I can’t remember if I mentioned it, but we have gotten soooo many garden fresh vegetables from friends this year and could not be more grateful! This saved us money, too, this month. 😅😅😅. It’s expensive to eat these days. Love hearing what you are doing to stay in budget or at least TRY.
Sarah, I hope you are taking time for yourself and allowing yourself to grieve your loss. I know keeping busy helps but I don’t want you to suddenly collapse. I’m keeping you in my thoughts and prayers (I’m genuinely worried about you and really care). Don’t wait for it all to catch up with you. I got sick in college because I ignored my emotions and paid a price.
Same! Most recipes have you using unsalted butter then have you add like a teaspoon of salt. What’s the difference! I just use the salted butter and cut back in the recipe’s salt measurements.
I get the highlights hidden picture books. Then I take them apart and put the pages in sheet protectors in a 3 ring binder. That makes it where the kids can find pictures and circle them with crayons markers and wipe them off with a Kleenex when done. That way several can do the same puzzle. It also makes a good quiet church activity.
I really enjoy your channel. It is wonderful to experience life with your family. I married a wonderful Christian man when I was 52 and we have been enjoying life together for 20 years.
Hi Sarah, Did you know watermelon cubes freeze beautifully? I do that for dessert, instead of prepared desserts. The frozen watermelon seems very much more sweet than the fresh. I can eat a whole plateful of fresh watermelon, but can only manage about half a cup of frozen, because it is so sweet. I have started using jarred mushrooms to make up space in meat meals...a 1:1 ratio of mushrooms to meat. You can get a 7 oz glass jar of mushroom slices at Dollar Tree for $1.25, so $2.86 per pound. I also do the same things with beans. Beans are relatively cheap, if you buy dried beans, and they work beautifully to stretch meat dishes too! I hope this helps. Praying for better days!
Maybe next year you can start a small box garden. Start small so it doesn’t overwhelm you. Four boxes with left over wood that you have and dirt. Seriously, then you already have it there. Plant a few discounted fruit trees at the end of the season. Or, you can come to my house ( there is just 2 of us) and I can give you all of the pears and tomatoes your family can eat! We feed the migrants that work around here. They are so nice and they have been coming for years now. It makes me feel good.
Wow Sara how do you hold it all together my goodness girl all the cooking washing and home schooling I don't know how you do it all I'm can't wait for yall to move into the BIG house it will be so much better for the family I know your so ready for it .yall are so blessed I love your videos and all that you do so thank you Sara for all of the hard work
How we are saving a ton each month month for a small family is shopping the grocery adds and using digital coupons and trying to base meal plan on that for 4 weeks
Hey Sarah!! Cacao is just the raw/unprocessed version of cocoa. I believe they roast the cacao to turn it into cocoa which I've read can lower some of the vitamins and minerals but I'm no expert. I also buy both 😊
I love your food hauls. Although I live alone, having raised my family, I can appreciate the planning of your food list and necessities every month. Blessings to you and your family ❤
Hi Sarah, you do a wonderful job feeding your family healthy and tasty meals and snacks. I'm finding it hard to afford enough food so I have cut down to two small meals a day and I drink water if I feel hungry. I can't continue like this long term so I'll have to figure something out if I live much longer. God has already given me 12 years longer than the two my lifelong specialists gave me at age 32. Food is very expensive in my country and I've not been able to work as a school teacher or be a foster mum for 14 years. I lost both my parents in the last few years and in some ways I really want to be with them but I trust in God that I still have a purpose for being here. God bless you, solo, your gorgeous kids and your extended family.
It's just myself and my husband, and I can't believe how expensive groceries have become. I'm thankful I'm not feeding a large family like you are. You got a lot of produce and organic options for your money.
Guesstimate countdown until monthly grocery hauls are unloaded & getting put away in the new home🎉. How fun will that be😍 God bless & have a great day!!!
I love your grocery hauls! Every time I watch though I keep thinking.... you should plant a garden and berry plants to help save money....but I also know how much time all that takes and with little ones it's SO hard.
“Don’t put that plastic bag on your head!!!” Real life right there!!! 😂. My baby is 9, so I love hearing😊 the little ones chatter 💜One of the few channels I watch consistently. Thanks for sharing your haul!!! ❤
When i was younger i used always pads (they're plasticky) and i was always irritated. Since i changed with some cotton pads i stopped having that problem. I also use period underwear to save on pads. And they're more comfortable than pads. Especially at night.
FYI Ticonderoga also has the thicker pencil for younger children. They are really good. I also like to use them when writing over a long period of time as they don't fatigue your hand
Finally! Another mom that shops like me. Im not feeding as many people as you (family of 6), but I too shop once a month here in Canada and noticed we spend a lot less shopping this way than if I were to shop weekly or bi-weekly.
The main ways I am shopping to stay on budget is shopping sales and markdowns and eating seasonally. I know you like only shopping once a month, but weekly sales can save so much money! For example, we love apples, but they have not been sale, but peaches have been. So we have adjusted and are eating more peaches right now. Or, when pork butt is on sale, I buy extra for the freezer. I challenge you to a grocery store challenge! Try shopping weekly with sales and see if that helps your grocery budget!
Shop the clearance section. You can find items marked down 90%. There are also apps where you can buy less than perfect produce at 75% discount. Same for fast food, deli, and bagel shops.
Most of the school supplies and craft items can be found at the Dollar store and Target for cheap. I’ve been mixing cottage cheese into my eggs to make scrambled eggs and breakfast burritos to add more protein. I love seeing and hearing about how you stay, or try to, in budget. 🥰
I love Sam’s club. I was inspired by you to shop big there once a month. I stuff my freezer and I have to say I’ve saved so much in money and time. This month I ordered on line and my daughter works close to Sam’s club so she picked it all up for me so I saved there as well. Thank you so much for making these videos. I’m super excited about your new home. It’s beautiful. Many blessings to you and your family 💖🙏💖
What I do, which is top priority is make sure I have all the fresh fruit and veg. It is hard to say with what in season though. After that it’s the proteins. I hardly ever go down the center lanes. I just do the perimeter which is where all the healthy foods are.
Thanks for sharing. Hope you have a wonderful week. The only way my family of four is staying within a budget is by shopping weekly sales and working our meals around those items. This week plumcots were on sale and the family got to try something new. Also my local store will sell produce 50 percent off. Requires more store visits but doable since we live within five minutes of our grocery store.
I really look forward to you moving into your newly built home and doing a full months grocery haul to put away in your new pantry, fridges, closets and garage freezers. I would love to see you put it all away. Please show us where you put it all in the new house, as you are putting it all away!
I buy weekly as can not have the money to buy monthly we find it hard i go to farm foods 3 bags chicken for12 pounds and frozen veggies only got six drawer s i fed five i about 200 a week but some junk we don't buy a lot of fruit you did well blessings nanapollyx Scotland 🙏🌻🧚🌟💐☕🍰🥰🌞👸
It is getting harder to stay in budget. What really helps is leftovers, especially on days where I work a particularly long shift. Also those are a lot of markers. You got a lot of little ones who love to color lol.
Thanks for sharing! I just noticed it's time for us to put in our large meat order too. We usually buy a pig at a time and a 1/2 beef. We are a family of 9 so it lasts a little while.
Now I love these videos. I look forward to these every month. I wanted to say there's nothing wrong with bone in and skin on..that's how my mom cooked sometimes she would debone the chicken to do something else with it I don't mean to be rude ...oh BTW Good morning from Omaha
Pastèque is french for watermelon. Just like Chèvre written in big font on the goat’s cheese packaging, it’s a merketing tactic to make it look fancy. ☺️
Sarah, it's soo good to see you back to your subtle (just like Papa) sense of humor. I LOVE IT😅😅😂😂 Blessings and Favor will forever rest on your family because of your faithfulness to Our Lord and Savior ❤❤
When I used to work at a Christian camp. I used to use the leftover meats from breakfast and lunches to make salads so what I would do is the barbecue chicken I'd make barbecue chicken salad. And the honey ham after breakfast I would grind that up put some mustard mayo and relish and add some shredded and chopped celery and carrots. I do the same thing with the chicken salad. Also leftover home fries and there's not usually a leftover bacon but if I did I'd add some of that in there. For potato salad
Costco has Siete in large bags and this month of August they had multiple flavors also the Sweet Potato Chips in Avocado Oil they also have a potatoes chip in Avocado oil to. So good I go in just for those sometimes
Sams club has an off brand post it note that I buy (I use them everyday for work). They are much cheaper. Self stick note paper I think is what they call it. :)
I don't know how you do it. I've got a family of 3, I spent $326 at Sam's today. I even bought split chicken breasts on sale for $1.27 lb this month. Just trying to survive in these crazy high priced times.
Sarah, I don't know if you've tried this, but reserving a section of the wall in your school area for a mid-to-large piece of Peg Board could help you out a bunch. First of all, many of your packaged pens, etc. have holes in the top of the pack, and can hang. Also, there is a huge variety of shelves, "small buckets," and other attachments to keep the small, but frequently needed items "close at hand." Something to consider when storing things out of the reach of the "littles" when you're not able to watch everything--scissors, etc. I used to have one in my craft room, and it was amazing. It was on the front of a shelf unit, so I was able to hang and childproof in the front with pegs; and and stack paper, workbooks, and similar items on the shelves in the back. Yes, I am OCD. I love the Bic lead pencils. You advance the lead by turning the point of the pencil. It's much harder to break the lead, and erasers stay put. These are disposable (probably recyclable).
I saw where someone painted different colors and they separated the colors in an ice cube tray. I thought that was such a good idea. Thank you Saeahbfor the video.
I actually went back to weekly shopping to stay on budget. For some reason that works better for me right now. I did once a month for years and years, but weekly is helping. Is that Peace with a peace sign on her shirt? So cute!!!! I cleaned out my school closet and found so many school supplies so I think I'll get to skip the back to school shopping this year! Great video as always!
You do such a good job, Sarah! Everybody is struggling with their budget these days. I love all your school supplies! I don’t have any kids but still want school supplies.🦋
Glad to hear that I’m not the only one who brings in a big hall of food/supplies and then has to figure out where to put it all… bc we are also a large family in a smaller house… it’s overwhelming for me at times to put everything in “it’s place” bc really I have to figure out where that place is and hope my kids don’t just help themselves to all the school supplies before it’s time to use them…😂
Back in 2007 we road tripped from our home in NYC to visit my grandmother in Illinois. My kids were 8 & 13 at the time. While in Illinois a new Super Walmart just opened that had great back to school deals, especially compared to NYC prices, so I stocked up and was very glad we were driving home. I got them everything they needed to the entire school year. My daughter got a new Barbie lunchbox that I later saw at a Kmart at home and it was double the price of what I paid in Illinois.
You could make sherbet (sweet white powder to enjoy and bribe kids with) from the citrus peels etc. Cooked chickens are a very easy meal with salad, rolls and even fries cooked at home.
I buy name brand post it notes and puzzle books and other office/school supplies at Dollar TREE 🌴🌴🌴.... everything used to be 1.00 but now a lot of items are 1.25 or more....great name brand Kleenex, party supplies, and sponges, hair bands, name brand toothpaste, floss....LOVE Dollar TREE
I would say most things are a lot cheaper for back to school at Dollar Tree - if not cheaper, no more expensive. They have great varieties of name brand school items. Shop early tho!!!!
We NOW are cutting our grocery budget down. We stretch it out and use it up even more. A lot of casseroles, skillet dishes and ground beef. We buy in bulk only when it comes out cheaper. I make the sales each week and stock up on anything we eat/use that’s a good buy. I freeze all leftovers when we tire of them and turn them into combo meals later on. I’ve dropped the name brands on a lot of things and go with store brand. I scratch cook most everything and eat out a whole lot less. Thanks for sharing your great haul video. I love watching you guys!
Sarah, your grocery halls are great. You are so honest, thorough and really stick to a tight budget. I was so glad you were able to show the sanitary pads and speak on the benefits. It’s nice to see you grant yourself grace in not being “purists “ but you sure eat squeaky clean!
We are a family of 6. My monthly budget is 900. No extra money to buy bulk meat but I don't take toiletries out of that. No way I could! It's sooo hard. We are a seed oil free, high protein, low processed food family, all produce is organic as is most of our meat. I feel like my cart is nearly empty every week! We do weekly shopping as my husband is paid weekly
Next road trip swing by Northern Michigan, pick me up,and I will tag along as security-crowd control! I laughed and could not stop smiling the whole time. Just what I needed today 😂
Something that I saw recently was a person make a paint palette out of clay. They rolled it out to the desired thickness, trimmed it into the shape (twelve petaled flower, I believe) they desired and then used the back of a rounded teaspoon or tablespoon to make the wells to hold the paint. In the middle, they carved out a flat area that they could use for mixing the paints. It seemed like such a great idea, I thought your artistic ones would love to do/have that!
I also use aldi. Right now they have 80/20 beef for 3.99 a pound. They have let me buy it by the box. I also use dollar store for some school supplies. You do an amazing job with your budget and eating healthy.
Once you are in milk and getting enough cream, it is so easy to culture your own sour cream. And it’s better than anything you’ll buy. Nancy’s included. ❤
We spend on average over $2000 CDN on groceries for our family of 4 adults and a younger teen. This is in Canada. Not all organic, but trying to eat whole, healthy food for the most part. We buy half a beef at a time for the freezer.
I keep going over on my grocery budget as well. My budget before the pandemic was $100 a week ($400 a month) for my family of 5. Now my budget is $170 a week and i still struggle, especially when i try to get better quality foods.
I have my first Azure Standard cart ready to go for on Pay Day! I’m excited. The pick up is 40 minutes away for me but that’s alright. I’m glad you showed the feminine pads. I’m gonna go add them to my cart as well!!
It is a challenge for us to stay in budget for groceries! Family of 5 soon to be 6 with my Mom eating at least once if not more meals per day with us. Once a month shopping hasn't worked for us up to now but we are trying really hard to stick to once a week shopping. We are spending a bit more on produce by going to a local farm market. We are on the list with one of the local farmers from our church for any amount of beef that is available either tbis year or next.
There is only 2 of us here at home. Trying to draw the meals out. Amazing what you can do with a little imagination. Plus my husband is happy to eat mince, made in different ways of course, for a few nights a week. I always try to buy good quality beef and make casseroles. We are pensioners now, and can't let our health slip😅
I can’t remember if I mentioned it, but we have gotten soooo many garden fresh vegetables from friends this year and could not be more grateful! This saved us money, too, this month. 😅😅😅. It’s expensive to eat these days. Love hearing what you are doing to stay in budget or at least TRY.
I do like to hear your budgeting tips. Sometimes I haven't thought of that particular thing but it will work good for me. So thanks.
Shop two different stores. I'll go to Sam's and Walmart
.sometimes if I can dollar store.
Can you explain your homeschool curriculum please!!!
I know your family loves fruit, but since it’s so expensive now, I’d cut back on that for awhile
@@marcykornelsen1387 and give them what instead?
Can't get over how cute your hair is at this length Sarah!
I love it
Sarah, I hope you are taking time for yourself and allowing yourself to grieve your loss. I know keeping busy helps but I don’t want you to suddenly collapse. I’m keeping you in my thoughts and prayers (I’m genuinely worried about you and really care). Don’t wait for it all to catch up with you. I got sick in college because I ignored my emotions and paid a price.
I always use salted butter in baking too! So glad to know I'm not the only one. 😊
Same! Most recipes have you using unsalted butter then have you add like a teaspoon of salt. What’s the difference! I just use the salted butter and cut back in the recipe’s salt measurements.
Same here and I still add the salt they ask for in recipes.
I only buy salted butter. It has a better flavor to me.
Me too
I get the highlights hidden picture books. Then I take them apart and put the pages in sheet protectors in a 3 ring binder. That makes it where the kids can find pictures and circle them with crayons markers and wipe them off with a Kleenex when done. That way several can do the same puzzle. It also makes a good quiet church activity.
I really enjoy your channel. It is wonderful to experience life with your family. I married a wonderful Christian man when I was 52 and we have been enjoying life together for 20 years.
Love that!!!
Bel isn’t back from her mission is she?
Hi Sarah, Did you know watermelon cubes freeze beautifully? I do that for dessert, instead of prepared desserts. The frozen watermelon seems very much more sweet than the fresh. I can eat a whole plateful of fresh watermelon, but can only manage about half a cup of frozen, because it is so sweet. I have started using jarred mushrooms to make up space in meat meals...a 1:1 ratio of mushrooms to meat. You can get a 7 oz glass jar of mushroom slices at Dollar Tree for $1.25, so $2.86 per pound. I also do the same things with beans. Beans are relatively cheap, if you buy dried beans, and they work beautifully to stretch meat dishes too! I hope this helps. Praying for better days!
Maybe next year you can start a small box garden. Start small so it doesn’t overwhelm you. Four boxes with left over wood that you have and dirt. Seriously, then you already have it there. Plant a few discounted fruit trees at the end of the season. Or, you can come to my house ( there is just 2 of us) and I can give you all of the pears and tomatoes your family can eat! We feed the migrants that work around here. They are so nice and they have been coming for years now. It makes me feel good.
I agree Sarah, it’s a struggle right now, trying to stay within budget. I think you’re doing great! Thanks for taking us along! ❤ xo
Sarah! Your two year old is definitely “homeschooled”. She has learned everything she knows at home 💞
Love shopping days. I remember school supplies were like Christmas presents. Hi everyone.❤
Wow Sara how do you hold it all together my goodness girl all the cooking washing and home schooling I don't know how you do it all I'm can't wait for yall to move into the BIG house it will be so much better for the family I know your so ready for it .yall are so blessed I love your videos and all that you do so thank you Sara for all of the hard work
If I had to feed that many people we would all be in the line at a food bank 😂
How we are saving a ton each month month for a small family is shopping the grocery adds and using digital coupons and trying to base meal plan on that for 4 weeks
Hey Sarah!! Cacao is just the raw/unprocessed version of cocoa. I believe they roast the cacao to turn it into cocoa which I've read can lower some of the vitamins and minerals but I'm no expert. I also buy both 😊
I love your food hauls. Although I live alone, having raised my family, I can appreciate the planning of your food list and necessities every month.
Blessings to you and your family ❤
Hi Sarah, you do a wonderful job feeding your family healthy and tasty meals and snacks. I'm finding it hard to afford enough food so I have cut down to two small meals a day and I drink water if I feel hungry. I can't continue like this long term so I'll have to figure something out if I live much longer. God has already given me 12 years longer than the two my lifelong specialists gave me at age 32. Food is very expensive in my country and I've not been able to work as a school teacher or be a foster mum for 14 years. I lost both my parents in the last few years and in some ways I really want to be with them but I trust in God that I still have a purpose for being here. God bless you, solo, your gorgeous kids and your extended family.
Well said. Surprised that your comment didn’t receive more likes.
@@a.marcoux4274 That is kind of you.
You are so kind and it means a lot to me. You are a special and God is working through you.😊
It's just myself and my husband, and I can't believe how expensive groceries have become. I'm thankful I'm not feeding a large family like you are. You got a lot of produce and organic options for your money.
Guesstimate countdown until monthly grocery hauls are unloaded & getting put away in the new home🎉. How fun will that be😍
God bless & have a great day!!!
Great haul
Its such a wonderful surprise to come to RUclips and see one of your videos. Pretty soon you'll be showing your monthly food hauls in your new home! 😀
I love your grocery hauls! Every time I watch though I keep thinking.... you should plant a garden and berry plants to help save money....but I also know how much time all that takes and with little ones it's SO hard.
I love your hauls, yes they’re expensive but you have a big family and it’s a lot of food and items that you buy. You plan ahead which I love 😌😊
“Don’t put that plastic bag on your head!!!” Real life right there!!! 😂. My baby is 9, so I love hearing😊 the little ones chatter 💜One of the few channels I watch consistently. Thanks for sharing your haul!!! ❤
I love your monthly grocery hauls. I learned so much. You are the reason I started ordering from Azure it has really been a blessing. Thank you!
Awesome!
Sarah just think of all the wonderful space you’ll have in your new home 😊.Blessing to you and your entire family.
When i was younger i used always pads (they're plasticky) and i was always irritated. Since i changed with some cotton pads i stopped having that problem. I also use period underwear to save on pads. And they're more comfortable than pads. Especially at night.
Good morning, stay cool.
Thanks for another grocery haul. Plus some back 2 school stuff.
I grill bone in skin on chicken thighs after I marinate them in Italian dressing, so good and simple.
FYI Ticonderoga also has the thicker pencil for younger children. They are really good. I also like to use them when writing over a long period of time as they don't fatigue your hand
Finally! Another mom that shops like me. Im not feeding as many people as you (family of 6), but I too shop once a month here in Canada and noticed we spend a lot less shopping this way than if I were to shop weekly or bi-weekly.
For sure!! 👍
The main ways I am shopping to stay on budget is shopping sales and markdowns and eating seasonally. I know you like only shopping once a month, but weekly sales can save so much money! For example, we love apples, but they have not been sale, but peaches have been. So we have adjusted and are eating more peaches right now. Or, when pork butt is on sale, I buy extra for the freezer.
I challenge you to a grocery store challenge! Try shopping weekly with sales and see if that helps your grocery budget!
Shop the clearance section. You can find items marked down 90%. There are also apps where you can buy less than perfect produce at 75% discount. Same for fast food, deli, and bagel shops.
just want to say ty again fr the vlogs u are a busy mummy and take time to do this for us ilove watching your family thrive and cherrish ty again xx
Most of the school supplies and craft items can be found at the Dollar store and Target for cheap. I’ve been mixing cottage cheese into my eggs to make scrambled eggs and breakfast burritos to add more protein. I love seeing and hearing about how you stay, or try to, in budget. 🥰
I love Sam’s club. I was inspired by you to shop big there once a month. I stuff my freezer and I have to say I’ve saved so much in money and time. This month I ordered on line and my daughter works close to Sam’s club so she picked it all up for me so I saved there as well. Thank you so much for making these videos. I’m super excited about your new home. It’s beautiful. Many blessings to you and your family 💖🙏💖
What I do, which is top priority is make sure I have all the fresh fruit and veg. It is hard to say with what in season though. After that it’s the proteins. I hardly ever go down the center lanes. I just do the perimeter which is where all the healthy foods are.
Thanks for sharing. Hope you have a wonderful week.
The only way my family of four is staying within a budget is by shopping weekly sales and working our meals around those items. This week plumcots were on sale and the family got to try something new. Also my local store will sell produce 50 percent off. Requires more store visits but doable since we live within five minutes of our grocery store.
It’s just my husband and myself and it’s ridiculous what we spend on groceries! I feel your pain!
I really look forward to you moving into your newly built home and doing a full months grocery haul to put away in your new pantry, fridges, closets and garage freezers. I would love to see you put it all away. Please show us where you put it all in the new house, as you are putting it all away!
I can't wait to see these hauls in your new home!!!
I love school supplies♥️ And i love how the kids are SO EXCITED with all the school supplies too🥰
I can’t wait to see your future hauls in the new house❤
I buy weekly as can not have the money to buy monthly we find it hard i go to farm foods 3 bags chicken for12 pounds and frozen veggies only got six drawer s i fed five i about 200 a week but some junk we don't buy a lot of fruit you did well blessings nanapollyx Scotland 🙏🌻🧚🌟💐☕🍰🥰🌞👸
Praying for you all if old Deb is going to cause any issues. Thank you for all of your content.
It is getting harder to stay in budget. What really helps is leftovers, especially on days where I work a particularly long shift. Also those are a lot of markers. You got a lot of little ones who love to color lol.
I really enjoy watching your channel, never boring. You all are a blessed family.
Good morning. Love, love this channel so much.
We care about everything!! That’s why we are here!!
Friends r the best! When it comes to supplies, u can only do so much!
Those are my favorite notebooks! The plastic cover really helps them hold up!
Good morning my people!👋🏾👋🏾💞🤩🤩🤩
I always loved back to school shopping. I still would, but I hardly ever need that stuff. Can’t wait to have kids that need school supplies.
Hi Sarah! Walmart and Thrive carry Siete chips. Good luck. Thank you for sharing!
Not that much longer Sara. Think of how far you guys have come 💜
Thanks for sharing! I just noticed it's time for us to put in our large meat order too. We usually buy a pig at a time and a 1/2 beef. We are a family of 9 so it lasts a little while.
Now I love these videos. I look forward to these every month. I wanted to say there's nothing wrong with bone in and skin on..that's how my mom cooked sometimes she would debone the chicken to do something else with it I don't mean to be rude ...oh BTW Good morning from Omaha
Pastèque is french for watermelon. Just like Chèvre written in big font on the goat’s cheese packaging, it’s a merketing tactic to make it look fancy. ☺️
Your food shopping looks amazing. It goes to show that eating healthy is cheaper in the long run
As far as back to school as I shop all year round as I see deals etc so never a problem when school starts up again
Yes i totally agree i have been using that brand recently. God bless you and your family.
Sarah, it's soo good to see you back to your subtle (just like Papa) sense of humor. I LOVE IT😅😅😂😂 Blessings and Favor will forever rest on your family because of your faithfulness to Our Lord and Savior ❤❤
I checked the Sam’s app. The gallon jars of pickles are still available here. The Sam’s on 27th in Lincoln has the big jars.
Thanks for the tip..
Ticonderoga pencils are the best!!! We buy them at Sam’s Club! Way cheaper. Post it notes too!
Good idea! Just figured Walmart would be less expensive.
When I used to work at a Christian camp. I used to use the leftover meats from breakfast and lunches to make salads so what I would do is the barbecue chicken I'd make barbecue chicken salad. And the honey ham after breakfast I would grind that up put some mustard mayo and relish and add some shredded and chopped celery and carrots. I do the same thing with the chicken salad. Also leftover home fries and there's not usually a leftover bacon but if I did I'd add some of that in there. For potato salad
Costco has Siete in large bags and this month of August they had multiple flavors also the Sweet Potato Chips in Avocado Oil they also have a potatoes chip in Avocado oil to. So good I go in just for those sometimes
Sams club has an off brand post it note that I buy (I use them everyday for work). They are much cheaper. Self stick note paper I think is what they call it. :)
I don't know how you do it. I've got a family of 3, I spent $326 at Sam's today. I even bought split chicken breasts on sale for $1.27 lb this month. Just trying to survive in these crazy high priced times.
Sarah, I don't know if you've tried this, but reserving a section of the wall in your school area for a mid-to-large piece of Peg Board could help you out a bunch. First of all, many of your packaged pens, etc. have holes in the top of the pack, and can hang. Also, there is a huge variety of shelves, "small buckets," and other attachments to keep the small, but frequently needed items "close at hand." Something to consider when storing things out of the reach of the "littles" when you're not able to watch everything--scissors, etc.
I used to have one in my craft room, and it was amazing. It was on the front of a shelf unit, so I was able to hang and childproof in the front with pegs; and and stack paper, workbooks, and similar items on the shelves in the back. Yes, I am OCD. I love the Bic lead pencils. You advance the lead by turning the point of the pencil. It's much harder to break the lead, and erasers stay put. These are disposable (probably recyclable).
Great idea!
Hi Sara we do love these grocery hauls,love the glasses too💐
Love the haul videos
You look great in glasses, too!
I saw where someone painted different colors and they separated the colors in an ice cube tray. I thought that was such a good idea. Thank you Saeahbfor the video.
I actually went back to weekly shopping to stay on budget. For some reason that works better for me right now. I did once a month for years and years, but weekly is helping.
Is that Peace with a peace sign on her shirt? So cute!!!!
I cleaned out my school closet and found so many school supplies so I think I'll get to skip the back to school shopping this year!
Great video as always!
Glasses look great on you!!
You do such a good job, Sarah! Everybody is struggling with their budget these days. I love all your school supplies! I don’t have any kids but still want school supplies.🦋
Glad to hear that I’m not the only one who brings in a big hall of food/supplies and then has to figure out where to put it all… bc we are also a large family in a smaller house… it’s overwhelming for me at times to put everything in “it’s place” bc really I have to figure out where that place is and hope my kids don’t just help themselves to all the school supplies before it’s time to use them…😂
Back in 2007 we road tripped from our home in NYC to visit my grandmother in Illinois. My kids were 8 & 13 at the time. While in Illinois a new Super Walmart just opened that had great back to school deals, especially compared to NYC prices, so I stocked up and was very glad we were driving home. I got them everything they needed to the entire school year. My daughter got a new Barbie lunchbox that I later saw at a Kmart at home and it was double the price of what I paid in Illinois.
You could make sherbet (sweet white powder to enjoy and bribe kids with) from the citrus peels etc.
Cooked chickens are a very easy meal with salad, rolls and even fries cooked at home.
I buy name brand post it notes and puzzle books and other office/school supplies at Dollar TREE 🌴🌴🌴.... everything used to be 1.00 but now a lot of items are 1.25 or more....great name brand Kleenex, party supplies, and sponges, hair bands, name brand toothpaste, floss....LOVE Dollar TREE
I would say most things are a lot cheaper for back to school at Dollar Tree - if not cheaper, no more expensive. They have great varieties of name brand school items. Shop early tho!!!!
Good to know!
Thank you for the grocery hall.
. $2000. a month is not enough for the family. Love from New
You are amazing! Unpacking that is so much work. It’s all so much work. Shows us how you make your nachos for your big gang.
We NOW are cutting our grocery budget down. We stretch it out and use it up even more. A lot of casseroles, skillet dishes and ground beef. We buy in bulk only when it comes out cheaper. I make the sales each week and stock up on anything we eat/use that’s a good buy. I freeze all leftovers when we tire of them and turn them into combo meals later on. I’ve dropped the name brands on a lot of things and go with store brand. I scratch cook most everything and eat out a whole lot less. Thanks for sharing your great haul video. I love watching you guys!
Growing up in Texas we had plum trees and blackberry bushes. In winter we bought apples and oranges. We saved a lot by growing our own
Sarah, your grocery halls are great. You are so honest, thorough and really stick to a tight budget. I was so glad you were able to show the sanitary pads and speak on the benefits. It’s nice to see you grant yourself grace in not being “purists “ but you sure eat squeaky clean!
16:14 you can put cottage cheese in the blender and add ranch seasoning. It makes a really yummy dip for chips and veggies and has protein
I bought those pickles on a whim a few months ago and I LOVED them. They're definitely my favorite snacking pickles now.
We are a family of 6. My monthly budget is 900. No extra money to buy bulk meat but I don't take toiletries out of that. No way I could! It's sooo hard. We are a seed oil free, high protein, low processed food family, all produce is organic as is most of our meat. I feel like my cart is nearly empty every week! We do weekly shopping as my husband is paid weekly
Next road trip swing by Northern Michigan, pick me up,and I will tag along as security-crowd control! I laughed and could not stop smiling the whole time. Just what I needed today 😂
Ticonderoga Pencils are the absolute best!!! My family has a lot of teachers in it and they love them!! Amazing!!
I love your channel so much!! It amazes me how you can stay so close to your budget and feed so many!!! Thank you for sharing your hauls!!
I love watching your grocery hauls! Look forward each month!
Something that I saw recently was a person make a paint palette out of clay. They rolled it out to the desired thickness, trimmed it into the shape (twelve petaled flower, I believe) they desired and then used the back of a rounded teaspoon or tablespoon to make the wells to hold the paint. In the middle, they carved out a flat area that they could use for mixing the paints.
It seemed like such a great idea, I thought your artistic ones would love to do/have that!
I also use aldi. Right now they have 80/20 beef for 3.99 a pound. They have let me buy it by the box. I also use dollar store for some school supplies.
You do an amazing job with your budget and eating healthy.
Once you are in milk and getting enough cream, it is so easy to culture your own sour cream. And it’s better than anything you’ll buy. Nancy’s included. ❤
We spend on average over $2000 CDN on groceries for our family of 4 adults and a younger teen. This is in Canada. Not all organic, but trying to eat whole, healthy food for the most part. We buy half a beef at a time for the freezer.
Sara, for the frozen cream cheese you have to thaw and whip it to get back to the correct texture. In the kitchen aid or food processor
I saw a lady the other day on the Internet that grated butter into her ground beef and made delicious hamburgers! 😍 I was intrigued I’m gonna try it.
Yum....I put butter on steak the other day and wow....it was amazing!
I keep going over on my grocery budget as well. My budget before the pandemic was $100 a week ($400 a month) for my family of 5. Now my budget is $170 a week and i still struggle, especially when i try to get better quality foods.
I have my first Azure Standard cart ready to go for on Pay Day! I’m excited. The pick up is 40 minutes away for me but that’s alright. I’m glad you showed the feminine pads. I’m gonna go add them to my cart as well!!
It is a challenge for us to stay in budget for groceries! Family of 5 soon to be 6 with my Mom eating at least once if not more meals per day with us.
Once a month shopping hasn't worked for us up to now but we are trying really hard to stick to once a week shopping. We are spending a bit more on produce by going to a local farm market.
We are on the list with one of the local farmers from our church for any amount of beef that is available either tbis year or next.
There is only 2 of us here at home. Trying to draw the meals out. Amazing what you can do with a little imagination. Plus my husband is happy to eat mince, made in different ways of course, for a few nights a week. I always try to buy good quality beef and make casseroles. We are pensioners now, and can't let our health slip😅