Updated Pantry Listings going into 2013

Updated Pantry Listings


one pound  ground turkey
1  package of brautworst
a pound of ground beef
several open condiments in the fridge*
box of tea bags*
various spices (dried)*
various baking ingredients*
two pounds of pasta*
1 rice roni
veggie oil*
2 lbs frozen sour kraut
2 one pound bags of frozen peas
5 one pound bags of frozen corn
2 cans of tomato soup
pearl onions
one box old fashioned oatmeal*
one box of cream of wheat*
2 whole chicken
2 turkey sausage
2 lb peppers*
a muffin mix
bagged flour*
parmesean cheese*
a gallon of milk*
one bag of frozen french fries (for when I'm working and my husband needs a quick snack for the kids)
blueberry pancake sryup*
pancake mix*
one nine lb ham
2 boxes of cereal*
5 lb sugar*
powered sugar
honey
2 lb rice*
1 box hot chocolate*
a pound of salt
pineapple
3 lb elbow pasta
18 count eggs
ketchup*
spinach
2 bags of bagels
2 bags of english muffins
lettuce
1 loaf of white bread
5 lb potatoes*
2 lb onions*
sliced cheese

This is an updated list. The asterisks mean that the items are opened.

Very frugal day

I have a five pound whole chicken that I defrosted in the fridge. I watched a you tube video on how to cut the chicken into pieces...well, I did it. I put the cut up chicken in a baking pan with our last four carrots, one onion, four stalks of celery, and four potatoes....some spices and a bouillon cube.

The chicken frame and all the veggie peelings went into a soup pot on top of the stove. I'm making stock for a meal in the future.

Overall, a very frugal day.

Dinner 12/30/2012

We had three chicken thighs thawed in the fridge. My husband baked these, my daughter made some long grain rice in her rice steamer. We are having corn and peas with dinner. Since there are only three thighs and we have five of us, two opted to have some fish sticks instead of chicken.

Updated Pantry listing

Updated Pantry Listings 12/30/2012




Updated Pantry Listings


one pounb  ground turkey
3 chicken thighs
1  packages of brautworst
a pound of ground beef
several open condiments in the fridge*
box of tea bags*
various spices (dried)*
various baking ingredients*
two pounds of pasta*
1 rice roni
veggie oil*
2 lbs frozen sour kraut
2 one pound bags of frozen peas
5 one pound bags of frozen corn
1 lb carrots*
2 cans of tomato soup
pearl onions
one box old fashioned oatmeal*
one box of cream of wheat*
3 whole chicken
2 turkey sausage
2 lb peppers*
a muffin mix
bagged flour*
parmesean cheese*
a gallon of milk*
one bag of frozen french fries (for when I'm working and my husband needs a quick snack for the kids)
blueberry pancake sryup*
pancake mix*
one nine lb ham
2 boxes of cereal*
5 lb sugar*
powered sugar
honey
2 lb rice*
1 box hot chocolate*
a pound of salt
pineapple
3 lb elbow pasta
18 count eggs
ketchup*
spinach
two whole chickens
2 bags of bagels
2 bags of english muffins
lettuce
1 loaf of white bread
5 lb potatoes*
2 lb onions*
fish sticks
sliced cheese

This is an updated list. The asterisks mean that the items are opened.

Dinner 12/29

Tonight for dinner we are having shepard's pie, it's a casserole using a pound of ground beef, corn, mashed boiled potatoes, and some cheese topping. We also use onion in the ground beef, some garlic powder, a little basil, and some essence.

Dinner 12/28

We had left over bean soup, and scalloped potatoes from Christmas dinner. Both are gone!!!

Dinner 12//27

I made pinto bean soup with our ham bone from Christmas. We used thee diced potatoes, three diced carrots, an onion, three 36 oz cans of pinto beans, and the meaty ham bone. I let this simmer all day, and we had nice hearty thick soup at 430 yesterday afternoon.

Pet food

I have all ready been to the store this morning. I got paid, and sent out a few checks to my monthly bill people. I paid some money on my kids school ring, and graduation.

I went to the store and bought a 18 lb bag of cat food (I didn't  know that three cats could eat so much). I bought a 18 lb bag of dog food (since she doesn't appear to care for the one I bought last).
I also bought to jugs of clumping cat litter.

Total 27.50

My plan for 2013.

December expenses Updated

Since the holidays are over....

car taxes   PAID
daughters class ring Paid part of this bill 12/05, 12/19, 12/27   25.00 each pay period
daughters graduation package Paid part of this bill 12/05, 12/19. 12/27 25.00 each pay period.

I am waiting for a email that states how much I owe on the two above purchases...

inspection for one car
and maybe two tires (depending if the vehicle passes inspection without them)
My inspection will be called for today, and hoping to get this in today or tomorrow at the dealership.

The only way to manage to get these things done, is to watch my finances very carefully. My husband does not work and has limited income (he sells things), and I can't count on any of that income to be steady. So, the best thing I can do is watch all income that comes into the house (mine is steady), and keep our expenses as low as possible.

Bills


Well, I made a payment to KIA, I only owe 281 left!!!!!!!
I made normal scheduled payments to JCP, Target, and my other listed bills.



I am going to list my debt, and my plans to get rid of this:

KIA 277.11 a month  I got my new statement, and I owe 288.22 total!!!!

JCPenny 281 total.l....100 a month (when KIA is paid off, the money rolls into my JCP account 277.11 plus 100.00) I just made a payment today 12/27/12!!

Target 2680.31....150 a month (when JCP is paid, all is rolled into this account 377.11 plus the 150). This is my newest statement. I made a payment today 12/27/2012

Wells Fargo  (A) 25,000 YIKES!!!!!! 90 a month at the moment (when Target gets paid off, then the money will roll into this account 572.11 a month) Paid miminum 12/27/2012

Student Loan 15,000 total another yikes!!!! 167 a month...will keep this amount until Wells Fargo A is paid off. (when the above is paid off, then I will put 572.11 a month and the normal 167 towards this loan). Made December's payment!!!!

Mortgage 72,000 (was 90,000)  total....633.21 a month....I was paying 200 dollars a month extra...thinking that will change, as I need an emergency fund.

I just paid January's mortgage....I added the regular payment, along with one hundred dollars.


Emergency Fund: 00000000


Essentially, I could have my bills paid, and mortgage free come 2023....is this a reasonable plan??? Yes, provided I can stick to it.

Updated Pantry Listings 12/27/2012

Updated Pantry Listings


2 packages of ground turkey
5 pounds of chicken thighs
1  packages of brautworst
a pound of ground beef
several open condiments in the fridge*
box of tea bags*
various spices (dried)*
various baking ingredients*
two pounds of pasta*
1 rice roni
veggie oil*
2 lbs frozen sour kraut
3 one pound bags of frozen peas
7 one pound bags of frozen corn
1 lb carrots*
2 cans of tomato soup
pearl onions
one box old fashioned oatmeal*
one box of cream of wheat*
3 whole chicken
2 turkey sausage
2 lb peppers*
a muffin mix
bagged flour*
parmesean cheese*
a gallon of milk*
one bag of frozen french fries (for when I'm working and my husband needs a quick snack for the kids)
blueberry pancake sryup*
pancake mix*
one nine lb ham
3 boxes of cereal*
5 lb sugar
powered sugar
honey
2 lb rice*
1 box hot chocolate*
a pound of salt
pineapple
3 lb elbow pasta
36 ct eggs*
ketchup*
spinach
two whole chickens
2 bags of bagels
3 bags of english muffins
lettuce
1 loaf of white bread
10 lb potatoes*
3 lb onions*
fish sticks
sliced cheese

Our Christmas Ham

We fed seven yesterday with a 9 lb shank ham. I have one plate of sliced meat in the fridge, along with the ham bone from soup in the freezer. We have some left over green beans, and some scallopped potatoes hanging around, along with some cookies my daughter made. That is going to be dinner tonight. A clean out of all the left overs.

Tomorrow, I will make bean soup, using the carrots that are left in the frdige, two chopped onions, a few diced potatoes, the ham bone, and three 36 oz cans of pinto beans.

Christmas Day dinner was a baked ham, some scalloped potatoes, green beans with garlic. It was awesome. My husband and kids did all the work while I took a nap to catch up on some sleep.

Christmas Eve

I worked Christmas Eve (my last night before five shifts off). We just had a bunch of snack items. I laid out some cheese, pepperoni, and crackers. We had some hot chocolate, and a bunch of small items. We opened a package that was sent to us (a family gift of chocolate, cookies, and tea) and shared that with the five of us before I went to work.

what's been cooking...

My husband was looking for some extra money. He sold some of his comic books. His thought process was to have a nice dinner for the five of us, since I was working four night shifts in a row. He is such a sweetheart. Since my last posting which was a meal of hot dogs, and french fries (which was our Friday dinner), he bought a lasagna and Italian bread for Saturday meal.

On Sunday, we had baked chicken thighs, with sliced carrots baked in the oven.

Dinner 12/22

My husband cooked the last package of hot dogs that were in the freezer. He boiled these, baked a half a bag of french fries, and offered ketchup, relish, and onion for topping the hot dogs.

Breakfast for the kids 12/21/12

Since the kids are on Chrismas break, they were treated to omelets at home. Since there's three of them, I made omelets with two eggs each, and some cheese, and a little butter to coat the pan. It went over well. I made hot chocolate, and apple crisp to go with their breakfast.

Dinner 12/21/12

My husband sold some of his "collections" today. He decided while I was sleeping that we were going to have tacos. He bought some ground beef, a pound of cheddar cheese, and refried beans.

He didn't look in the freezer though. We had ground beef, and Colby cheese in the freezer.

All though I am thankful that he took some of his stuff to sell, and take the initative to make dinner. Less stress for me prior to going to work tonight.

Donating to CCAP

I try and donate every week for the local food pantry. Today, my daughter dropped off some baby food. I dropped off 6 containers of juice, and 24 cans of veggies...hoping these go to a family with kids.

December expenses Updated

December expenses Updated

Besides the holidays that are looming, I have a few extra expenses that I'm looking at.

car taxes   PAID
daughters class ring Paid part of this bill 12/05 and 12/19
daughters graduation package Paid part of this bill 12/05 and 12/19
inspection for one car
and maybe two tires (depending if the vehicle passes inspection without them)

The only way to manage to get these things done, is to watch my finances very carefully. My husband does not work and has limited income (he sells things), and I can't count on any of that income to be steady. So, the best thing I can do is watch all income that comes into the house (mine is steady), and keep our expenses as low as possible.

An update...the car taxes have been paid in full. they will not be due again until June 2013. The class ring and graduation package, I just paid 25 dollars each on them last Thursday. I still owe about 200 dollars on each. My car has not been inspected yet, hoping to get this done next Thursday when I get paid.

Dinner 12/20/12

Our meal tonight consisted of some angel hair pasta with sauteed veggies and sausage. We had angel hair pasta from the pantry that was opened. I cooked some of this about 3/4 pound in some boiling water. I heated up some olive oil with basil, three cloves of garlic, and a sliced onion that was lurking in the fridge. I had various sweet peppers from two months ago that were frozen. I sliced and chopped these small and put them into the olive oil. I added the lurking can of mushrooms (after draining and chopping them small) into the pan. I let this saute for a while. I browned and cooked on the stove top some italitan turkey sausage and added this to the veggie mixture. After that, I opened a can of diced tomatoes, drained some of the juice and added this. I let it all simmer until heated through and served this over some pasta.

Updated Pantry listing 12/20

Updated Pantry

one 9.5 pound smoked ham (for Christmas)
2 packages of ground turkey
5 pounds of chicken thighs
1  packages of brautworst
a pound of ground beef
8 ox sour cream*
lb of Colby cheese
several open condiments in the fridge*
box of tea bags*
various spices (dried)*
cupcake mix
various baking ingredients*

two pounds of pasta*
1 rice roni
veggie oil*
2 lbs frozen sour kraut
3 one pound bags of frozen peas
7 one pound bags of frozen corn
2 pounds of green beans
1 lb carrots*
2 cans of tomato soup

pearl onions
one box old fashioned oatmeal*
one box of cream of wheat*
3 whole chicken
2 turkey sausage
2 lb peppers*
graham crackers*
a muffin mix
bagged flour*
a taco kit
parmesean cheese*
a gallon of milk*
one bag of frozen french fries (for when I'm working and my husband needs a quick snack for the kids)
a lb apples
blueberry pancake sryup*
pancake mix*
one nine lb ham
3 boxes of cereal*
5 lb sugar
powered sugar
honey
4 pk popcorn*

2 lb rice*
generic crackers townhouse
1box hot chocolate*
5 ramen noodles for kids*
a pound of salt
pineapple

3 lb elbow pasta
3 clementines
35 water bottles*
36 ct eggs*
ketchup*
spinach
two whole chickens
3 bags of bagels
3 bags of english muffins
a pound of pepperoni
lettuce
tortilla shells*
1 loaf of white bread
10 lb potatoes*
3 lb onions*
fish sticks
sliced cheese

Updated Pantry Listing 12/19

Updated Pantry

one 9.5 pound smoked ham (for Christmas)
2 packages of ground turkey
5 pounds of chicken thighs
1  packages of brautworst
a pound of ground beef
8 ox sour cream*
lb of Colby cheese
several open condiments in the fridge*
box of tea bags*
various spices (dried)*
cupcake mix
various baking ingredients*
two boxes mac and cheese
two pounds of pasta*
1 rice roni
veggie oil*
2 lbs frozen sour kraut
3 one pound bags of frozen peas
7 one pound bags of frozen corn
2 pounds of green beans
1 lb carrots*
2 cans of tomato soup
one can of mushrooms
pearl onions
one box old fashioned oatmeal*
one box of cream of wheat*
3 whole chicken
3 turkey sausage
2 lb peppers*
graham crackers*
a muffin mix
bagged flour*
a taco kit
parmesean cheese*
a gallon of milk*
one bag of frozen french fries (for when I'm working and my husband needs a quick snack for the kids)
a lb apples
blueberry pancake sryup*
pancake mix*
one nine lb ham
3 boxes of cereal
5 lb sugar
powered sugar
honey
4 pk popcorn*
marshmallow creme*
3 lb rice
generic crackers townhouse
1box hot chocolate
6 ramen noodles for kids
a pound of salt
pineapple
half a bag of marsh mellows
3 lb elbow pasta
3 clementines
35 water bottles
36 ct eggs
ketchup
spinach
two whole chickens
3 bags of bagels
3 bags of english muffins
a pound of pepperoni
lettuce
tortilla shells
2 loaves of white bread
10 lb potatoes
3 lb onions
fish sticks
sliced cheese

dinner 12/19

We are going to have meat loaf, long grain rice, green beans, and a salad for dinner.
I took out a lb of ground beef that I bought on mark down to thaw. I have a few eggs that I can mix into it. I have the left over bread ends (from my homemade bread attempts) that I froze as to not waste them. These will be made into bread crumbs (using my awesome blender), and mixed with garlic, onion, and Italian seasonings to me added into the ground beef mixture. I will top the meat loaf with a small amount of BBQ sauce and bake this.  The salad will be a sort of mixture of a sliced onion, some hard boiled egg, a few trimmings of cheese, some leaf spinach and lettuce. We have frozen green beans in the freezer that need to be used up. I may make another apple crisp, as I have a few apples that need to go. The long grain rice was bought in a three pound package, and is not the instant brand. The longer cooking time for regular rice makes this an affordable alternative to instant.

Dinner 12/17

I served five kids and two adults. I made some apple crisp, using 6 apples, some ground granola, cinnamon, butter and baked this in the oven...it was a huge hit. I also used a pound of ground turkey, some corn (about a pound bag), and seven potatoes and fixed shepard's pie.

Updated Pantry Listings 12/17

Updated Pantry

one 9.5 pound smoked ham (for Christmas)
3 packages of ground turkey
5 pounds of chicken thighs
1  packages of brautworst
a pound of ground beef
8 ox sour cream*
lb of Colby cheese
cheese ends*
several open condiments in the fridge*
1 pound of sugar
box of tea bags*
various spices (dried)*
cupcake mix
various baking ingredients*
two boxes mac and cheese
1 jar spaghetti sauce*
two pounds of pasta*
1 rice roni
veggie oil*
2 lbs frozen sour kraut
3 one pound bags of frozen peas
9 one pound bags of frozen corn
2 pounds of green beans
1 lb carrots*
4 cans of tomato soup
one can of mushrooms
pearl onions
one box old fashioned oatmeal*
one box of cream of wheat*
two packs of gum
a few potatoes
one whole chicken
3 turkey sausage
2 lb peppers*
graham crackers*
a muffin mix
bagged flour*
a taco kit
parmesean cheese
2 gallons of milk*
one bag of frozen french fries (for when I'm working and my husband needs a quick snack for the kids)
3 lb apples
18 ct pads
blueberry pancake sryup
pancake mix
one nine lb ham
3 boxes of cereal
5 lb sugar
powered sugar
honey
1 6 ok popcorn*
nutella generic*
marshmallow creme*
5 lb rice
generic crackers townhouse
3 boxes hot chocolate
10 ct ramen noodles for kids
a pound of salt
pineapple
2 bags marshmallows
3 lb elbow pasta
8 clementines
70 water bottles
36 ct eggs
ketchup
spinach
two whole chickens
3 bags of bagels
3 bags of english muffins
a four packs of jello
a pound of pepperoni
lettuce
tortilla shells
3 loaves of white bread
10 lb potatoes
3 lb onions
fish sticks
sliced cheese

Saturday's dinner

My daughter made pancakes with blue berry syrup..it was an adventure.

Dinner 12/16

We had pasta and sauce, using the left over sauce that was in the fridge. Nothing spectacular, but filling.

Bills

Well, I made a payment to KIA, I only owe 281 left!!!!!!!
I made normal scheduled payments to JCP, Target, and my other listed bills. 



I am going to list my debt, and my plans to get rid of this:

KIA 277.11 a month  I got my new statement, and I owe 555.30 total!!!!

JCPenny 600 dollars total....100 a month (when KIA is paid off, the money rolls into my JCP account 277.11 plus 100.00)

Target 2780.31....150 a month (when JCP is paid, all is rolled into this account 377.11 plus the 150). This is my newest statement.

Wells Fargo  (A) 25,000 YIKES!!!!!! 90 a month at the moment (when Target gets paid off, then the money will roll into this account 572.11 a month)

Student Loan 15,000 total another yikes!!!! 167 a month...will keep this amount until Wells Fargo A is paid off. (when the above is paid off, then I will put 572.11 a month and the normal 167 towards this loan).

Mortgage 72,000 (was 90,000)  total....633.21 a month....I was paying 200 dollars a month extra...thinking that will change, as I need an emergency fund.

Emergency Fund: 00000000


Essentially, I could have my bills paid, and mortgage free come 2023....is this a reasonable plan??? Yes, provided I can stick to it.

Dinner 12/14

We have some lurking sliced cheese (even though I bought more yesterday), so the girls are making grilled cheese sandwiches. They are going to heat up two cans of tomato soup for two of us, and three cans of bean with bacon soup for the three who don't like tomato. This will be a filling dinner for those hungry bellies.

Updated Pantry listing 12/14

Updated Pantry

one 9.5 pound smoked ham (for Christmas)
3 packages of ground turkey
5 pounds of chicken thighs
1  packages of brautworst
a pound of ground beef
8 ox sour cream*
lb of Colby cheese
cheese ends*
several open condiments in the fridge*
1 pound of sugar
box of tea bags*
various spices (dried)*
cupcake mix
various baking ingredients*
two boxes mac and cheese
1 jar spaghetti sauce*
two pounds of pasta*
1 rice roni
veggie oil*
2 lbs frozen sour kraut
3 one pound bags of frozen peas
9 one pound bags of frozen corn
2 pounds of green beans
1 lb carrots*
4 cans of tomato soup
one can of mushrooms
pearl onions
one box old fashioned oatmeal*
one box of cream of wheat*
two packs of gum
a few potatoes
one whole chicken
3 turkey sausage
2 lb peppers*
graham crackers*
a muffin mix
bagged flour*
a taco kit
parmesean cheese

The starred items are opened. The above items are what we had on hand prior to going to the grocery store. The items below are things I bought yesterday. 

2 gallons of milk

one bag of frozen french fries (for when I'm working and my husband needs a quick snack for the kids)

3 lb apples

3 lb bananas

18 ct pads

16 lb dog food

blueberry pancake sryup

pancake mix

one nine lb ham

3 boxes of cereal

5 lb sugar

powered sugar

honey

1 6 ok popcorn

3 eight ox bags of organic chips

nutella generic

marshmallow creme

5 lb rice

generic crackers townhouse

8 lance snack crackers

4 boxes hot chocolate

12 ct ramen noodles for kids

a pound of salt

pineapple

4 cans bean soup

3 bags marshmallows

3 lb elbow pasta

8 clementines

70 water bottles

36 ct eggs

ketchup

spinach

two whole chickens

3 bags of bagels

3 bags of english muffins

2 four packs of jello

a pound of pepperoni

lettuce

tortilla shells

3 loaves of white bread

10 lb potatoes

3 lb onions

fish sticks

frozen pizza

sliced cheese

Shopping

At the end of last month, I had 46 dollars left of my 300.00 limit and put that towards my December shopping. Bringing my limit to 340.00. Looking back over my amount from the last time I shopped, I spent 222.24 and had 120 dollars left.

I went yesterday to Sharp Shopper. I bought the following:

2 gallons of milk
one bag of frozen french fries (for when I'm working and my husband needs a quick snack for the kids)
3 lb apples
3 lb bananas
18 ct pads
16 lb dog food
blueberry pancake sryup
pancake mix
one nine lb ham
3 boxes of cereal
5 lb sugar
powered sugar
honey
popcorn
3 eight ox bags of organic chips
nutella generic
marshmallow creme
5 lb rice
generic crackers townhouse
lance snack crackers
4 boxes hot chocolate
12 ct ramen noodles for kids
salt
pineapple
4 cans bean soup
3 bags marshmallows
3 lb elbow pasta
clementines
70 water bottles
36 ct eggs
ketchup
spinach
two whole chickens
bagels
english muffins
jello
pepperoni
lettuce
tortilla shells
white bread
10 lb potatoes
3 lb onions
fish sticks
 frozen pizza
sliced cheese

I spent 110.oo out of my total budget left for December. I have ten dollars left for the month. Hoping that I can stay out of the stores and only buy milk.

Dinner 12/12

Last night we had left over chicken and carrots, with home made french fries. For the french fries, I heat up some veggie oil, peel a few potatoes, slice them thin and in strips. Overall, there was nothing left, and I made stock for the freezer, about 2 cups full.

Dinner 12/11

Chicken thighs in the crock pot, with 6 very large carrots, one sliced onion, three cloves of garlic, some celery, poultry seasoning, one bouillon cube, and a cup of water. This will cook all day and we will eat dinner around 5. The stock will be strained, meat taken off the bones of what is left, and frozen for future use.

My debt into the new year!

My debt


I am going to list my debt, and my plans to get rid of this:

KIA 277.11 a month  I got my new statement, and I owe 555.30 total!!!!

JCPenny 600 dollars total....100 a month (when KIA is paid off, the money rolls into my JCP account 277.11 plus 100.00)

Target 2780.31....150 a month (when JCP is paid, all is rolled into this account 377.11 plus the 150). This is my newest statement.

Wells Fargo  (A) 25,000 YIKES!!!!!! 90 a month at the moment (when Target gets paid off, then the money will roll into this account 572.11 a month)

Student Loan 15,000 total another yikes!!!! 167 a month...will keep this amount until Wells Fargo A is paid off. (when the above is paid off, then I will put 572.11 a month and the normal 167 towards this loan).

Mortgage 72,000 (was 90,000)  total....633.21 a month....I was paying 200 dollars a month extra...thinking that will change, as I need an emergency fund.

Emergency Fund: 00000000


Essentially, I could have my bills paid, and mortgage free come 2023....is this a reasonable plan??? Yes, provided I can stick to it.

Dinner 12/10

It was a very frugal day. We had from scratch Belgium waffles on the waffle iron. Some flour, sugar, baking powder, milk, oil, and two eggs....awesome!

Very frugal snacks...

Ok, I gotta say that I don't know many children who love love love hard boiled eggs as much as mine do. I just boiled 12 eggs and used two of them to make some egg salad for my lunch. The rest will go towards my kids snacks today and tomorrow.

I am also making bread in the ABM. I used salt, water, oil, sugar, white flour, and a cup of wheat flour, and some yeast. Last week, when I made this bread, it didn't last two hours.

I love that I have the ability and skills needed to make healthy frugal snacks for my family.

Updates

updated list!!

Updated Pantry list. The starred items are opened and need to be worked on to get used up.  I took the pork chops and herb stuffing off our list for the month, as these are planned for today.


one 9.5 pound smoked ham (for Christmas)
3 packages of ground turkey
10 pounds of chicken thighs
1  packages of brautworst
meat ends*******
a pound of ground beef

8 ox sharp cheddar
8 ox sour cream*******
lb of Colby cheese
cheese ends********

several open condiments in the fridge*******
opened jam in fridge*******

2 half gallons of juice  (half empty)
1 pound of sugar
box of tea bags**************
various spices (dried)********
cupcake mix

various baking ingredients**********
two boxes mac and cheese
1 jar spaghetti sauce*******
two pounds of pasta***********
2 rice roni
veggie oil************
pancake syrup
chopped frozen green peppers**********
2 lbs frozen sour kraut


1 pounds onions**************
3 one pound bags of frozen peas
9 one pound bags of frozen corn
a can of pears
2 pounds of green beans

1 lb carrots********

4 cans of tomato soup
one can of mushrooms

2 containers of peanut butter**************
5 lb carrots
pearl onions
one box old fashioned oatmeal***************
one box of cream of wheat***************
one box of cereal ************
one box candy canes
two packs of gum
 lb bananas*************
24 ct eggs**************
fat free milk gallon*************


a few potatoes
one whole chicken
4 turkey sausage
2 lb peppers***********
3 lb apples
3 half gallon juices
graham crackers

two muffin mixes
bagged flour************
two containers of hot cocoa*************
a taco kit
ketchup
parmesean cheese



Containers gone:

one with a small amount of meatballs
one with turkey and stock
one container out of two with chicken stock
two containers of meat balls

Frozen veggies gone:
mix veggies
brussel sprouts

Dinner 12/8/2012

My husband made chili yesterday in the crock pot. It was awesome  He used chopped peppers, onion, two garlic cloves, three cans of kidney beans, BBQ sauce, one pound of hamburger, three cans of diced tomatoes, the last of the grape tomatoes. Our recycling is pretty full, and using what we have is working for our finances.

Dinner 12/7

Dinner tonight will be pasta and sauce, with meatballs. I have to containers of meatballs left, and two small containers of Italian sausage with peppers, onions and garlic in the fridge. I will make some pasta to go with these, and hand this out as a meal. I also have one lurking whole wheat pizza crust, that I will fix into bread sticks with garlic, parmesean and some butter.

Dinner Update

Well, we baked the five out of seven pork chops. I put two of the pork chops back into the freezer after wrapping them well. We finished some of the brussel sprouts. I used the package of herb stuffing, and used two containers of chicken stock that was loaded with celery, onion, carrots, and spices. When I went to make the salad, the romaine lettuce had gone bad.

updated list!!

Updated Pantry list. The starred items are opened and need to be worked on to get used up.  I took the pork chops and herb stuffing off our list for the month, as these are planned for today.


one 9.5 pound smoked ham (for Christmas)
3 packages of ground turkey
10 pounds of chicken thighs
1  packages of brautworst
meat ends*******
2 pounds ground beef

8 ox sharp cheddar
8 ox sour cream*******
lb of Colby cheese
cheese ends********
4 yogurt
several open condiments in the fridge*******
opened jam in fridge*******
a whole wheat pizza crust
2 half gallons of juice  (half empty)
1 pound of sugar
box of tea bags**************
various spices (dried)********
cupcake mix

various baking ingredients**********
two boxes mac and cheese
1 jar spaghetti sauce
three pounds of pasta
2 rice roni
veggie oil************
pancake syrup
chopped frozen green peppers**********
2 lbs frozen sour kraut
1 heads romaine lettuce*************
a few grape tomatoes************
1 pounds onions**************
3 one pound bags of frozen peas
9 one pound bags of frozen corn
a can of pears
2 pounds of green beans

1 lb carrots********
quarter pound of celery****************
4 cans of tomato soup
one can of mushrooms
three cans of kidney beans
2 containers of peanut butter**************
5 lb carrots
pearl onions
one box old fashioned oatmeal***************
one box of cream of wheat***************

three boxes of cereal*************
one box candy canes
two packs of gum
 lb bananas*************
24 ct eggs**************
fat free milk gallon*************
loaf of bread

10 pounds potatoes************
one whole chicken
4 turkey sausage
2 lb peppers
3 lb apples
3 half gallon juices
graham crackers
canned beans
two muffin mixes
bagged flour************
two containers of hot cocoa*************
a taco kit
ketchup
parmesean cheese



Containers gone:

one with a small amount of meatballs
one with turkey and stock
one container out of two with chicken stock

Frozen veggies gone:
mix veggies
brussel sprouts

I have eight containers left in the fridge to "transform" into some kind of family meal. I have green beans, and a small amount of brussel sprouts left to finish from lurking in the freezer for quite some time.

The containers have chicken stock in them, some left over taco meat, Italian sausage with peppers and onion, one has some meatballs in sauce....unsure of the others at this point.

I am trying to make due with what we have. I found some pancakes that I made last week and froze the left overs.

Dinner 12/6 (using up some of those hidden treasures AKA containers)

I am going to bake some bone in pork chops, make our last package of herb stuffing, using some of the containers of homemade chicken stock (loaded with extras like celery, carrots, and onion) to mix into the stuffing.

I hope to finish off the last of the brussel sprouts, and make a small salad with some romaine lettuce, grape tomatoes, and a little cheese. Salad dressings to be offered are a bottle of generic Italian, Thousand Island or Blue Cheese.

Containers in fridge, and frozen veggies

Containers gone:

one with a small amount of meatballs
one with turkey and stock

Frozen veggies gone:
mix veggies

I have eight containers left in the fridge to "transform" into some kind of family meal. I have green beans, and a small amount of brussel sprouts left to finish from lurking in the freezer for quite some time.

The containers have chicken stock in them, some left over taco meat, Italian sausage with peppers and onion, one has some meatballs in sauce....unsure of the others at this point.

I am trying to make due with what we have. I found some pancakes that I made last week and froze the left overs.

We could always have a pick and choose night.....put everything out on the breakfast bar and have a small "snack kind of" dinner. We could just do a small bit of everything and I could add some veggies to the offerings.

Revised as of 12/5

Updated Pantry list.


one 9.5 pound smoked ham (for Christmas)
3 packages of ground turkey
10 pounds of chicken thighs
1  packages of brautworst
meat ends
2 pounds ground beef
pack of pork chops bone in
8 ox sharp cheddar
8 ox sour cream
lb of Colby cheese
cheese ends
4 yogurt
several open condiments in the fridge
opened jam in fridge
a whole wheat pizza crust
2 half gallons of juice  (half empty)
2 pounds of sugar
box of tea bags
various spices (dried)
cupcake mix
one bag of  herb stuffing
various baking ingredients
two boxes mac and cheese
1 jar spaghetti sauce
three pounds of pasta
2 rice roni
veggie oil
pancake syrup
chopped frozen green peppers
2 lbs frozen sour kraut
1 heads romaine lettuce
a few grape tomatoes
1 pounds onions
3 one pound bags of frozen peas
9 one pound bags of frozen corn
a can of pears
2 pounds of green beans
one half opened bag of brussel sprouts
1 lb carrots
quarter pound of celery
4 cans of tomato soup
one can of mushrooms
three cans of kidney beans
2 containers of peanut butter
5 lb carrots
pearl onions
one box old fashioned oatmeal
one box of cream of wheat
one box of farina
three boxes of cereal
one box candy canes
two packs of gum
 lb bananas
24 ct eggs
fat free milk gallon
loaf of bread
5 lb sugar
10 pounds potatoes
one whole chicken
4 turkey sausage
2 lb peppers
3 lb apples
3 half gallon juices
graham crackers
canned beans
two muffin mixes
bagged flour
two containers of hot cocoa
a taco kit
ketchup
parmesean cheese

Dinner 12/5

I had an ACLS class today, ekg and pharmacology review.....from 8-430.

When I got home, I made some banana bread using all recipies.com, I grilled an onion, a package of hot dogs, and baked some fries in the oven....that was dinner.

We finished off the small amount of mixed veggies.

December expenses Updated

Besides the holidays that are looming, I have a few extra expenses that I'm looking at.

car taxes
daughters class ring
daughters graduation package
inspection for one car
and maybe two tires (depending if the vehicle passes inspection without them)

The only way to manage to get these things done, is to watch my finances very carefully. My husband does not work and has limited income (he sells things), and I can't count on any of that income to be steady. So, the best thing I can do is watch all income that comes into the house (mine is steady), and keep our expenses as low as possible.

An update...the car taxes have been paid in full. they will not be due again until June 2013. The class ring and graduation package, I just paid 25 dollars each on them last Thursday. I still owe about 200 dollars on each. My car has not been inspected yet, hoping to get this done next Thursday when I get paid.

My debt

I am going to list my debt, and my plans to get rid of this:

KIA 277.11 a month (only four payments left)

JCPenny 600 dollars total....100 a month (when KIA is paid off, the money rolls into my JCP account 277.11 plus 100.00)

Target 1300 total....150 a month (when JCP is paid, all is rolled into this account 377.11 plus the 150)

Wells Fargo  (A) 25,000 YIKES!!!!!! 90 a month at the moment (when Target gets paid off, then the money will roll into this account 572.11 a month)

Student Loan 15,000 total another yikes!!!! 167 a month...will keep this amount until Wells Fargo A is paid off. (when the above is paid off, then I will put 572.11 a month and the normal 167 towards this loan).

Mortgage 72,000 total....633.21 a month....I was paying 200 dollars a month extra...thinking that will change, as I need an emergency fund.


Emergency Fund: 00000000


Essentially, I could have my bills paid, and mortgage free come 2023....is this a reasonable plan??? Yes, provided I can stick to it.

Dinner 12/4

Remember Thanksgiving when I made turkey stock??? Well, I turned it into gravy, and found that there was plenty of turkey in the container. So, I made some mashed potatoes, put the turkey and gravy over this and called it dinner. It was pretty awesome, there was nothing left! We also had some mixed veggies....

Containers gone:

one with a small amount of meatballs
one with turkey and stock

Easy exercising

Who can afford a gym membership these days?? If my finances allowed it, I may buy one, but I rest assured that it would not get used much, and would become a wasted expense. What I do instead is walk for thirty minutes a day. I would like to go twice a day but sometimes getting out the door once a day is a challenge. 

I live in a community where we have lots of grass, but limited side walk. I take our dog out on her lease, and at times without, and we have a good walk between the two of us. 

Home made bread

Flour, water, yeast, salt, sugar, oil.....in the new ABM I bought...hoping for the best. If it goes over with the family, then I won't have to buy it at the store!!

Updated pantry listings

Updated Pantry list.


one 9.5 pound smoked ham (for Christmas)
3 packages of ground turkey
10 pounds of chicken thighs
1  packages of brautworst
1 packages of Oscar Myer hot dogs

meat ends

2 pounds ground beef
pack of pork chops bone in
8 ox sharp cheddar
8 ox sour cream

lb of Colby cheese

cheese ends
4 yogurt
several open condiments in the fridge
opened jam in fridge
a whole wheat pizza crust
2 half gallons of juice  (half empty)
2 pounds of sugar
box of tea bags
various spices (dried)
cupcake mix
one bag of  herb stuffing
various baking ingredients
two boxes mac and cheese
1 jar spaghetti sauce

three pounds of pasta
2 rice roni

veggie oil
pancake syrup
chopped frozen green peppers
2 lbs frozen sour kraut
1 heads romaine lettuce
a few grape tomatoes

1 pounds onions
3 one pound bags of frozen peas
9 one pound bags of frozen corn

a can of pears
2 pounds of green beans
one half opened bag of brussel sprouts
1 lb carrots
a marked down 5 pound bag of french fries (opened)
quarter pound of celery
4 cans of tomato soup

one can of mushrooms
three cans of kidney beans

2 containers of peanut butter
5 lb carrots
pearl onions
one box old fashioned oatmeal

one box of cream of wheat
one box of farina

three boxes of cereal


one box candy canes
two packs of gum
bottled water 35 ct
3 lb bananas
24 ct eggs
fat free milk gallon
loaf of bread
5 lb sugar
10 pounds potatoes
one whole chicken
4 turkey sausage
2 lb peppers
3 lb apples
3 half gallon juices
cheese it generic
graham crackers
lance crackers
canned beans
two muffin mixes
bagged flour
two containers of hot cocoa
a taco kit
ketchup
parmesean cheese

Those containers in the freezer

I have about ten different containers in the freezer that I placed into the fridge to thaw...I know for a fact that one three quart container is turkey and gravy, and one or two are chicken stock, and one may be taco meat....my goal is to use these up this week in some sort of meal for everyone. I want to work on decreasing what is in the freezer (in containers, I have to dig the rest of them out) and hope to incorporate these "hidden treasures" into some pretty nice family meals this week. I also have some older frozen veggies to use up, the last of the brussel sprouts, some green beans, and a haf a package of mixed veggies.

12/3

Dinner tonight for seven,,,my kids had friends over. So, I had a old pizza crust in the fridge, sliced into strips, mixed butter, garlic and parmesean over the strips, baked them for 10 minutes....told the kids it was garlic bread...We also had pasta and sauce.

Dinner 12/2

We gave the kids some cereal and milk or the choice of left over tacos....my husband and I had a trail package of chicken alfredo, it was just ok.

Dinner 12/1

Tonight's meal will be omelets (two eggs each for a total of ten eggs), with sliced swiss cheese that will be chopped up, and a few small pieces of deli end ham (a very few pieces).