Would like to tell anyone being faced with higher copays for meds to try Good RX. Our insurance didn't cover a new med. It would have cost me $2538 a month which I can not afford. My pharmacist said let's see if Good Rx might help. The same med cost me $28.60. Thanks for all your sensible advise.
I absolutely love being home 24/7. After working for 30 years, my dream has come true. Total contentment. I hate ever leaving- even for just 1-2 errands.
My favorite snack recipe is a shrimp dip. Leave out an 8 oz package of plain cream cheese to soften to room temperature, once that's at room temperature put it in a bowl and mix it with one full jar of chili sauce. You'll want to use a hand blender until it's all mixed together. Make sure you're using chili sauce and not cocktail sauce. Once that's all mixed together add in 1 lb of cooked shrimp. Cut the shrimp into small pieces. Mix it all in together. Serve with your favorite cracker. I usually use wheat thins. It is delicious
Loved everything you said about coming back to the basics. I completely agree. Since the COVID lockdowns, I have learned to stay more at home. I cook more for us, I clean more, I give my dogs more attention, I am finishing all my incomplete quilt projects. It's such a great feeling!
Four or five years ago, a coworker of my daughter-in-law was retiring to AZ and he and his wife spent their last Thanksgiving at her house before moving. They brought queso in a new red crockpot, along with chips and cubes of different breads. Delicious! We all spoiled our appetites snacking. They left the crockpot and the recipe as a thank you gift for being invited. It’s a great memory of Bob and Judy and a fabulous recipe to take to any gathering.
The best thing about this channel is your happy banter with your husband. Full of love and respect. What's sad is during hard times instead sticking together and pulling resources to pull through some couple ended splitting up exacerbating the problems. Now they ended up poor AND broken family. Instead of 1 house now they need 2 , doubling expenses they cannot afford in the first place.
Oh, I am trying the roasted garbanzo beans! I like ranch seasoning oyster crackers. 9 oz. Crackers, 1 cup melted butter, 1/4 cup dry ranch seasoning mix. Pour butter over crackers & toss to coat. Stir in dry ranch seasoning mix. Spread on a cookie sheet and bake at 250 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes. I buy store brand crackers for 99 cents a bag. Makes a great snack!
Hi Emmy! Thanks for so many great tips! I live in the UK and prices are rising fast! We need to start staying in so I have been to the thrift store and bought some books for the winter season! We celebrate Thanksgiving in our house although we have no American connection! It is good for us all to spend some time just being thankful for what we have no matter where we are from! I agree with you about the pie crusts! So much easier to buy them! I also try not to go to the Black Friday sales as I find it odd that we spend the day before being thankful for everything we have and then go rushing out to buy more stuff we don’t really need! Much love from the UK! Sheila
I just found your channel and am loving it. It has been so helpful to get me back on track to save in all areas. This video was so needed and at the right time for me. I just went grocery shopping and could not believe in just a week how much items have gone up. Our family has gone back to baking our own bread and more homemade foods. Thank you for the videos!
I appreciate your comments on pricing/shortage issues so much!!! Honestly some things are rising and some things aren’t available. Making it work the best we can, you just encouraged me so much! I feel like there is such a pendulum people swing on, either saying everything is horrible, prices are skyrocketing and we are all gonna starve…and then the other end that’s like it’s fine, stuff is not rising, just calm down. But nope, Emmy and Paul have landed in the land of sense, have spoken in love, given ideas to help, and shared a delicious, simple, frugal recipe. Joyful spirit! Love it!!! And I love a slower life, love the talk about memories, distractions, thankful hearts, etc You are such an encouragement and bright spot in my week
It feels so good to see you! To your question: Every year my brothers-in-law get sweet roastet almonds or cereals in chocolate from me in a jar. It is cheap, easy to make and so yummy. You are so right, back to the basics is so important. This month we could not stick to our budget. The energy costs are rising, the same with the health insurance. And on top our sweet old cat (she is 11 years old) was very ill. After many examinations at the vet we got a bill about 800 Euro! We have a category for our cat about 25 Euro per month, but that was not enough. Our cat is now fine again, but she needs medications and expensive special foods for the next 6 weeks. So, come back to the basic is what we will do. I do as much as I can from scratch and homemade. We are now eliminating the organic food, because we have to stock up our costs for energy, health insurance and special cat food. BUT: We are still satisfied with all what we have. My daughter and I have autoimmune diseases and we are doing well in spite of everything (with our medications). We are blessed! To be satisfied is an attitude ( as you often told us, dear Emmy and Paul). Do you know, that I watch your videos severeal times? YOU ARE SUCH A BLESSING!
Oh Sabrina I am so sorry to hear this! I hope the kitty is well again! Our pets are so special to us! Your attitude is so precious though! You inspire me as well Sabrina my friend! Stay well!
Maybe a little time consuming, but this is a huge hit every time it’s served. Marinated Cheese • ½ cup olive oil • ½ cup white wine vinegar • 3 Tablespoons chopped fresh parsley • 3 Tablespoons minced green onions • 1 teaspoon sugar • ¾ teaspoon dried basil • ½ teaspoon salt • ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper • (1) 2 oz jar diced pimento, drained • (1) 5 ½ x 2 x 1 inch block sharp cheddar cheese, chilled • (1) 8 oz package cream cheese, chilled Combine first nine ingredients in jar cover tightly and shake vigorously - set mixture aside Cut cheddar cheese into ¼ inch thick slices. Repeat with cream cheese Arrange cheese slices and cream cheese alternatively in shallow dish Pour marinade over cheese slices and refrigerate for at east 8 hours Transfer cheese slices to serving platter - reserving marinade Spoon marinade over cheese and serve with crackers
You made some great points Amy! We have been able to keep our super low grocery budget of $300 monthly for our family of 5 in California even through this inflation. It is a bit tight and it takes work, but is doable with a little bit of effort. I have to try those garbanzo beans, I love a Gluten Free snack!😋 We eat Gluten Free/& Sugar free about 80% for health reasons and we can still save because as you said, going back to basics is key.😉👍
3 ingredient fudge. 1 bag chocolate chips, 1 can condensed milk. Heat in microwave and stir at 30 sec intervals till melted. Add 1/2 tsp vanilla. Place in parchment lined pan refrigeratorate at least 2 hours. Cut and enjoy. Melts in your mouth.
Absolutely love y’all !!!! Emmy , your joy & enthusiasm always brightens my day ! I feel so blessed to be a part of your u-tube channel community . You amaze me & teach me so many things . Love y’all bunches !!!! Sending y’all big hugs ❤️🌸🌺
My Grandma's fool proof pie crust recipe- 4 cups flour, 1 tsp salt, 2 cups cold butter, 1 cup ice water with 1 tablespoon of sugar mixed in. In the mixer, cut butter into flour and salt, until butter is pea sized and then slowly add sugared ice water until it makes a stiff dough. Put in fridge until cool. Don't touch with your hands until you have to roll out. I have never had a problem with this piecrust. Oh, this makes 4 crusts total.
It is good to look at the way we do things, re-evaluate and see where we can make changes. There’s always room for improvement. Listening to how others do things can give us a different perspective. Thank you. 😃
I have just found your video's. I love your channel. We have 7 people living in our home, 3 generations. I am 67 years old. I appreciate your frugal channel. I have forgotten a lot on how to live. Thank you...
I just recently found your channel and am so enjoying the content! You make many great points here, and I used to enjoy those Sunday dinners at my grandparents each week with the whole family. I love the idea of getting back to basics! May God bless you. 💕
No matter what holiday everyone always ask that I make make hot crab dip. No holiday this week but made it and took it to my adult children's houses for a treat.
Good morning Emmy from our farm New Hampshire! Oh I remember my mother's Sunday dinner! She would take a chuck steak, add fresh mushrooms, sliced onions, cream of mushroom soup, wrap it in foil and set the oven timer. When we came home from church, the house was filled with wonderful smells! .My husband, brother-in-law and I have been basically staying put on the farm ( 2 properties) for two years. Nothing is changing until the pandemic changes. We three will be celebrating Thanksgiving at our farm cottage, grateful for what we have. Farming has helped us be more suststainable, but we still go without some favorite foods.They are either too expensive or not available. Yes, we are watching gas prices climb, but we go virtually nowhere! What we do use is diesel for farm equipment. Our propane went up 25%, but we also heat with wood, which is a blessing. I enjoy your channel Emmy. It gives no nonsense advice on how to save money and still live your life! ~ Diane
I recently found your channel and I enjoy your content so much! There are a lot of people out there who focus on finding good deals. But I love that you also focus on finding contentment and happiness in life. I love this message of back to basics. Thank you!
Basics are what we need! I just recently read, gratitude is found internal, not external. A mind set that you talk about often Emmy, the mindset of living with a heart of gratitude ❤️ I love your channel just for this reason. Also all your great tips! Our go to party pleaser is a cheesy nacho dip 1 block of cream cheese 1 can no bean Hormel chili sauce 1 small block of velveeta spicy/Mexican style cheese Melt all ingredients in microwave Cream together Put in crockpot on warm to serve Use with tortilla chips, bread sticks, great on bake potatoes too! You can add a jar of salsa for extra flavor
For a group, we make roasted beet hummus and roasted red pepper hummus with vegetables for dipping. Really flavorful and colorful and even better than what you buy in the store. For movie or game night, put a handful of popping corn in a brown paper lunch bag. Tear a couple of small vent holes and fold over the top. Microwave for 2.5 minutes and put in a bowl. Sprinkle lightly with olive oil and garlic salt. Always a hit.
To save a few calories during the holidays, I make onion dip with whole plain yogurt. I add the Lipton onion soup mix and about a TBSP. of sugar, or to taste. It tastes great!
I have visited your channel in the past but Money Mom raved about you and I have been binge watching (as they say:) all evening. I'm loving your videos, your great advice...I'm getting inspired! I'll be watching you tomorrow while I fold laundry. I emailed you BTW. ☕💖
Awww Dixie, you're too cute 🥰 The only xmas snack food I do virtually every year is my home made mince pies but they're always a hit 😋 Have a great weekend ❤
I being on my own, prepared my winter pantry in September and October on sale items! I stocked up on dry beans, cici or garbanzo, cranberry beans, (most like Berlotti beans,), black beans and red lentils. They had a wonderful sale on on Muir's roasted diced tomatoes, which I stocked up on. I make vegetable stock from leftover scraps of onions and carrots and onions and other vegetables when I am cooking! I also got some good chicken legs and thighs, which is great for dinners and chicken stock for good homemade chicken noodle soup. Dollar tree has wonderful Pede brand raviolis for $1.00, along with some good frozen vegetables of good variety for soups and stew, which I freeze.!
Pickle wraps…cream cheese, Buddig ham or store brand and dill pickle. Flavored oyster crackers…oil, hidden valley ranch packet, garlic powder, lemon pepper and dill weed. Mix and pour over crackers back on 200 for 1 hour. Yummy!
They had buy one get one bags of walnuts at my store this week. I make candied walnuts with some maple syrup sugar and cinnamon. They always turn out great and I bag them up and give them as gifts to coworkers over the holidays.
I make homemade peanut brittle. Emmy, I love the chic pea recipe! I can’t wait to try it. You are so right about looking for the best way to buy something in the grocery store. The store often leads us a stray. When times are like they were in the seventies we had to be careful about what we spent. We can do it again. We didn’t suffer very much, we just got smarter!
Just found 1 or your videos last night, subbed & I'm afraid I'm now addicted!! 😊 I was a single mom far longer than I was married & had to raise my children very frugally. I'm now retired & living on Social Security. Many of your frugal tips I've used all my life. (Learned from Grandparents who raised a large family through the depression) But I get excited every time you share one I hadn't thought of!!!! Thank you!! God bless!
Up until a few years ago at this time of year, Shop Rite would always have the 5 lb box of sweet potatoes for $1.99. Really not that long ago. Love the opening with the birds, especially love cardinals. That's good snack idea with the garbanzo beans. omg Dixie was so funny when you said the word SOCKS!! lol She is adorable!
My last grocery bill was almost doubled. I bought a couple of items that are for Christmas decorating. So enjoy your videos. It brightens my day. Never tried chickpeas.
I don’t have a holiday snack recipe but I noticed how offers of convenience squeeze packaging for Mayonnaise and Peanut Butter gives you almost half as much as a regular jar. I can use a knife no problem.
Way to reduce gas budget - combine trips. My neighbor was complaining about the cost, the other day. These are the same people who come & go about 15 times a day! 🤦♀️
I love how you approach the rising costs of goods/services. We may all have to adjust our spending habits, but we all have so much to be thankful for. My favorite holiday appetizer is Jimmy Carters cheese ring. It is cheddar cheese, roasted pecans, grated onion, and mayonnaise. (Can doctor it if desired). But then you serve it with strawberry jam. However, I like to serve it with my homemade cranberry sauce. It's delicious. Also, a garlic pimento and cheese recipe I like a lot tends to make an appearance. As for the kids, we always make chex mix and we cut brownies in triangles, and doctor them with other bits and baubles and make them look like reindeer. My aunt always makes a happy birthday Jesus cake for Santa to partake in on Christmas eve. 😀
Thank you for sharing those birds! ❤ We not only had Sunday dinners together as I grew up...we also had supper together every evening. It was a very rare event that one of us was missing. OH...those roasted chick peas! Looks SO wonderful! I have a can of garbanzo beans I'm going to try that on! I don't really do holiday snacks. The only one I ever did was candy canes, but I'm diabetic now. No candy canes for me! And no extra carbs like cakes, pies, crackers, cookies.....😒. No Chex Mix, no ice cream...😢. It's alright. I make it through just fine. I'm happy! I wish you and Paul joy and blessings, too! ❤ ☺🎁🦃 I wish Dixie Belle all the socks her heart desires!
I did buy a decent size canister of mixed nuts today , I think they were $8, something. We try to eat a small handful each day, so yes that was a splurge. My sister gifted us fresh tomatoes, 1/3 of a huge cabbage head, some apples and 2- red/ yellow peppers. Grateful for such a generous gift. Yes- if you want to save money you just might have to change what you eat. Blessing for a wonderful Thanksgiving. We don’t do many snacks but we do enjoy Chex mix ( not very frugal) but we so enjoy it.
The other day I had an epiphany - I had a recipe I wanted to make that called for a yellow cake box mix. I was writing out my grocery iist along with my expected price to pay for each item, and when I hit that box mix I thought, "what is in a yellow cake mix?" knowing it would cost between $1.50-$2.00 for a box. A quick search on Pinterest turned up a recipe and I made about 3 quart sized jars filled with cake mix from ingredients I ALREADY had on hand (flour, sugar, salt, baking powder). My new passion is trying to find homemade alternatives to anything that comes in a box or a can!
Hi Emmy and Paul. Loved the video. Here's a tip we use: When we use something out of the freezer or the pantry, I try to replace it the next time I grocery shop, especially if the item is on sale. That way, I don't have to replenish alot at a time plus the prices are usually lower than if I wait a month or so. It seems like every week our grocery prices increase. We would buy a loaf of sandwich bread for 99 cents. It increased to $1.09 for several weeks, and now it is $1.49 and this is just the generic store brand ... a 50% increase in less than 2 months. We do eat alot of pasta and use the meal stretchers of rice and beans. That's not really a change for us ... we only eat a little meat and don't eat beef, but that's how we have eaten for years. Enjoy the weekend. God Bless.
Thank you! You could ad the cripsy chickpeas to a salade instead of ( a part of the) meat or make a crumble of them with a rolling pin to top pasta or rice dishes.
I enjoyed the video footage of your yard. What a beautiful yard you both have. You talked about eating kale. My wonderful food memory was kale soup that was made with vegetables and linguica. Linguica is a Portuguese pork sausage, that can be mild or hot. When I came home from school and smelled the kale soup, I knew it was going to be a delicious supper. My mother was born in Portugal, and would also make a special sweet bread that tasted great with the kale soup. Even now I can taste it. Next shopping trip I am going to buy kale. It is hard to get linguica in the south, so I checked on line a bought some. YUM! The garbanzo beans roasted looked fantastic. God bless.😍 Easy snack recipe for the holidays that I remember from my childhood was date balls. Dates pressed into a paste add raisins and crushed nuts like walnuts, almonds, pecans, and coconut, then roll into bite size balls, roll date balls into powder sugar , so they won't stick together. Serve on a tray.
My aunt use to make cream cheese and crab and cocktail sauce with crackers delish… my favorite is also shred ham and cream cheese and cheddar and put in the oven til bubbly it’s a great dip 😊❤️🍁🍂
I always love your intros. The birds are always fascinating. We don't have cardinals in our neck of the woods so it's such a treat to see one. I'm definitely going to try your roasted chickpea recipe, Emmy. I have a can of garbanzo beans calling out to me from the cupboard. I've been shopping my freezer, refrigerator and pantry lately so I haven't been to the grocery store since Oct 31st. My refrigerator is on its last leg and I hope to use up all the frozen items in it before it dies. It has served me well for over 30 years.
I dislike clothes shopping. I have 3 pairs of jeans, 3 sweats and about 4 nice shirts and 10 tshirts 😂 and I just don’t care. Oh and I don’t even own a purse. I leave the house twice a week so I’m just not interested. Love the video!
My puppies grab our slippers and sleep with them, so silly. We have a couple of cranberry bushes outside our kitchen window and I love watching the birds through the seasons enjoy them. Makes my day, no matter what happens at work, watching them twitter around the bushes.
I love the middle of the store for tuna, brown rice, beans, and canned veggies. The perimeter of the store has cakes, doughnuts and breads at my store, like right after produce. But I know what you meant ❤😊
Sunday breakfast & dinner is always at our house. I don't do snacks for the holidays but I will fix a dessert to share if they stop by. Thanks for another wonderful video God bless 🙌
Emmy you are really very helpful. I thought I was good at stretching my food budget but you reminded me I can be even more basic. Thank you thank you thank you. Hope you and Paul have a great week end.
I just tried the dry roasted garbanzo beans! I used New Orleans cajun seasoning and salt and pepper. Boy was it good to crunch on! Now I have one more snack to make besides popcorn and homemade potato chips! Thanks!❤❤
Those garbanzo beans look so good! I do the pepper jelly/cream cheese tip, too. I put it on a platter along with another brick of cream cheese topped with my homemade mint jelly. So festive on a platter with the red and green and served with crackers. Always a crowd pleaser!!
A friend of mine taught me to make this finger snack. Cut a date partway through put some mustard in the centre, wrap a slice of bacon around the date,secure with a cocktail stick grill until bacon is crispy. Yummy. My all time favourite is a ritz salty cracker with cream cheese spread on it and a blob fish roe or caviar if you can afford!
My dog takes my socks and underwear lol. A frugal treat that I make is : I melt peanut butter with white chocolate (or choc chips whatever you have). Then I mix it with cheerios and pretzels and put it into a muffin pan. Sometimes I add peanuts and/or mini choc chips on top for decoration, and freeze. The amount of each is up to you. However, the more chocolate the better they stick together!
My children have all grown up and they my son and daughter-in-law work 6 days a week!!! My daughter and her family live in Pensacola Florida so they are not around anymore, because we live in Michigan !!!
Hi Emmy and Paul and Dixie Belle! Thanks for another great video! You're right; we all have to be scrutinizing our grocery and gas budgets even closer as prices keep rising. I was actually out once this week which is a little unusual for me since I rarely go out but since I had to go to the doctor I also took the opportunity to run some errands in the area to batch my trips together and not have to go out separately. Emmy please don't feel bad about the pie crust! My mom quit making homemade pie crust 40 years ago. It was a win for the family because we actually got pie a little more often! One tip I will give you if you make two crusted pies like an apple or a cherry pie, you can purchase the deep dish shells and use those to fill the pie and then buy the regular depth crust and use those for the tops because you always have leftover dough on the top and would have even more so if you used another deep dish crust for it. True it doesn't save you a ton of money but 15 or 20 cents here and there over 20 items across your grocery shopping does add up so just a little something we used to do to stretch those store-bought pie crusts a little further. Thanks for the beautiful fall footage. I'm going to rewatch the garbanzo bean session again and maybe give them a try. I do have a bit of a taste for Ruffles potato chips that I picked up when I was in the rehab center after my stroke. I used to rarely ever buy chips and now I seem to have them on my grocery list every trip. They are obviously loaded with salt and not good for you so if I can find a more natural alternative that still gives me some crunch and flavor it's definitely worth a try. And for a dollar for a whole big can of garbanzo beans and a few spices and a drizzle of olive oil that's pretty reasonable considering most large bags of chips are around $4. I hope you have a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving with your loved ones and thank you again for all of your wonderful videos. You bring such joy to all of your subscribers! Special hi to Dixie Belle from her friends Gigi and Belle in Nebraska! Our favorite recipe is a cheese ball made with cream cheese and the Buddig thin sliced beef, green onions and garlic powder. Mix together and chill a few hours. Serve with Ritz or another cracker of your choice.
Rosemary I love your comments! Always feel like I'm chatting with a neighbor! Thank you! Great tip on the pie crusts!! Much love to those sweet blessings Gigi and Belle!!
@@FrugalMoneySaver thank you Emmy! I feel the same about you guys! We are in the same season of life. Too bad we aren't close so we could have coffee or tea and the girls could have a playdate!
I make a shrimp ball with just a few ingredients! Rinse and drain a small can of shrimp! Cats and dogs love the liquid over their dry food! I take a few of the prettiest to put aside to garnish. I smash the rest up in a bowl and add one 8 ounce softened cream cheese. Mix well. shape into ball. Chill. Before serving I frost with ketchup and horseradish combined with a squirt of lemon juice to make a homemade cocktail sauce. Garnish with the saved tiny shrimp and a bit of parsley or celery leaf! I serve with Aldi woven wheat biscuits! I also buy the cream cheese there because it is so much less! Everyone loves this and asks for the recipe. It comes together quickly, too! …Deborah Gnagey
To be honest we've done and tried everything thats possible while staying at home since March 2020 with my now 6 year. Im homeschooling, cooking from scratch and its incredibly stressfull and monotonous. All free attractions like the bookmobile cancelled. virtual library activities dont do justice. Too cold and icy to take a walk in the winter. Watched every rerun on tv, reread every book. I feel like an animal living in a zoo doing the same thing every day. The basics count just lockdowns make it so hard. I can say Ive learned how to do once a month grocery shopping that is working out well.
I haven't even thought to make snacks on Thanksgiving. My bunch goes for the main stuff like turkey, dressing, & taters. They barely touch a dessert afterwards so we don't make much desserts. Now I will sometimes sit out a small bowl of candy & nuts but that's about it snack wise.
