[Diana in Wisconsin]

I’ve fed my family on the cheap for years. ‘Tain’t all that hard with a few basic skills behind you. (Cooking from scratch, gardening, shopping ONLY the perimeter of a grocery store for basics.)

Here’s one idea I didn’t see: Speaking of soups, I keep a container in the freezer and when I’m trimming veggies, the scraps go into the freezer container to be added to the stockpot when I’m boiling down a chicken carcass to make broth. (Celery tops, onion skins, carrot peels, etc.)

My favorite saying:

“Broke is only temporary; poor is a state of mind.”

And:

“Thank God for dirty dishes, they have a tale to tell. While others may go hungry, we are eating very well.” ~ Grandma Edith

[TheSpottedOwl]

I would try that idea, except we don’t have a seperate freezer. I’ve been looking for a small second hand chest freezer.