Coronavirus Frugality

Bump, I'll pine when the green pines allow me too. Don't Panic and have a good towel.

Anybody else have a frugality story or even a tip for the rest of us?

Are you saving the seeds from the tomatoes you buy to eat and planting them? (not sure what you would get, though, if it was a hybrid plant to begin with)

I figure I can use my spaghetti jars for soup later.

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Not sure about the creamed peas on toast though...sounds gross!

I am organizing all my supplies on shelves and making a spreadsheet with quantity, description and expiration date so I know what needs to be consumed first.

This keeps disappearing from the thread, so I'll shorten it and try again. It's helpful, so someone might benefit from it.

Do you have cats? How much food do they leave in their bowls that you toss? Some days, mine eat it all. Other days, they'll leave half a bowl - same flavor - who knows why? A couple of months ago, I started freezing their leftovers - flavors all mixed up, the filet and bits type. I put them in the oven to warm them - served some warm - some were left to cook almost crispy. They ate both types like it was kitty candy.
A couple of weeks ago I started saving a big new batch of their leftovers. So glad because it took 4 days to get on the grocery delivery list. Had I not saved their leftovers, they'd have had nothing.

So, there's another idea for you. Pet food leftovers.

Stale chips and cereals - freshen and crisp them by putting them in the oven a few minutes.

Hey, is anyone else finding themselves being a lot more frugal and careful about food and other supplies these days?

I've been washing product containers and saving boxes and rubber bands thinking I might need them later. This morning, I was looking for something for breakfast and decided to eat stale Chex Cereal I had left over from making Christmas Chex Mix three months ago! I know I normally would have thrown it out, but now I think, well, it's vitamin fortified and at least edible - why toss it? Use it! Waste not, want not.

This keeps disappearing from the thread, so I'll shorten it and try again. It's helpful, so someone might benefit from it.

Do you have cats? How much food do they leave in their bowls that you toss? Some days, mine eat it all. Other days, they'll leave half a bowl - same flavor - who knows why? A couple of months ago, I started freezing their leftovers - flavors all mixed up, the filet and bits type. I put them in the oven to warm them - served some warm - some were left to cook almost crispy. They ate both types like it was kitty candy.
A couple of weeks ago I started saving a big new batch of their leftovers. So glad because it took 4 days to get on the grocery delivery list. Had I not saved their leftovers, they'd have had nothing.

So, there's another idea for you. Pet food leftovers.

Stale chips and cereals - freshen and crisp them by putting them in the oven a few minutes.

LOL! I was looking at my onions and potatoes, thinking of ways to use them up once they start looking kind of rough. My first thought was fried onion petals. Then I recalled I don't have a ton of oil. Looks like oven-roasted potatoes with a bit of olive oil and some spices for the potatoes and sauteed or creamed onions.

I'm starting to get a clue as to why my father never threw out any nuts/bolts/screws, but saved them - just in case. When we cleaned out his garage we found jars and jars of these and wondered, why? I'm starting to get it now. LOL!

I'm doing the same. I'm optimistic about a change for the +, but always live on the conservative side in my usage of any product (day to day).

Except my investments, I still live on the risky approach. Hope I hit the low last Friday, when I reallocated at an my portfoli to even back out stokcs/Bonds at 60/40 . No question, there will be much market volatility until there is some resolution and clarity on where we're heading -- I think that we have good news late May, Then huge upward moves into late July/August/September.

You just never know when you might need "it". MY dad would say if he threw it out then sure as shiest he'd need it the followin week.

This is a great idea. I cannot stand how much expensive cat food my picky ones waste. Usually the dogs snag the leftovers, but I am going to try this.

Anybody else have a frugality story or even a tip for the rest of us?

Are you saving the seeds from the tomatoes you buy to eat and planting them? (not sure what you would get, though, if it was a hybrid plant to begin with)

I've been eating like it's going out of style! Fuck FOOD! We don't need it. I kinda hope that we run out of food so I can Live the rest/remainder of my life as a breatharian

Finding out you don't need 3 meals a day because your movement is limited is a fine money saver. I'm parked at GLP'ers house and got stuck here....Saves a heck of a lot money if you eat once a day because you are not burning calories.

LOL! Yep, it is the hoarding mentality. If you dwell on the crisis, soon enough you will find things along the roadways, that you think you might be able to make something to survive later. Next thing you know your home is not only filled with used and washed package containers, but you also have garbage Galor and half a dozen chickens running loose in your back yard.

There is a silver lining, in about for or five years in a good economy. You will finally relax and clean out your mess. It might take meds, and therapy too. But after the hoarding episode you will be a stronger person.

That's a thought - the paper towel used to wipe up a small spill could sit and dry out to wipe up another spill.

My mother used to re-use her coffee filters. I always wondered, why? You can buy a new box for a couple of bucks. But now, people might reuse them so you don't have to go to the store again to buy another box. It's definitely a different mindset. I have one of those gold filters, so I don't worry about it.

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Not sure about the creamed peas on toast though...sounds gross!

My list of frugality: making my own laundry detergent, buying cheap coffee, making potatoes onion soup to last me 3 days, eating only 2x per day, making my own bread, sanitizer and mouthwash, washing my hair weekly to save on shampoo, the list goes on and on and on....

marry me ........

Yes I threatened some young punk today walking up 3 feet to me. I'm getting stressed.