Living Within the Means God has Provided for you.

I have been a stay at home mom since 2003, although living on one fairly small income has been challenging, God has always provided for our family. With a Gross income of aproximately $20,000 we own our own home, actually have two running vehicles and want for very little. Lots of people complain about not having enough money to pay their bills. I have a hard time understanding why. On a monthly basis, we make a mere $1, 356, I had no clue til recently how low that really was. Its funny, but being Poor is more of a mentality than an actuality for most of us.

Saturday, October 20, 2007

Cheap Meal Sick Kids

Yesterday my bug spiked a fever of 102.7 she was miserable. A little Tylenol and a lot of sleep went a long way to make her feel better. The Generic versions of Tylenol work just as well. Even though Bug is 5 we are still using infant Tylenol and Baby size doses because we don't want her having a lot of meds and getting a high drug tolerance like her momma has.

On Wednesday I spent the day in the hospital having tests run to check on the function of my shunt. Before we left, I made dinner (although we didn't eat it when we got home because it stunk-Hospitals make everything smell bad) but Taco soup is one of the worlds Cheapest meals.

3/4 lb ground beef (1.34)
1 Can Kidney Beans (.50)
1 can Chili Beans (.50)
1 quart Tomatoes (1.00)
1 packet Onion soup mix (.39)
1 quart water (free from Drips)
1 can corn (.50)
1 packet Taco seasoning (.50)

throw all in crock pot undrained all day on low. Tastes best a day or two after its been cooked

$4.23 I get approximately 3 meals out of this, 2 soups and a taco Salad We serve the soup with either Home baked bread or Baked Potatoes. The salad, is just bagged Lettuce, 1 tomato and a bag of Doritos (making none of the 3 meals over $5 for our family and we get lunch the following day out of all three as well.

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