tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-617590846825685957.post2162409657363736069..comments2023-11-24T02:53:38.343-06:00Comments on The Path to Frugality: Struggling with the BudgetMarthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15943812281623696381noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-617590846825685957.post-16861768989566842392012-05-07T21:39:41.906-05:002012-05-07T21:39:41.906-05:00I jusat found your blog after searching Pinterest ...I jusat found your blog after searching Pinterest for The Tightwad Gazette. I read the first edition as a new bride struggling to make ends meet with a husband in graduate school and it changed my life. As for your dilemma of whether or not to buy the meat--you could split the baby and just buy one tube/ten pounds and reduce the amount of meat in your recipes by 50%. Just a thought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-617590846825685957.post-61935595105644525832012-05-07T19:08:19.525-05:002012-05-07T19:08:19.525-05:00If you are going to eat this ground beef, save you...If you are going to eat this ground beef, save yourself some money down the track and you can afford to purchase it now then it is a need. If you are going to enjoy making dishes to hand out to your family, friends and church then I would class that as a want.<br />I have never seen ground beef that cheap in years, so for me that would be a no-brainer.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260642250519868482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-617590846825685957.post-88334445817580357212012-05-06T15:06:43.371-05:002012-05-06T15:06:43.371-05:00It all depends on what all you already have in you...It all depends on what all you already have in your freezer. If you have some beef in there and can get til the end of the month with everything in the freezer, I say do not buy more meat. Great deal or not.<br /><br />As the 'great' Amy would say, "we all have to decide when we have reached our enough". <br /><br />I have learned the hard way, that just because I have set aside $200 for food, I do not HAVE to spend that amount each and every month. Due to cooking from scratch and making extra for freezer meals, some months I can save a little for a future month when we suddenly are going through more food. Usually this happens when I get lazy and stop making extra to freeze.<br /><br />Do the pantry and freezer challenge. It is always a eye opener. If you do not have a certain ingredient, make do with what you have. That is the moment when all our frugal learning really kicks in.<br /><br />blessings, jilly<br />Did Molly ever get her turn in the pool?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-617590846825685957.post-63479961953942178822012-05-06T10:33:20.954-05:002012-05-06T10:33:20.954-05:00Your puppy is soo sweet!! :) It's great to ask...Your puppy is soo sweet!! :) It's great to ask if it's "essential"! I think you should not look at the store Ads if you really want to save $$ and eat from the pantry!~Carla~https://www.blogger.com/profile/02341057469246030024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-617590846825685957.post-11207654711536796962012-05-06T06:19:23.114-05:002012-05-06T06:19:23.114-05:00I would say ground beef would be first in the need...I would say ground beef would be first in the need department then the want. You need to eat and you want to save so it's a winner for sure!! Sometimes when I do a no spend week I relize I lose out on a good buy for something, in the end getting in on great deals saves me more in the long run. We too have been sloppy in our spending lately,I am trying to get back on track before it becomes a bad habit! HaDebbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17319991952705204675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-617590846825685957.post-69096145793620892932012-05-06T00:34:25.531-05:002012-05-06T00:34:25.531-05:00Essential.. I like that perspective. I've been...Essential.. I like that perspective. I've been like you... up and down. Hubby and I have decided to save every penny we can to help in buying a home so I'm back in savings mode. I pulled out my Tightwad Gazette the other night and read Amy's story again. Inspiring! <br /><br />I really like your blog and will be back.A Woman that Fears the Lordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09028148446621304362noreply@blogger.com