One of the ways that we keep our food budget so low is by having a Meal Calendar. This techique of meal planning has instrumental in a couple of ways. Read more
Meal Calendar: Feeding Your Family the Frugal Farmer Way
Author: Laurie
DE Day: It Begins Today
January 1st, 2013. It’s finally arrived: The day we begin our Depression-Era (DE) living experiment in order to get out of debt. We’ve been anticipating the arrival of this day for about the last six weeks or so, when we felt a strong tug on our spirits to get serious about debt reduction in our personal finances. Read more
Navy Bean Soup
Here’s another cheap and easy recipe that’ll fill your tummy good on a cool winter’s night. My dad showed me how to make a good, hearty and tasty soup using just a few basic ingredients.
Motivation: Why We Said “Yes”
SO, it’s December 27th, 2012. Exactly 5 days until we begin our DE lifestyle, and roughly a month or so since the Lord planted this Depression Era living idea into our hearts. As we head toward DE Day, I’ve been going through the gamut of emotions: fear, excitement, celebration, relief, anger and the like.
I was feeling particularly discouraged yesterday. Seriously??? A whole year without any extras whatsoever? I can’t do that! I DON’T WANNA DO THAT! Read more
Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
You can’t beat homemade chicken soup, both for its health benefits and for the taste. With whole chickens at our grocer being around $7 each, chicken soup can be quite expensive, but we use an old DE trick to make our soup stretch:
Cinnamon Rice
This warm and tasty meal makes a great breakfast on a winter morning. It’s super cheap, fairly healthy, and the kids love it!
Creamy Mac & Cheese
This $3 meal is a family staple at our house because it’s got plenty of protein and it’s great comfort food. You’ll find it on our Meal Calendar at least 4 times a month. As usual, this size of a meal will feed our family of 6.
Black Bean Soup
This cheap and hearty meal will warm your soul on a cold night. It’s simple, yet tasty, and we’ll have enough leftover for soup the next day for lunch. Read more
Buttered Noodles With Veggies
This simple recipe is a family favorite, and great for days when I’m not up to cooking a complex meal. Read more
Chipotle Rice
This is one of our favorite lunch and/or dinner recipes. Cheap, tasty and filling, Chipotle Rice meets all of our criteria for a DE meal, and it fits into our cheapest meal category, feeding our family of 6 for about $1.24. Read more