Changes in grocery shopping

  We have cut back from once a week, then every other week to one major shopping to 4-6 wks and only getting a gallon of milk or milk and a loaf of bread between. We spent about $325 a month.

Yesterday as we stopped and I ordered the prime rib for Christmas eve, I brought up reducing the grocery list and using what we don't spend on paying off the house. 

Then we talked about limiting the grocery list. I had used Kroger's app to finger out what he thought we could buy for $100 a MONTH.... I figured it to be $50 a month using the list I had on me. 

I brought up the book I had reread, Prepper's pantry and that we had in the pantry everything to stay healthy evenif we wasn't taking a vitamin pill so that took that worry off. No sense doing something that is going to make your health worse. 

He came back with let's just buy milk (I can make yogurt and ice cream). 

I added heavy cream and or half and half once a month or every other month for whip topping and custards.

Then he suggested we split the savings between stocking back up and the mortgage. Suggested we start Jan 1st. and go to Lent.

I said NO, now. I already paid for the prime rib and that's the only thing that would not be regular groceries. We would do the next 14 wks (around Lent) and see how that goes.

Going to be an interesting year.

quick update

 Hubby's younger brother text last night his wife is going back in for heart treatment  on Friday(day before their mother's service) and might not be there. This is the 6th time she's had the treatment trying to get her heart to stay in rhythm. This is basically the same issue MIL had last couple years. * She was there but said they were looking at her getting a pacemaker.

FIL doing okay, said he just focuses on that fact she can sleep (was only sleeping 2 hrs before the shortness of breath would wake her) and he isn't worried about going to get groceries and coming home to find her on the floor where she fell and something broken.

Using drying rack almost daily even after hanging on the line. Can't tell wheither something is damp or just cold.

Largest turkey that was in freezer is canned. Second turkey thawing. Three beef roasts thawed to can in chuncks this morning.

Carrots and celery to blanche for freezer today also.

We have below freezing weather coming in tomorrow so I will finish hanging the last of the winter curtains also.

Doc told Hubby to get his steps in as he isn't losing the weight like he needs to,otherwise we are in good health and I am still off meds.

Everyone be safe, have a good holiday 

Blessed be