pieces growing such as bananas, pawpaw and tiny wild passionfruits. I need to add to it ASAP.Frugal Down Underhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09720230592936575192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13791174.post-48841849412012064602011-01-11T08:29:25.037-05:002011-01-11T08:29:25.037-05:00I too skip the center isles at the grocery store a...I too skip the center isles at the grocery store and we raise most all our meat. Coupons do me no good because there is nothing to buy that isn't very processed. Where I save most is buying on sale enough of an item to last until the next sale at its lowest price. This goes for olives and things we can't raise. I'm also learning to make much of my dairy products that we consume from our goat's milk like buttermilk and butter. Sometimes in our quest to save money we forget it is more valuable to spend more money to make something or grow it than to buy it because of the lessons learned and enjoyment in the journey of discovery. Am I saving lots of money in comparison to time spent making buttons, probably not, but I'm having a ball creating buttons for my hand knits from scraps from my husbands knife making. I've begun to create buttons from elk horn, Red Deer horn, exotic woods, and scraps of mammoth ivory. Who knows maybe I'll need this skill someday. I enjoyed your comments.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15845252729189467819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13791174.post-68947003017943457242011-01-11T01:36:22.639-05:002011-01-11T01:36:22.639-05:00Great message! I followed Annie's lead to you!...Great message! I followed Annie's lead to you! I like what was said about sharing seeds so no seed goes to waste; cooking at home for healthier, better tasting food for less. Our evening "fast food" is eggs on toast from the hens on the farm. Thank you for a great blog!Tim and Kari O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07692327673634314221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13791174.post-54241421044760929562011-01-07T01:43:06.424-05:002011-01-07T01:43:06.424-05:00I just stumbled upon your blog and noticed you are...I just stumbled upon your blog and noticed you are in Upstate NY. Me too. Not sure which part but if you are near a Price Chopper or Hannaford, they both accept printed coupons as long as they have a bar code on them. All that I have found thus far do have a bar code. Target and the other big stores take them too. I am super new to couponing but I have found LOTS of coupons for organics out there too. If you like or see a particular brand on sale, go to the products website. That's where I have had a lot of luck finding coupons. For example, my food co-op has a brand of organic greens on sale this week. I went to the company's website and prited off a $1 coupon. So tomorrow I will pick up a pack of mixed organic greens for less than $2- half the price regularly! I think Aldi has good prics but I also think if you use coupons you can find better deals at Pchop and HF.Coupon Crocodilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791862679851188798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13791174.post-23383382112689551292011-01-03T21:02:13.786-05:002011-01-03T21:02:13.786-05:00Annie, feel free to link to my post. I love it whe...Annie, feel free to link to my post. I love it when someone wants to do that. Thank you!katlupehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159828606045286858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13791174.post-59527492791023481332011-01-03T13:27:49.096-05:002011-01-03T13:27:49.096-05:00Another great post Kat. Do you mind if I link over...Another great post Kat. Do you mind if I link over to this post on my blog?<br /><br />AnnieAnniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15423880021791681592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13791174.post-37380269499579870012011-01-03T07:28:23.946-05:002011-01-03T07:28:23.946-05:00Every year I hope I will get better at gardening. ...Every year I hope I will get better at gardening. I'm not home much during the week and I feel like I don't weed and water enough. Last year I did at least plant a couple of tomato plants and a green peppper plant and will do that again this year too. Good luck with your spreadsheet! That sounds like a good way to track your spendingBevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566271819831940719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13791174.post-57755966792755420102011-01-03T02:06:48.686-05:002011-01-03T02:06:48.686-05:00I go through all the piles of junk mail in our box...I go through all the piles of junk mail in our box every week looking for ads/coupons. But like you said, a lot of coupons are for things we don't use/eat/etc. I've been cutting out a lot of junk from our diet and cook typically 5 days a week (with a couple of days with leftovers). By cooking more (even making our bread every week), I've continually saved us money each month. This month, I was 30 dollars under budget. I hope to keep lowering it as this year goes along.<br /><br />And this will be my first year of attempting my own little garden. I'm even on a list for a community garden plot....The Zany Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12982605801053941873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13791174.post-25688921555976060032011-01-02T00:56:20.148-05:002011-01-02T00:56:20.148-05:00You're so right about the price of groceries a...You're so right about the price of groceries and supplies. Unfortunately, it's only bound to increase even more with the gas prices forecast for 2011. <br />People could even split seed packets so no seeds go to waste. Those tipsy planters are so cool too for herbs and green onions and such AND they don't take up much room.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02779880834407228607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13791174.post-40689704354878404562011-01-01T23:19:40.403-05:002011-01-01T23:19:40.403-05:00I coupon, we shop at Aldi's as much as we can,...I coupon, we shop at Aldi's as much as we can, buy sale meat only. Our veggies are pretty cheap around here and often what I tell Hubby we want to plant, he says we can get them cheap enough at the store. We both work FT and are limited on the gardening time. So we plant peppers, tomatoes, herbs that we use a lot - like rosemary, oregano, mint, and parsley. We grow squash and beans. I think that is about it. Speaking of couponing - I need to do that tomorrow. I ran out of time to fool with it the last few weeks. Ohhh - we save money by giving each other food for Christmas - lol. We love it!! My daughter got baking supplies and goods (sprinkles, cake mixes, cupcake holders, etc.) George got various rices and sauces. I got all kinds of spaghetti sauces and pasta. And we ALL got coffee! lol I'm so enjoying your blog. Have a great week ahead.Bookncoffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12001787449791564669noreply@blogger.com