I was quite
pleased to begin the month of February with $23 and a few coins in my wallet,
$71 in my checking account, two thirds of a tank of fuel in my car and a nearly
full tank in my truck. My pantry was
full, my chest freezer was full, our prepper pantry was well stocked, we had some leftovers in the refrigerator
and lots of things in the freezer to use up as well. It was a great way to begin a new month. We were very blessed and we still are. I am so, so grateful.
Once again I was
able to cover all of our monthly expenses with my first paycheck and send my
second one directly to savings hitting all of my savings goals for the month. I plan to do the same thing again next month
too. My state and federal tax refunds
arrived and were deposited into savings, all but $62 of which I earmarked for
prepping.
Regular grocery spending was kept to a minimum
so I was able to come in well under budget again last month. I'm trying to only buy what we need,
replacing items as we use them from the freezer and pantry along with fresh
produce and dairy items. Along with that
we are concentrating on making what we do have stretch as far as possible and
making sure we keep any food waste to an absolute minimum. So far this year it seems to be working out
rather well.
Our garbage
disposal was in need of replacement. I researched
and shopped around quite a bit before settling on a Moen disposal. Amazon had the best price so I placed an
order and my youngest and I installed it on a Sunday afternoon. Doing the install ourselves saved me the cost
of a plumber and we derive a lot of personal satisfaction by doing it as
well. While plumbing is not one of my
favorite do-it-yourself projects, it always feels good once all is said and done.
I spent some of
that $62 and used a $30 store gift card to purchase a good supply of fresh beef and chicken, which I pressure canned in
pint jars and added to our long term storage.
Adding those jars of meat allowed me to cross off another prepping goal
from the list and being able to do it on a very slim budget made it even more
satisfying.
With January and
February now in the books I feel like I'm doing really well so far and on the right
track to meeting a lot of the goals I've
set for myself in 2022. Now we'll see how March goes! 😃
You are making great progress! Congrats!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Brooke
DeleteCongratulations! Great job replacing the disposal. That saved a bunch of money. Great deals on shopping too.
ReplyDeleteThank you Kathy
DeleteThat is a lot of meat! Good for you. I could replace things and did, once upon a time.
ReplyDeleteSaves a bunch of $$ :)
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