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Friday, July 30, 2010

Frugal Fun-Making Peanut Butter

Many of us are facing hard financial times. I see people doing many of the things that seem familiar to me (From the ages of 6-14 I lived with a woman in her then 70-80's who grew up during the Great Depression) Im tired. I don't have that extended family and support that came with the time, but I could really use the saved pennies so hear I am:)

So what can I do?
You may have seen my post on Laundry Soap--not very enlightening but I am trying here:)

I figured out how much we spend on food a month. Right around $1000. I nearly fell off my chair until I broke down a rough average of 30 days per month (that's between 30 and $40 a day) and 3 meals a day (a little over $10 per meal) for 7 people (now its getting tight and $1000 doesnt sound like so much.) Felt a little better.

We stick by our tried and true favorites and tend to have peanut butter EVERY single day. So that would be a good way to save some pennies and I'm dreaming of adding coconut oil and raw honey in there for fun. I am worried about the qualify of the food processor. That could be a problem.
Have any of you made peanut butter? Do you have any enlightening words and wisdom for me. I bought a Black and Decker Food Processor CHEAP and I found bulk peants. It is an investment of $70.00. Hmm...

We are pretty frugal and green. We use cloth diapers and cloth napkins and rags instead of paper towels (for the most pasrt)But there is more we could do:)

Any other ideas for me?

Im dreaming of a garden and working on getting rid of the gophers in the yard and have started a Vermiculture bin. Thinking about growing potatoes in a trash can or trash bag.

We can't have a clothes line because of our HOA. BUT I did find an incredible scratch and dent gas dryer when our electric one died.

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6 comments:

Jacqie said...

Sounds like fun!

Thanks for joining the Green Blog Hop this week.

Jacqie @ talesofthewife.com

Lisa said...

Hi! I'm your newest follower from the Green blog hop!!! Nice to meet you! So glad I found your blog. We have a lot in common. I have a house full of boys too. :) 5 boys & 1 girl, in that order, ages 15 to almost 3. We homeschool too. I have made almond butter in the past, but it's such a pain to clean the food processor that I just buy it at Trader Joe's now for a fraction of the cost of the health food store.

Hope you'll come visit & I'd be honored if you would follow me back. :)
Lisa xoxo
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Kasey said...

I use swagbucks, rewards from c.c., and craigslist of freecycle! You sound like you are doing great though!

Anne said...

If you fix this and try to replace the image again, it should work.

Anne said...

Ack, I'm sorry about that. Copy and paste fail from the reply I wrote up initially. :)

We make all our own peanut butter from unsalted, roasted peanuts we buy at Trader Joe's for around $2/lb. This is comparable to the jars they sell but it's greener and tastier. We use a food processor and then store it in good airtight tupperware. We've even roasted our own raw peanuts before, which is definitely a healthy way to go about it!

Hope that helps.

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