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Well, I hate to say it but I went over budget again this week. While we were away The Girl picked up our case of Zaycon chicken {free thanks to credits} and I totally forgot about it until I opened the freezer in the garage and found it. The chicken is now thawing in the Read More >>
1. Pay Down the Mortgage We were able to knock 4 payments off our contract in June {1 regular payment and 3 extra “principal” payments}. I highly doubt we will make an extra payments next month towards the principal on the house though. We are still waiting for one last bill from the HH’s Mohs Read More >>
When I came home from being on the east coast for 7 weeks I opened the fridge and was baffled at what I saw. An entire 5 pound bag of carrots was unopened. As were the clamshell of apples and 2 tubs of chicken tortilla soup I had bought for the boys before I left. Read More >>
Last week I didn’t buy any groceries but instead tried to use all the food I had purchased from the farmer’s market I had in the fridge before heading home. I cobbled together simple meals with what I had on hand and ended up wrapping 3 slices of wheat bread, 4 slices of pumpkin bread Read More >>
It was another great week eating local and I could totally get used to eating this way. Now, if I could just get the boys to eat soup, salad and stir fry all the time… life would be easy. 😉 I didn’t buy any milk last week {because I’m still not drinking hot tea} nor Read More >>
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