Well, we haven't exactly been as frugal as we could have or should have this past few weeks. I have been busy with doctors appointments, tests, and still have some to go.
I guess frugality is truly a seasonal thing, some weeks or months we do really well, but when Mom is barely functional, I guess frugality goes out the window.
Tonight, though, I am making Chili, which will net us a minimum of 2-3 meals out of a mere maybe $5-6
Now to figure, out of 17.90 worth of ground beef I got 14 packages for the freezer, that is 1.27 for the ground beef, my quart of tomatoes with chilies cost me 83 cents, and I canned them last season (I figured that cost in an argument I won, but it was still worth the effort) The beans, I use two cans at never more than 50 cents a piece, eventually I will be trying to use dried beans, but I am not that confident in my bean making skills yet. The onion, cost merely 3 cents (thank you sales) and the seasoning, may cost a whole quarter, but I doubt it (I have never measured how much chili powder fits in my HUGE jumbo sized jar, but I know I have had it for almost a year and its not half gone yet, and I have made LOTS of chili)
So the grand total $3.13, plus my loaf of bread that doesn't cost $1 and that will give us at least two or three meals.
Unfortunately, I don't use a recipe for chili, so I can share it, I toss the ground beef in with a quart of home canned rotel tomatoes add onion, granulated garlic, chili powder and beans. Maybe a can of Corn or mushrooms if I remember, if I add both of them, it only ups the cost by about 82 cents. still under $5
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