Laundry is a little overwhelming so I've been using those color catchers- that way I don't have to sort colors. I reuse them until they disappear :) I try to get John to bring home meat already ground so we don't have to grind it ourselves and so I can quickly freeze in baggies. I"m...

When we first moved to this small town I was amazed at how expensive groceries seemed. I had to totally come up with a new budget plan based on this area. We also gave away our food storage when we moved and planned on just starting over with most things. It took a while to know the sales cycle and find...

DD#1 has discovered Flax Bread but boy is it expensive. Anyone have a Bread machine recipe that works. I have googled and found many but I would like a tried and true recipe. I have used internet recipes before with disasterous results & I don't like to waste food. Thank you

Just read through the other posts, I have a budget of $100 a week for stuff- food, soap, diapers, etc for our family of ten. So $400 a month. But I also will "splurge" and stock up every now and again for food storage. We'll go and buy a couple of hundred dollars worth of staples. If my...