I suppose this makes me feel better
I'm afraid this is going to be a continuation of my 'obsessed with [the lack of] money' theme that's been going on here the last week or so. In my effort to find tasty yet cheap recipes to feed my family, I came across the USDA's chart of the current cost of food. According to that chart, on the frugal budget, our family of 9 should be spending ~$1068 per month on food. That's over $200 a week! Well, thankfully, we don't come close to that (and that's including cleaning supplies, diapers, bulk orders, etc.) While I'm happy that it appears I am doing a good job of keeping our monthly costs down, it also depresses me a bit. It seems that my dream of averaging just $100 per week on grocery costs may be more of a pipe dream than I had thought. It's a good thing that nearly everyone likes beans...in fact, K loves them. It's poor TM who eats them grudgingly; they are not his favorite food. Although, by the time we are out of this particular season of life, he may have developed a taste for them.
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DH
Another book you might enjoy from that library 1 block away (I know, jealousy is a sin but I can't help it!)
The Tightwad Gazette books by Dacyczyn
Dated and some ideas "out there" but a good resource for ideas, simplifying and saving bucks!
Ann
I am the oldest of six kids, and I do remember going through a couple extremely lean times with my parents, and a lot of beans. (At one point, being a really overly dramatic pre-teen, I pulled a Scarlet O'Hara and announced to my mother, "As God as my witness I will never eat beans again!" (Did I mention the overly dramatic part?)) It took several years into my adulthood until I could really enjoy eating beans again, and to this day, eating/seeing/smelling bean soup makes me worry about money...
Hang in there.