Today my credit card comes out of my purse and I pay cash out of my budget for everything. I have to tell you I am just a little nerves about this, but I am going to look at this as a fun challenge.
Food: $400.00
Gas: $240.00
misc: 25.00
Still working out the rest of the bills.
Thrift shopping:
I knew that there are a few items that I will need when we make our move to get off the grid. Rather then buy new I decided to keep my eye out for these items at thrift shops and this summer yard sales. One of the items on my list were oil lamps.
I found these lamps at two different thrift shops I paid $5.50 each except for the red one I paid $8.00. I decided it would be kind of fun to use my new lamps, so one Friday night I lit all the lamps and made supper, working in lamp light is going to take some getting use to. In the end though we were rewarded with a nice supper by lamp light. Everyone liked it and so we have been trying to do that every Friday night.
One other item I have been looking for is cast iron skillets. Ivan will be staying in a cabin this winter helping a friend calve and he will be needing some cast iron dutch ovens and skillets soon. I found the small skillet at the Youth Ranch store and paid 3.95 for it, one skillet at a recycle store and paid 9.95 for it, and the other skillet I found so it was free!!!
The large pot I found at another thrift shop and only had to pay 30.00 for it. I think Ivan will have plenty of cook wear now, not bad for 43.90.
If you would like information on how to care for your cast iron cook ware I found this video clip from YouTube to be very helpful.
Thrift shopping:
I knew that there are a few items that I will need when we make our move to get off the grid. Rather then buy new I decided to keep my eye out for these items at thrift shops and this summer yard sales. One of the items on my list were oil lamps.
I found these lamps at two different thrift shops I paid $5.50 each except for the red one I paid $8.00. I decided it would be kind of fun to use my new lamps, so one Friday night I lit all the lamps and made supper, working in lamp light is going to take some getting use to. In the end though we were rewarded with a nice supper by lamp light. Everyone liked it and so we have been trying to do that every Friday night.
One other item I have been looking for is cast iron skillets. Ivan will be staying in a cabin this winter helping a friend calve and he will be needing some cast iron dutch ovens and skillets soon. I found the small skillet at the Youth Ranch store and paid 3.95 for it, one skillet at a recycle store and paid 9.95 for it, and the other skillet I found so it was free!!!
The large pot I found at another thrift shop and only had to pay 30.00 for it. I think Ivan will have plenty of cook wear now, not bad for 43.90.
If you would like information on how to care for your cast iron cook ware I found this video clip from YouTube to be very helpful.
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