TIDY TIP FROM THRIFTY CHEAPSKATE TAP UNUSED FREEZER SPACE

Here is a clever tip from 1001 Timely Tips for Clutter Control.

Tap into unused freezer space. Lack of shelves steals away lots of space in the top half of your freezer. Learn a lesson from side by side refrigerators. They have handy space saving freezer shelves and yours can too. The same inexpensive wire racks and baskets that organize cabinets can help you use all the storage space in your freezer instead of just the bottom shelf.

What a clever tip to organize your freezer. Thanks for stopping by.. lets keep saving together.. Grace

WHATS FOR DINNER HOW ABOUT Yummy HAMBURGER HOT DISH AND GARLIC BREAD

What's for dinner? Tonight it is home made hamburger hot dish and garlic bread on the side. Easy to make and warms up not only my home but my tummy.
Easy to make just brown the hamburger and take out the grease to this I add some salt , pepper and basil to taste and one can of tomato soup and can of diced tomatoes.
While hamburger is browning I boil up a big pot of water and cook my pasta of choice. Mine is egg noodles. Once drained we add another can of tomato soup. After mixing hamburger mixture and noodle mixture we pour into a casserole and add a handful or two of shredded cheese. Bake for 45 minutes and dinner is done. Yummy

Thanks for stopping by to see what's for dinner.. Grace

MONDAY MENU PLAN 1/2/11 to 1/8/11 Spaghetti and Home made Chicken Soup planned

The fact is we normally go to the auction house 2 to 3 times a week to hunt for items to buy and sell. Yes you can call us pickers. We have easy meals those days or eat left overs when we come home.

This week I plan to make Spaghetti and home made sauce or just use frozen meat balls depending on how I feel. We are suffering from light colds and while not feeling totally horrible just do not feel perfect.
That is the reason another night will be home made chicken soup with frozen vegetables and some pasta from the cupboard.
If my cold gets better I hope to pick a new recipe from one of my cook books. If so will share that with you then.

Take a peek at my recipes on the side bar. There is some good tasting recipes there. Thanks for stopping by Grace

WHATS FOR DINNER PURE COMFORT FOOD GRILLED CHEESE AND TOMATO SOUP

Weather is cold and lightly snowing. What we needed tonight was comfort food, something to warm us up. My idea of a perfect choice was tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. Add a hand full of ripple potato chips and supper is done.
Fast, easy and thrifty choice.  Thanks for stopping by.. Grace

BOOK LIST 2012 READING MORE THIS NEXT YEAR

One of my goals is to read more this next year. I hope to read a fiction and a non fiction every month. I also plan to read the 5 Minute New Testiment. Just read day one.
I am adding Proverbs to my daily list. A chapter a month this month and every month. There are 31 chapters in Proverbs. David Ramsey says he reads it every month, a chapter a day. Plan to add that to this list.
Since one of my main interests is my genealogy project some of my non fiction reading will be something historical or to do with working on my family tree.
For my first non fiction book I will read Lincolnites and Rebels A Divided Town In The American Civil War by Robert Tracy McKenzie. The divided town is Knoxville Tennesee. This will give me an idea to what life was like for my ancestors. My 2nd and 3rd great grandparents lived during this period with three of my great grandparents being born during this period of the civil war. I had one great great grandfather fight in the civil war. Two were born in Tennessee but by the time of the civil war had moved to Iowa.
I just finished John Sandford's Storm Prey and will now move to his next prey book Buried Prey.
What are you planning to read this year. Do you stack a pile of books together or just go month by month. I tend to go month by month since I never can decide what I want to read till I pick up the book.
Have a great night and happy reading. Grace

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERY ONE ~ MAY GOOD FORTUNE FAVOR YOU

Here is a wonderful vintage New Year's post card in my collection. Young child sitting on a horseshoe swing.

Telling us Good Luck and a Happy New Year postmarked Dec 30 1911. One hundred years old. How great is that.

Grace

EATING OUT WHILE SAVING MONEY IN 2012

If you are like me and like to eat out there are ways to do it on the thrifty side.

1. Use coupons when possible. We like to go to Subway or Quiznos and can often find a coupon in the Sunday coupon savers. We carry these in the car in a envelope with other coupons. When the hungers come we can grab the coupon and go.

2. Avoid the beverage will save you some dollars for sure. I do like my soda with my meal but some times the cost is just unfair and I refuse to buy soda or just boycott that restaurant all together. There is a little cafe in Two Harbors Minnesota and we stopped there on Sunday after church. Order the soda with out looking at the price. Will not go back there again because on the menu it even said NO REFILLS. Just bad business in my opinion.

3. Check out the appetizers section. Now this can be costly but again can me a meal for me. I like Famous Daves small size not your normal nachos. To much for me to eat and I end up bringing some home for hubby to snack on next day.

4. Find something on the menu that will reheat up and still taste good. Buy that eat half of it and have left overs for lunch or next night's dinner.

5. Look for daily specials at some of our local restaurants. Famous Daves has hamburgers every Monday for $5.99 in our area. Another place as Spaghetti dinner cheaper on Sunday nights. Just check around and see what is the great deals in your area.

6. One of my favorite ideas is to go to lunch rather than dinner. Prices are normally less.

7. Some times the food is so generous that hubby and I will share or I will order something small and have a little of what he is eating.


8. Get daily deals Sites like Groupon and Restaurant.com sell restaurant gift certificates for less than face value you may be able to score a $25 coupon, but pay only $10.

Here are 8 ideas for you to maybe save some money eating out but still have the fun of dining out.

Thanks for stopping by.. hope to see you again real soon.. Lets keep saving together.. Grace