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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

Rorey

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20. Maybe just two months for me right now

Reply to brewens (Reply #19)

Mon Jul 26, 2021, 01:35 PM

Jul 2021

Like you, I wouldn't be happy. No milk in my coffee. Eventually it wouldn't matter, because I'd run out of coffee. No fresh produce. But I'd survive.

When we were in the thick of it last year, I probably had twice as much food as I have now.

I have the advantage of having what some might think is a very boring palate. I can eat the same thing for days, and lots of times that's what I do.

It's not that I don't enjoy delicious food. I just don't think it's worth the effort on a regular basis. Besides that, I tend to eat a lot more if it's too delicious.

I think what happened last year was a good lesson that we shouldn't be too complacent about our lifestyles.

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Frugally prepping for possible COVID19 Delta variant lockdown [View all] Kaleva Jul 2021 OP

Do what ever you need to do Sherman A1 Jul 2021 #1

A 15.5 oz can of cut beans at DG is the same as a 15.5 oz can of cut beans at other places. Kaleva Jul 2021 #2

Granted a the can of beans maybe the same size Sherman A1 Jul 2021 #4

Dollar Generals seem to be well-maintained here Rorey Jul 2021 #10

Which items are you talking about then? Kaleva Jul 2021 #12

Aluminum foil comes to mind Sherman A1 Jul 2021 #15

I was just going to point that out as well. sinkingfeeling Jul 2021 #3

I went on a diet and lost a lot of weight the last three years. The diet turned me into a whole brewens Jul 2021 #5

What you make yourself is SO much better Rorey Jul 2021 #7

Oh yeah, the meat is the huge expense. I hold that to seven ounces a day, which didn't seem brewens Jul 2021 #11

Oh, and congrats on the weight loss Rorey Jul 2021 #8

I would love to see your weekly menu some time. Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #9

It's pretty basic so far. I try and limit carbs. Lots of baked or grilled meat. Salads, omelets brewens Jul 2021 #17

I am DEFINITELY going to try a lot of this. That english muffin recipe looks fabulous. Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #21

Love refried beans Kaleva Jul 2021 #14

Mine are pretty basic. No harder than making mashed potatoes. I like to throw a can of green brewens Jul 2021 #18

I feel like I learned a lot last year Rorey Jul 2021 #6

I stock items I use on a regular basis so it gets rotated. Kaleva Jul 2021 #13

That's a good plan. Rorey Jul 2021 #16

I think we came a lot closer to actual food shortages than most people realize. I over did it brewens Jul 2021 #19

Maybe just two months for me right now Rorey Jul 2021 #20