We are starting to find little ways to cut corners here and there, not so much out of necessity at this point but just to help what we have go a bit further.
One such for instance is the canned fruit we are buying for Jordan. I want to keep as much nutritious food in him as I can while keeping his teenage belly full. Mark and I had been buying a good 6 to 8 cases of fruit (about 8 15 oz. cans per case) per month. We decided to look into buying those industrial sized cans (105 oz.). They are almost half the price.
Also out of necessity I have been using vinegar to clean more things. It is much cheaper and I am breathing much better. The smell of bleach is just about more than I can take anymore so vinegar for basic cleaning and bleach only when and where necessary.
Mark and I were in at Sam's the other day and the gentleman working the meat counter gave us an education in buying meat. I guess it does pay to talk to the guy behind the counter.
I just wish gardening was a little easier to do in our neck of the woods. Unfortunately, even if we could garden, we have so little storage space. I guess in the long run maybe it doesn't matter that we don't have a garden. Maybe I'll try container gardening.
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