Yesterday was our first snowy day here in Ohio. I loved being all nestled in, watching the snow coming down. November is great because all the winter-y things seem cozy. Now, by February, it’s a whole different story! While we had fun relaxing most of the day, it was time to get out of the house by late afternoon. We went to Macy’s to use the last of our wedding gift cards. We also planned to eat out because that’s our thing on non-kid weekends. We try to keep eating out to a minimum, once every other weekend.
However, by the time we were done shopping, the thought of a long wait and a noisy restaurant didn’t seem all that appealing. Thanks to my pantry project, I knew that I had all the fixings for a good stir-fry on hand. It only took about twenty minutes to make; I know we would have waited at least that long for a table. We had a relaxing dinner by candlelight, daydreaming about this year’s vacation. And I was happy, knowing that we saved $60 or so by eating in!
Speaking of saving money in your food budget, if you haven’t seen The One Dollar Diet Project, be sure to check it out. A couple decided to eat on only $1 a day each for thirty days to raise awareness about social justice. The experiment is complete, so you can read through it in their archives. Thanks to them and Kelly’s recipe for polenta at Almost Frugal Food, we now have one new, frugal dish to add to the repertoire.
Other Good Reads:
PaidTwice has finally achieved coolness. She’s right; I’ve noticed more savers and coupon clippers around these days as well.
Mrs. Micah warns about posting picture of your keys online (like all those folks do in the “What’s in My Bag” Flickr series).
Simple Mom advises shopping now for the holidays. My mom agrees. . . she finished Christmas shopping Thursday!
We Like Money was able to save up some fun money and had fun spending it! I so agree that you need to have wiggle room for a bit of fun while paying off debt!
Happy reading and enjoy your Sunday!
6 responses so far ↓
1 tiffanie // Nov 16, 2008 at 1:15 pm
thanks for the mention! sounds like you had fun shopping and a nice dinner in. i’m off to check out that One Dollar Diet Project…sounds intriguing!
2 kelly from almost frugal // Nov 17, 2008 at 5:45 am
Thanks for the mention!
3 Sarah H. // Nov 17, 2008 at 4:09 pm
I’m glad to hear your stocked and organized pantry came through again!
Great links…lots of useful information.
4 Monroe on a Budget // Nov 25, 2008 at 8:52 am
I followed your link to One Dollar Diet. Very interesting - goes way beyond the Food Stamp Challenge campaigns that have been pretty popular lately.
5 Karla // Dec 28, 2008 at 9:30 pm
I also came across the One Dollar Diet Project awhile back and have used some of their ideas to foster our own ”dollar a day” challenge which begins January 1st.
Billions of people really do live on just $1 a day and I was able to witness that first hand in my mission trip to Tajikistan a few months back. So, we’re using this challenge as an opportunity to gain awareness, educate, and fundraise for my upcoming mission trip to Zambia; another country where living on $1 a day is the norm.
We invite you to follow us along our journey.
http://1-dollar-a-day.blogspot.com
Thanks!
Karla
http://www.hope-heals.org
6 Karla // Jan 2, 2009 at 12:03 pm
They did a great job with the One Dollar Diet Project.
I invite everyone t0 come check out our blog and track our progress as we experience what billions of people around the world live each day; surviving on just $1 a day.
http://1-dollar-a-day.blogspot.com
We are using this project as, not only an educational tool, but also as a fundraiser for my upcoming missions trip to Zambia, where living on a $1 a day is the norm.
Thanks!
Karla
http://www.hope-heals.org
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