tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post3976160960867294612..comments2024-03-29T16:21:59.295+11:00Comments on My Abundant Life: This Week's Frugal Tasks Saturday 10th June 2017Wendy Gowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01079131126381265901noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-34486635079270972452017-06-14T12:57:10.426+10:002017-06-14T12:57:10.426+10:00Good inspiring work as always...thanks for the tip...Good inspiring work as always...thanks for the tip of using masking tap to mark meals...my lids were getting pretty scrambled...Also regarding meal planning...many times cook and family don't feel like the meal...and I leave it waiting for a day or two...I will follow your lead..one day then frozen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-69250564087864515222017-06-13T14:48:52.954+10:002017-06-13T14:48:52.954+10:00Hi Wendy,
- How do you clean your washing machine?...Hi Wendy,<br />- How do you clean your washing machine? Please mention the quantities of chemicals you use for it as well.<br />- How often do you clean your fridge? Do you switch is off before you clean it?<br /><br />Your cleaning schedule us very impressive.I learned a lot from it. Thanks so much for sharing such a knowledge.<br />Thanks<br />SandaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-37010768930258980402017-06-11T23:01:51.209+10:002017-06-11T23:01:51.209+10:00Feijoas....selling for $1 EACH at Coles I see! Go...Feijoas....selling for $1 EACH at Coles I see! Goodness me. Tiny little measly things they were too.Phil Poggeauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10528068263542083696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-3660284416662781592017-06-11T02:33:36.877+10:002017-06-11T02:33:36.877+10:00Forgot to add--I made a big meatloaf this week, an...Forgot to add--I made a big meatloaf this week, anticipating leftovers for sandwiches. I had some leftover roast pork, so I chopped it up in the food processor and added it to the ground beef mixture. Very good. We also had about a serving of leftover bean salad that I mixed into salad greens, and my DD liked it better that way than she did the first time around.mikemaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06569666073239903588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-82160320842438842932017-06-10T14:19:01.079+10:002017-06-10T14:19:01.079+10:00Your second chicken certainly went a long way Wend...Your second chicken certainly went a long way Wendy.<br />I also keep the heater off during the day. It goes off at 8am until evening. I just pile on the layers and keep moving.adminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15960658275681011090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-78462942308729767992017-06-10T11:47:09.259+10:002017-06-10T11:47:09.259+10:00One of our main frugal tasks this week was enterta...One of our main frugal tasks this week was entertaining at home. How was this frugal? If we had gone out, as was initially suggested, there would have been no change out of $80. We ended up spending about $20 and had a feast of pumpkin soup with ham and cheese pull apart, lasagne, marinated chicken and garden salad. All the veg and salad came out of the garden. I baked the pull apart and I also baked a choc caramel slice and an apple slice for sweets. We have left overs, with some being frozen and some being shared with friends. Home grown and made from scratch saved us at least $60 for just the one meal, let alone the extra meals from the leftovers.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06964345893499561504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-9799825709976852052017-06-10T08:58:23.987+10:002017-06-10T08:58:23.987+10:00HI Wendy, what a long list! Your lists help me thi...HI Wendy, what a long list! Your lists help me think of things I can do here or help me to remember things when I feel I haven't been that frugal. My list this week is pretty short because I worked four out of the five days relief teaching.<br />* looked after a friend's lovely children and she shouted a fish and chip dinner to which I added a salad made from our garden and my son made a chocolate cake for dessert with ingredients we already had here. A lovely and generous meal!<br />* Filled up car just in time at $1.07per L - the next day it was well over $1.30. (Can't understand these drastic swings in price).<br />* Picked up coffee grounds from local cafe to use as soil conditioner in my garden and to add to worm farm. Now have standing arrangement to collect every Friday. <br />* Picked lots from garden to eat here - lettuce, zucchini and such. Made zucchini slice as muffins and they were a hit!<br />* Not using heaters here on cold nights, just rugging up and winter doonas on the beds so nice and cosy. <br />* All washing hung on line to dry or on airing racks.<br /><br />Have great weekend,<br />Meg:)Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573371198907761962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7122163157306498894.post-87845137267352783492017-06-10T08:04:04.089+10:002017-06-10T08:04:04.089+10:00Other than the usual frugal stuff, this is what I ...Other than the usual frugal stuff, this is what I was doing this week:<br />(1) Early in the week I picked about a pint of homegrown strawberries. Yesterday, I picked over a gallon! I made low-sugar freezer jam with some of them and DH and DD are gorging themselves on the rest. We should get another picking around Tuesday, and I'll make more jam. The new raspberry row doesn't look too promising.<br />(2) Gratefully received an inspirational book with garden tips and a Mannheim Steamroller Christmas CD. My friend was helping clean up from a used book sale.<br />(3) DS and fiance are arriving tomorrow for a 4-5 day visit. I have on hand all of the ingredients for a super-yummy dinner tomorrow. I am working on eating down the contents of my freezer and pantry in anticipation of a move in a few weeks. I'll be making menus tonight for the rest of their visit--thinking about thawing and roasting a turkey bought for cheap at Thanksgiving.<br /><br />Best wishes from Maxine in northern Idaho USAmikemaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06569666073239903588noreply@blogger.com