On Saturday, August 4, 2018 at 5:43:36 AM UTC-5, Julie Bove wrote:
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> > 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.
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> >> 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
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> >> 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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> > You could have used a few more I's there, Ju-Ju.
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> How about I focus on you? As in... **** you!
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> Happy now?
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Get in line!