On Monday, July 30, 2018 at 5:05:31 AM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
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> I almost always use cash for groceries. Although I still have a stockpile of
> non-perishables, it's much smaller than it used to be. I am totally in
> charge of the money now. So no fears that there will be nothing left to buy
> food. I know how to budget. I do still stock up when I find good sales.
> Mainly on beans and rice as that is the bulk of our diet now.
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> I try to be more flexible with meals, basing them on whatever fresh produce
> and meat I can find for a good price. Once in a while, I will make a
> specific meal that someone wants and pay no mind to the cost.
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> I buy what I can at Costco. Got a huge bag of tamales. Really cheap and
> enough for three big meals. I also grow some produce.
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> I usually try for no leftovers. Unless they are planned. If I decide to make
> fried rice, I cook extra so I will have that. I might cook a big pot of
> beans and use them over the course of a few days.
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> I do put small bags of plain rice and cooked meat in the freezer for the
> dog. Must lay off of the rice. That is building up in the freezer.
>
> I have very little food waste now. If I do have some wilted produce or extra
> slices of bread, my gardener takes them for his goat. He is also welcome to
> all of the apples and pears. Mostly what I have are veggie scraps like ends
> and peels and once in a while something that got smashed or spoiled before I
> thought it would.
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