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Sliding into Payday with $12 left

July 14th, 2011 at 05:01 pm

Tomorrow is payday and I have $12 left in my checking account. I also have $31 left in my fuel allowance. I have 3/4 tank of gas so I won't need that $31...straight into the Car Maintenance fund it goes.

Today is day 17 of no eating out. I am feeling more and more motivated. We are going to eat at Olive Garden on Sunday as a treat. We have to go to Canton anyway so it kind of makes the trip worth it.

I also made it not going to the grocery store. I was trying real hard to just eat what we had and not make a trip to the store. We will have spaghetti tonight which we have everything for and I can go to the store tomorrow. It is not going to be cheap because I have to buy meat. All we have in the freezer are roasts. But I hope to stay in my budget. Thanks to CeeJay for the recipe website. I am going to try the sweet and sour pork this weekend!

5 Responses to “Sliding into Payday with $12 left”

  1. TarWalker Says:
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    You are doing awesome! Keep it up! :-D

  2. scottish girl Says:
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    Great!

  3. ceejay74 Says:
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    Nice! I really hope that site produces some good meal ideas. I saw a few I want to try soon.

  4. crazyliblady Says:
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    Congrats on going so long without eating out. That is a significant accomplishment and one which I sometimes have a problem with. I take my lunch to work everyday, but sometimes wind up buying snacks, etc. away from home which costs more than if I just brought them with me.

    Hey, the roasts would make for really great meals, like beef stew, etc. Another recipe site is http://www.food.com.

  5. rob62521 Says:
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    Good job...keep it up!

    You could use the roasts and make other things...thaw it some and cut it up for stew or even cut up and put in a Crockpot with some broth and a cut up onion and service it over noodles. Here's the recipe:

    Creamy Crockpot beef
    1 pound beef stew meat (or in your case, the cut up roast)
    2 T butter
    2 T 2% milk or lower
    1 T Worcestershire sauce
    2 t of your favorite steak sauce
    3 T beef broth
    1 small chopped onion
    1 t herbs, chopped (I used oregano)
    2 oz. cream cheese
    Use a small slow cooker. Put everything but the cream cheese in the Crockpot. Cook on low 8-10 hours or until meat is tender. Stir in the cream cheese (I diced it up so it would melt quicker) in the last 30 minutes of cooking. Serve over hot buttered noodles.

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