Cleaning the house and trying to buy only $25.00 of groceries a week. This means dedication and planning. I want to change. I want a different routine. I want to become obsessed with a clean house and saving money. I not only want to live with in my means, I want to save money as well.This a result of a conversation with Best Friend, where she pointed out that if I could move my Asperger focus over to these things, I would do it. So I'm trying. First step, timeline/deadline, and budget/ menu.
I have washed some dishes. I have put them up. I took my clothes out of the dryer and put them up. This was the first time in at least five years! I took out eight bags of trash. I have cut down those dirty cat clawed, pissed on lace panels that my brother's love interest hung like fifteen years ago. I'm working on cleaning the house! I feel good about this.
I discovered that I have little beetles living under my computer desk on my food debris...
I discovered that the ants have found my abandoned food stuff in the master bedroom and won't leave.Also the kitchen. The ant spray only works when it is wet! This not the same kind of ant that has invaded the house before.I have put out some ant bait. Man, I hope it works.
I looked up some web sites and discussions online for cutting food cost, and they all said the same thing. Make your own food. Buy basic foods. Buy dried bean.Do not eat out.
So, as an Asperger, I enjoy eating the same thing over and over. This is the thing that frustrated me about food plans that I have had to follow in the past. All that DIFFERENT food. All THAT MONEY SPENT ON THE DIFFERENT FOOD! What I wanted to do was take one day of the diet sheet and use that for the WHOLE week.So, I have picked a meal and I'm going to live on THAT, for as long as I can, and I'm going to try to stay under $25.00 a week for food stuff. This does not count, cat stuff, or cleaning supplies. Also, I'm going to start using my own dishes and silverware, (and washing them), instead of buying plastic spoons and paper bowls.
I'm not to concerned with caloric counts right now. What I'm trying for is portion control.
Okay, Week One
The meal, some kind of pork stew with black beans, corn, tomatoes with corn chips. Snacks, apples. Drinks, hot tea, iced tea, and water.
My bill:
1 pound of black beans dried. 1.35
1 onion, 1.25
1 pack of green onions .88
1 bell pepper, .50
1 bunch of cilantro, .44
1 tomato.28
oatmeal, 2.42
Spenda, 4.98
1 box of chicken broth, 1.86
1 can of corn, .68
1 can of diced tomatoes, .68
corn chips, 2.98
jazz apples, 4.47
3 pounds of pork chops, 10.37
So splitting up the beans, oat meal and chops, I spent for this week, $26.26! Not too shabby for a first try.Now, let see if I can restrain myself from eating lots and lot of portions...
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UPDATE
Well, I stupidly did not bookmark the recipe, and I couldn't find it again. Dud! I looked at a lot of other pork and bean stews and winged it. Did not get the portions right. The main ingredient is the pork! Also, all of the recipes said it was for four portions...So I'm adding the rest of the beans in order to extend it and give it more taste.
I am finding it hard to only eat one bowl (this after only one day!) I was so hungry at work that I ate four slices of wrong made pizza. Must remember to bring an apple (or two) to work.
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