I at all times really feel like I put up many how-to’s and never many “actual lifes”. Though I do try to incorporate that into my newer posts, I’ve typically thought that it is likely to be much more useful for my readership to get a greater glimpse inside what our easy/homestead/from scratch/frugal life actually seems to be like.
Frugal Friday Week #38
So I’ve began a collection referred to as Frugal Friday and wish your assist. My concept for this collection is to share among the initiatives/recipes/issues we labored on this week and, generally, simply what life seems to be like.
I want your assist as a result of I’ve tried one thing related earlier than, and I gave up after some time. I bought bored and felt like nobody was studying it or cared, and I moved on to different initiatives. So, what I want you to do every week is to share what your week appeared like within the feedback part. I feel it might hold us ALL accountable and will function an encouragement to others!
Aspect Observe: In the event you missed the final weeks, I shared that we’re at the moment dwelling in a tiny dwelling (camper) to journey and do ministry work in rural locations for a part of the winter as we take a short lived break from our homestead.
Meal Highlights
We had a ton of touring this week and did a whole lot of visiting so all of our meals stayed quite simple.
We once more made our Floor Beef Lo Mein and my White Bean Soup. I made massive batches so we might eat leftovers for a number of days. Lunches had been all quite simple….some form of cooked meat (ham, summer time sausage, and many others) with no matter veggies and fruits we had, plus some crackers.
For snacks, I made some Black Bean Dip, and we additionally had some granola bars that we’ve been consuming up that I purchased from the home.
This week we have to work on consuming up random issues that we’ve, and I’ll do a giant grocery procuring earlier than we depart the state we’re at the moment in.
Procuring We Did
I purchased only a few issues this week and had no massive grocery procuring journeys. I bought a number of issues for Christmas presents from some Amish shops and spent about $30 at an Amish bulk meals retailer on a big bag of apples and some different issues.
I purchased a rag rug from an Amish household to maintain the center of our camper flooring heat throughout colder climate.
We’ve determined that we’re going to ship a household present to our household as a complete for Christmas this 12 months. It’ll simply be extra easy to buy and to ship. I purchased a number of issues for this thus far.
I additionally stopped at an Amish thrift retailer and acquired a number of issues that I didn’t want however simply needed!
How We Lived Frugal This Week
We’ve been nearly absolutely off the grid for nearly 3 weeks now. It’s been an fascinating studying expertise and one thing we hope to ultimately obtain at our homestead.
This week, nevertheless, we’re taking a break from being off-grid whereas we work on a brand new undertaking (in Missouri) and bought the weekly price at a campground (which got here out to round $25 a day). It’s nonetheless rather more costly than what we’ve been spending (nothing!) on locations to remain, however on the identical time, will probably be good to have limitless water for a bit.
We needed to journey from Kentucky to Ohio after which again all the way down to Missouri. The diesel prices weren’t frugal however we’re grateful for our time in Ohio the place we stayed with pals close to Holmes county and took on a brand new ministry undertaking that we will work on from the highway.
This previous week, I ordered some seeds throughout a Black Friday sale (and had them shipped to my mother to avoid wasting for subsequent summer time). I at all times try to get what I can on Black Friday since I do know I’ve to organize them anyway.
I didn’t find yourself ordering the rest from the Black Friday gross sales, which is uncommon for me, nevertheless it saves cash for now. The one different factor I bought was some Cyber Monday offers on software program for the weblog.
We bought meals from a restaurant for the primary time on this journey because of a time constraint and surprising additional driving. Nevertheless, we solely ordered the principle half (the protein half) of the meal and no sides in order that we might take it again to the camper, break up it, and add our personal easy sides. The children nonetheless thought it was a particular deal with, and it was!
Weblog Posts I Wrote
I didn’t get as a lot of an opportunity to work this week as I hoped, and dealing whereas we drive will not be my favourite factor! That can change this week. Look ahead to all of the Christmas posts coming your manner quickly!
Trying Forward to Subsequent Week
This coming week, we shall be engaged on a church undertaking in Missouri. After that, we shall be heading south to search out some hotter climate! I have to reorganize my house and do a giant procuring journey earlier than we try this.
Aspect notice: If you’re positioned in southern Texas, New Mexico, or Arizona and know of a service undertaking {that a} church or group wants assist with, please contact me at [email protected].
Merissa Alink
Merissa has been running a blog about and living the simple life since 2009 and has internationally printed 2 books on the subject. You may examine Merissa’s journey from penniless to freedom on the About Page. You may ship her a message any time from the Contact Page.
