By Milehimama on Jun 3, 2010 in Food Stamp Challenge, Pinching Pennies | 3 Comments
Don’t forget to update your feed so you don’t miss any posts! Elizabeth at Trenches of Mommyhood is challenging herself to spend only $1200 in the month of June, for all expenses. She writes: I’m doing this because there are families out there that have no choice in “how low they can go” but are [...]
By Milehimama on May 11, 2010 in Recession Proof Routine, works for me wednesday | 7 Comments
We are a cash only family. We don’t have credit cards, and our only installment loan is to Sallie Mae. BUT, sometimes the cash envelope system can be a drag. It’s hard to get to the bank each pay day, then demand your money in small bills to be divided up into your electric envelope, [...]
By Milehimama on Apr 27, 2010 in Home Cooking, Make It Yourself, Recipe, works for me wednesday | 10 Comments
Some nights, no matter how hard you plan, dinner just does not work out. It’s a good idea to have a list of quick and easy meals you can whip together for rough evenings, and Emergency Pantry Pasta Salad is a good recipe to add to the arsenal. It’s basically pasta salad that you make [...]
By Milehimama on Apr 26, 2010 in Food Stamp Challenge, Menu Plans | 13 Comments
Well, will you look at that? I’m actually planning our meals this week! First, a question for you. Did you like it when I posted my grocery receipts, when I was doing the Food Stamp Challenge? Our current food budget is more than what it was on our food stamp challenge, mainly because of the [...]
By Milehimama on Apr 14, 2010 in Freebies, works for me wednesday | 6 Comments
Photos can really liven up a blog post, but unless you are a prolific photographer, you’ll probably end up surfing the internet for good pictures. Be careful. You can’t just see an image you like, right click, and take it. Many online pictures have copyrights, and swiping them is stealing. But where can you find [...]
By Milehimama on Mar 12, 2010 in Make It Yourself, Mama Says Randomness, Real Food | 5 Comments
1. I am absolutely loving the 4 Moms 35 Children posts. Start at the Common Room and work your way through the links to the other ladies. 2. I made some really good short ribs the other day, out of grass fed beef provided by my sister. Basically, I braised them on the stove, then [...]
By Milehimama on Mar 8, 2010 in Pinching Pennies, Recession Proof Routine | 2 Comments
Here’s an archived post from February 2009 that appeared on the old site. We are having special visitors this weekend and my parents are coming the week after, so I’m busy with spring cleaning. Starting with the laundry room – our washer gasped its last breath this weekend. When the wet clothes inside the washing [...]
By Milehimama on Mar 3, 2010 in Freebies, Pinching Pennies | 3 Comments
I used to write about television shows for one of my clients. We had cable, then upgraded to a DVR, and I got a tax write off. Oh my goodness, I would never have cable without a DVR again. It’s fabulous and should be standard equipment. However, cable and DVRs are expensive, and last fall [...]
By Milehimama on Feb 28, 2010 in Big Family, Food Stamp Challenge | 28 Comments
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By Milehimama on Feb 1, 2010 in Food Stamp Challenge, Real Food | 1 Comment
We are moving to a more natural, real food diet. We are also on WIC and food stamps (in Texas, if you qualify for SNAP aka food stamps, you are automatically qualified for WIC if you are pregnant or have children under the age of 5). I’ll be blogging how we make the change on [...]
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Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these, you did it to me. Matthew 25:40
