"Our Heavenly Father created this beautiful earth, with all its abundance, for our benefit and use. His purpose is to provide for our needs as we walk in faith and obedience. He has lovingly commanded us to ‘prepare every needful thing’ (see D&C 109:8) so that, should adversity come, we may care for ourselves and our neighbors, and support bishops as they care for others." (All is Safely Gathered In pamphlet)
How is everyone doing?
I know these are hard times we all are going through. We must not let this beat us down. We must find joy!
Get creative with what you have. You can do this - yes, you can!
This is a getting-no-groceries month here to pay medical bills as I mentioned in past blog.
Today, I made bread, which I would do anyway, and I made yogurt, which I would also do anyway.
https://frugalmeasures.blogspot.com/2023/12/monday-message_11.html - this is my favorite way to make yogurt.
https://frugalmeasures.blogspot.com/2024/11/monday-message_11.html - in this post, one of you mentioned doing this freezing the yogurt cubes for a starter - that's the best tip ever! It saves sooooo much money!
I mentioned before how I use the leftovers for TV type dinners, this stretches things very far.
The other thing I mentioned was when I last got groceries, I had no idea that this would be a no-groceries month. But I bought groceries like I knew that but I didn't. I just thought what should I get if I wasn't able and shopped like that. I'm so glad that I did as it is helping us now.
So look for ways to be more frugal. We just have to be willing to do a bit more work.
I continued to spring clean this week. Going through things and better organizing it has helped a lot.
What things are you finding on frugal ideas? Share in the comments.
Also, what things are you doing to find joy?
I just can't stress enough to put extras into storage. Hard times hit everyone in one way or another. I don't think anybody thought they would be losing jobs - a lot of secure jobs have been lost. I never thought that the medical safety nets would be cancelled either. But here we are with things looking to get worse. So please, take some time to learn basic skills, such as:
How to make bread
How to mend clothes
How to darn socks
How to sew
How to knit
How to crochet
How to can food
How to make jam
How to dry food (I have a bowl of apples that I will be drying tomorrow) use what we have to make things last!
Learn ways of being zero-waste, for example: did you know the bottom part of celery can be planted? It will grow more celery.
https://frugalmeasures.blogspot.com/2022/08/monday-message_15.html
https://frugalmeasures.blogspot.com/2023/02/monday-message_13.html
There are more things like that we can do (P.S. those orange rolls to die for, yum!)
How to cook from scratch
How to piggyback meals
How to make mixes
How to vacuum seal food
How to make your own cookies, scones, muffins, bagels, cakes, donuts, hamburger buns, hot dog buns, cinnamon rolls, pecan sticky rolls, pasta, and much more!
This list could go on and on. You don't need to learn it all at once, just one step at a time.
Learn, then do it.
Think before you throw anything out, can you use it for something else? Let's say you need a storage box. First walk through your house to see what you have - plastic crate, basket, even a box, you can put fabric on a box. We just have to be willing to think of what we have that will work.
Remember, put hard copies in a binder as it is hard to find things again. Plus, as in the hamburger helper recipes, they just took it down. I am thankful for my hard copy in my binder.
Remember to use your library.
Remember, as bad as things seem for you, there are others who are worse off, so kindness is needed more than ever.
Missy says be kind, even to grumpy people. We are all in this together around the world and we need to lift others.
Tippy Longstockings says a smile can go a long way and is free.
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