Oh, not at all! You didn’t know my troubles! I only brought them up ‘cause I have learned a few lessons this year. I hope I never have to relearn them and I hope no one on this wonderful site ever has to go through hard economic times.
Mr. T and I have gone through some hard times, and I think that we learned from them as well. Thank goodness he learned to cook at his Swedish grandmother’s knee, or I’m not sure how we would have fared.
Many times, during the first years of our marriage and at another time of hardship, we had 12 bean soup, with just a flavoring of inexpensive ham. Lately, we’ve eaten out only four or five times a year for the past four years, although once a week or so we order pizza or subs. Other than that, my husband is very careful to buy meat at good prices to freeze, and is very frugal. We rarely eat dessert.
We made an investment this year to purchase some containers that should last us for years. It’s not easy to grow our own vegetables and herbs, but we think it’s worth it, because the quality, freshness, cost and taste are superior to anything that we can find locally.
Take care, friend.