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Using My Garden To Cut Costs At The Grocery Store

August 30, 2023 Several months ago, I made the decision to invest in buying some items to make a garden at my home. I haven’t had an actual garden since I had my house in Muskego several years ago, so I was starting over again. I ended up buying a raised garden bed from Amazon and purchasing several plants from a local gardener for $1 each and two plants from Menards. All in all, the initial investment in my garden was roughly around $90. I have already gotten several large zucchinis out of the garden in addition to lots of cucumbers. It has been awesome to cut up and grill some tasty zucchini steaks or spiral to use in place of noodles for my spaghetti. I am so excited to try my hand at canning some of these cucumbers to make some pickles this weekend. I have three large tomato plants that, as of right now, I have only gotten two tomatoes from. However, there are two dozen green tomatoes I am so excited to freeze so I can make fresh sauces or salsa in the cold winter months.I am keeping a tally at home of the cost used to can items and freeze them to see if the garden was worth the financial investment. I will write an update to this blog at a later date to determine if the garden was worth the investment.   do know that I do love spending time maintaining it and so does my mom. She comes over several days a week to watch my dog Willow for me and loves checking in on my plants as well. The emotional value seems so much greater than any financial cost knowing how much we both enjoy it. You might also be interested in Costa Rica was amazing! It 100% lives up to its slogan, Pura Vida, which means “pure life.” Everyone we met, from our airport shuttle driver, Christian... I still can’t believe that I will be turning 40 in November. Forty years around the sun, as they say. I don’t feel like I look 40, and I don’t feel 40... I have been very fortunate to be invited to my sister and her boyfriend’s property in Costa Rica. It’s a family trip, as my two sisters Katie and Jayme... This month is pretty tight financially. Both my car insurance and camper insurance are due within the same month, so with every purchase I make, I really... Let’s talk saving money. I don’t mean saving money at the grocery store through couponing or using a calculator while shopping. Those are both great ways... Several months ago, I made the decision to invest in buying some items to make a garden at my home. I haven’t had an actual garden since I had my house... As the fall-like temps make their reappearance, I can’t help to think back about summer and how much time and effort I made into making my new seasonal... I got Willow this year in the middle of January. I wasn’t sure if I was ready for a pup, as it was only seven months after I had to put my Gunner down... Several months ago, I made the decision to invest in buying some items to make a garden at my home. I haven’t had an actual garden since I had my house...
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