at the second hand shop and made $42.86 so I put $21.43 into the EMF and kept $21.43 for gas.
New EMF total: $40.43
Then I took the retractable washline and got vouchers for $28.57 which I will use for food.
Also got vouchers for $8.57 and $10.71 - these I will use for meds and whatever else we need during the rest of Jan.
All in all not a bad day and I feel Blessed.
My brother offered to take us shopping for food this morning - I think he really worries about how we are scrimping through the days at the moment. So we are going later to get some more substantial food than I have been buying over the past few weeks.
Although it is a challenge to live like this, I am trying to make it fun as well. DD has friends over today (twins) and they come from a home where money is just not an issue - I think they were amazed when I sold the stuff. They asked why and I told them - not a bad thing for them to know how "the other half lives".
Have still got to get going on all my household chores but just wanted to do a quick update because I know I will forget the details if I don't.
Yeah sold some things...
January 12th, 2008 at 11:06 am
January 12th, 2008 at 03:28 pm 1200151685
Nice brother!!
Here's a place you might find interesting:
http://stockpilesrus.servertalk.in/stockpilesrus-ftopic141.h...
Of course, you've got to be able to cook from scratch! Learning how to bake bread,cookies and cakes and such from a recipe might be fun for you to do with your daughter.
Hope you have a nice weekend!
January 12th, 2008 at 04:00 pm 1200153650
We do a lot of cooking from scratch - it is the biggest way to save on food expenses and stretches the basics to the max.
Have a good day
January 12th, 2008 at 08:45 pm 1200170730