Grocery Shopping WITH Me! My Money saving Habits!! 

My husband and I share foods also - a sundae at Dairy Queen, a cola if we are out and about, etc. What I have figured lately that saves me time in the kitchen and money is this - I will buy a chuck roast (on sale, when possible) and a rotisserie chicken. Where I live, it costs less to buy a rotisserie chicken than to buy one of the same size and cook it myself. Buying it saves me time and heat in the kitchen. I will cook the roast in the crockpot the first day with potatoes and carrots, maybe shredded roast beef burritos the second day, shredded beef tacos one day, shredded beef over bread and a side veggie dish, etc. until the roast is gone. Then with the rotisserie chicken - chicken and two veggies first day, chicken a la king one day, chicken salad sandwiches one day, chicken stir fry over rice, BBQ chicken pizza, etc. In-between, I make sure we have fish of some kind - salmon, tuna, etc. The chuck roast and chicken cover a lot of the days of the month and save me being the kitchen slave. Thanks, Tessie.

You and your husband are really making a difference on your homestead. Your hard work is really paying off. Well done, Tessie!

I hear ya about not cooking so much in the summer ( too hot ), but come Fall and Winter I do enjoy cooking/ baking quite a bit. I’m trying to eat less red meat lately, so we get chicken and turkey, which we grill. Grocery shopping has actually become my form of entertainment since it’s one of the few places I go out to. Don’t laugh but I get dressed up, put on makeup and my junk jewelry and make a day of it.❤️

Thank you for having your videos in order, I really get confused when people have out of order videos except when I watch back videos

I, also, like grocery shopping. The pursuit of a bargain, is a thrill, for me.

All good points. Things that I have noticed in the grocery stores- 1) when the reduced price says 65% off- make sure YOU do the math to be sure the marked price is actually that % off. I have seen incorrect prices on lots of items- especially meat. 2) you should make your own yogurt. It tastes better & is probably healthier. Keep up the good work!

I enjoy this time of day when I can relax and enjoy your videos. You did a fantastic job with the storage room, and the lights make it look inviting. Good job.

I only buy reduced or sale meat, and store in the freezer

I love this one grocery store named Aldi. Love the produce prices and variety and it's small so I can find everything. That makes food shopping a pleasure.

I dehydrate extra mushrooms

I make oatmeal cookies, with oat flour, you use 1 1\2 cup instead of 1 cup of wheat flour ❤

The last words you spoke on this video were: "I need to can chicken broth." Now I'm really looking forward to what's coming next, Tessie! Chicken broth is so versatile. This project of yours has been amazing. I know that it has really taken a huge amount of time and energy, but the results are beyond impressive. You had everything so well-stored it was not easy before to see how many jars you actually did have. It was a lot! (But you surely don't need me to tell you that!) Now you know exactly what you do have and where it is! Thanks for taking us along on this journey, Tessie. It's really inspiring!

Lady, your skin is GlOWing!!! Happy sunshine and summer to you 🍋🍐🍋🌼🌸

Hi tessie. You have been working really hard on your pantries. They are looking amazin !!😊

You have done a amazing amount of work. I'm still working on my kitchen clearing what I don't want or don't need and reorganizing the food in there.

🐯Always enjoy seeing your pantry and learning what your doing with your pantry food 👍👍

Your yard and porch is sooooo beautiful!!! You make me so homesick for the country 💚 🌲

Ive been canning potatoes and tomatoes from the garden.Been freezing green beans and corn and onions from the garden.

I recently learned how to make my own yogurt and now I have an abundance of it for the price of one container that I had to buy to start it. And I just freeze a small portion so that I will not need to buy another container to start my next batch. It freezes well too. I love parfaits.

That's great! Tessie!

Good Evening Tessie, Sisters, Brothers, and Friends, Be sure to hit that like button Tessie will appreciate it Greatly also be sure to watch all the ads :-)

Making your own yoghurt is simple and easy. I make a litre for about $1.60AUD. You just need milk and a couple of spoons of plain yoghurt ( no additives just milk and cultures), takes about 6 to 8 hrs to develop then you can add anything you like. So good. Cheers

your enthusiasm is contagious ... you are a delight to watch

That’s looks so tidy! Great job, I love the checkered curtain and the wreath❤️. I dehydrate my mushrooms, and it works out well. Love your videos after a day of working around my Homestead. I can’t wait to see what you are up to 👀.

I'm with you Tessie, grocery shopping is my favorite kind of shopping.😊❤

Good Morning Tessie, Sisters, Brothers, and Friends, Wish you all a wonderful blessed Thursday filled with gods Joy and Happiness :-) Remember to pray for one another and for all around the world :-) God Bless You ! Love you all :-) Keep smiling be safe :-)

The #1 way I save money on produce is buying in season. As well as growing a lot of vegetables year round and/or going to local organic farmers markets half an hour before they close, where they cut the prices 75% because fresh produce is perishable. As for yogurt, MOST store bought yogurt hss sweeteners and things like pectin to thicken the yogurt, We have not bought yogurt or kefir in 20+ years. We make our own using organic raw milk from RAW FARM (used to be called Organic Pastures) here in California. They sell their raw milk in most of the grocery stores in our area and throughout California. Not only is homemade healthy because of the active cultures but a good 80% cheaper. Everyone in our family eats yogurt daily because of the probiotics. I probably use one pint of homestyle French jam a year. Again, because it's a high sugar item. All my flours, whole wheat berries hold their nutritional value if frozen which prevents the oils in the wheat from going rancid. Knowing how to sew has saved me a LOT of money, because I can make my own dresses, as well as mend items so they last years longer. Same with taking my shoes to the local cobbler to be resoled as needed. Aside from one pair of new Birkenstocks from 2022, my other 5 pairs of shoes are 15-20 years old, And NOT made in China. I got solar 6 years ago which has saved me a LOT of money. Most homes in our area of the Sierras have solar. Being on the grid in our area can mean 2 weeks to get power back on during the winter when folks get snow up to the roofline or in summer when Pacific Gas and Electric shuts off power to literally millions when we have heat and wind, which can result in their powerlines starting wildfires. Google it 😃 You must save a LOT of money using all the solar generators you have been sent to review. What a blessing.

your doing great my friend

I just got my vacuum sealer yesterday so I'll be sealing my ww flour and brown rice, thanks to you! Always learning from you! ❤

I always loom for reduced prices on many items :-)

Good evening pretty Tessie! Thank you for sharing!

One of my favorite things to do with mushrooms is dehydrate he. I get them when they are .50c each and I slice and dehydrate. Works amazing! Sometimes I take the dehydrated ones and powder them to add them to soups, burgers, eggs and casseroles.

I love money saving grocery tips❤

I enjoyed your video Tessie. God bless you both.

Yep, in the summer time, cooking heats up the house, which is the last thing we need. Barbequing meat outdoors is a good way to avoid that, and by putting a few servings in the fridge or freezer, my meat is done for a week or more ahead. Interspersing with tinned tuna, or a marked-down cooked chook from the supermarket can mean that one bbq session gives us red meat for the next forrnight, ready to microwave-reheat, and eat. And microwaving makes very little heat in the kitchen, so saves a heap on cooling costs. Also, boiling a full kettle for cuppas only once or twice a day saves on power/fuel. I fill a thermos flask which l keep on the benchtop, and make my hot drinks from that, in between. Very economical! And it cuts out all that heat disippating into the kitchen, whilst the air conditioner is battling away. God bless you, Tessie! X0❤😊🦘

My Nana made Banana pie. So good!

Hi yall😊

Who Loves Tessie Time :-)

Awesome video. Thank you, Teeise.😊

I'm so proud of you!

I do the same thing, whenever I grocery shop I head straight back to the rotten counter..my mother’s favorite term..I grew up eating from the reduced rack, it was great fun Mom would always say, isn’t this delicious and it came from the rotten counter! LOL

Hi Tessie, maybe you can go through a check list once more in detail how to check if food is spoilt or still good to eat. In Europe there has been a food scam where a group of criminals sold off expired food and relabeled it and it ended back up in supermarkets and shops as full priced items with a new date, so it might actually be extremely useful no matter if you have food that has gone over the best before date which is technically still ok or items where you really need to watch out for.

I have jars full of dehydrated mushrooms. They are so good to add to sauces and eggs.

As always, inspirational! 🤩 It has been raining full stop and 13-15C here for 2 weeks during my annual leave, so I have been busy with kitchen projects and experiments 🤗 Wishing for nicer weather, but I am grateful for the time to experiment in the kitchen 😄

Fantastic money-saving tips, Tessie. You've given me so much information and so many ways to reduce food waste and save money - thank you! I also look for the reduced price meats and find that they often have 3 or more days remaining on the "sell by" date. I just take it home and freeze it right away. Your pantry really does look like a country store - great work!

Hi Tessie. Congratulations on getting your pantries downsized and organized. God Bless!

That pantry looks amazing!

I make nice cream with frozen banana and other fruit

Love your video's. So Informative

Tessie, I have seen that jelly jam I get go up a bit I still get it cause we both love it so much I did stock up on a bunch a few months ago all good tip's :-) Love you my sister :-) God Bless You and Ken :-)

you have a nice flat lot and well kept. Very nice. Garden is so welcoming. I also garden and love it !

Hi Tessie

I got a big amount of mushrooms. I tried dehydrating for the 1st time. Put them in mason jars and It's great! When I want some for a recipe, I soak them in water for a few mins. They taste so fresh. I never knew I could fresh mushrooms. I tried a gal. Zip bag. Hope they're good when I defrost them.

When I get alot mushrooms I dehydrated flats full! I put put them in soups and pasta

I love bananas. I freeze them.😊

Years ago i bought a pressure canner, first qife didn't like the idea, ive since retired, and have started growing veggies again hopefully next year i have enough to atart canning again

God Bless!

Lots work. Pantry looking good. I still have a problem remembering to label. Thanks for the video.

Wow! That is a lot of work! Great job!

Great video,

I also love to shop in the grocery store..my fav...is hitting up the reduced items

Your pantry is nice I’m like you I don’t do a lot of cooking in the summer on the stove I use my crockpot a lot or we cook on the grill as well ❤️❤️❤️❤️

i always buy plain yougert--you can get a bigger container for cheaper --you can the flavor it the way you want--a bit of jam or some fresh friut or whatever sweetner you want!!

Hi everyone 🙂

I wish I had a hubby like you❤️ I love making jelly and jam too. I’m down to my last jar. I’ll be looking for a good sale to make jam.

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Been thinking about an outdoor pantry. What’s a safe temperature to keep it at. I live in central KY so it’s humid and hot in the summer time. ❤

I love to make soups so i cut up and freeze tomatoes for soup

Found a great deal on chicken leg quarters today. Perdue, hormone free for 79 cents a lb! Got a few packs, divided them up, and put them back in the freezer. Check your chicken areas in stores to see if you have the same sale! I love a cool, windy dreary Pennsylvania fall day in the kitchen too! God Bless 🥰

I like to buy as many boxes of mushrooms as I can when they are at least 50% off and immediately stirfry them and put them in separate baggies into the freezer. And then eat them with different casseroles, etc for many meals

Tessie,your canning shed is so cute.. You are one crafty,canning lady.🥰👍💞🦋🌞🌴

Oh yes, everyone will have much different habbits one from another. Im diabetic and so i was also an educator. Bananas are not very good for anyone who is diabetic and neither are carrots among other things. Some people though don't care and still eat them regardless. Pastas are not the best for any of us either. I'm an outdoors girl too but we hunt and fish and garden. We use apps. I get bags of free 10lb of potatoes for my family of which i myself hardly eat. I can meats and eat that in many ways. We also go gleaning in the fields on the farms and pick tomatoes, corn, eggplant, cucumbers, Dill, different types of melons and squash, Etc.. my meals are made a little different than everyone elses. We get fresh milk with the cream from the farm. The only thing i get from anywhere else is Hatch NM Chile of which we buy xxx hot by the bushel when they come here from NM. But, you have to know who to get it from or you can get scammed. I can all that chile for the year.

You Have Done A Super Job Clearing Out Your Pantry Tessie! I Have A Question Tessie, How Do You Store Potatoes? I've Been Trying To Grow A Small Amount In The Garden, I Won't Know If I Have Succeeded Until I Dig Them Up, But Just Incase I Find A Few I Thought That I Would Ask😁 Thanks Tessie Andrea

I would think berries would grow well in your area. They produce year after year and can be used so many different ways.

Not first but I’m on time❤❤❤

Good evening Tessie. I didn't understand what you meant by stir frying those mushrooms and then freezing. Maybe you were eating them right away. Idk. Anyways, I just cut up and freeze my mushrooms and they are good in any recipes. I'm getting my half cow/beef tomorrow and will be processing the bones and tallow. I'm going to make lye soap from the tallow. Soap is easy to make, but it's time consuming. ❤

We try to have a a four-year rotating pantry

I've often heard people say they hate to go buy groceries. 😭 I enlighten them on how ungrateful they are because there are so many people who are praying for food! Some agree and some give me hateful looks but, that's not my problem. My problem is with anyone who doesn't see grocery shopping as a blessing more precious than gold. We can't eat gold. Putting the groceries away shouldn't be a chore either. It beats looking at an empty pantry and refrigerator. If you have food, praise God for providing for you ☮️💖🙏🙌

You're the best one to ask; I have a large planter, too large to dump. The dirt has fungus and i cant grow anything properly. Do you have any solution for it?

I love going to our local farmers stand n look at their mark down section, can usually buy whole bags of peaches for 3.00, or peppers for 2.00, even squash. We also get cantaloupe marked down for 1.00 each, what I can't use my chickens love n enjoy the treats. Next trip I hope they have CANTALOUPE again, want to make a jam out of them. I always search out marked down meats or on sale. We did buy half a cow last year n that lasts us a year. I grew Yard long beans this year, not sure what to do with them, for now will just freeze for stir frys? August will be my own Challenge to not buy anything from the store except milk, n few drinks. Need to use up older foods. Enjoyed this video

You have a massive amount of preserved food.

Banana peals have potassium, and a friend buries hers by her roses and tomato plants. You want to make sure nothing can dig them up. I hang mine on a tree limb. It attracts fruit flies, and the birds love them, especially humming birds. The peels dry up and fall in the ground and return to the earth.

Nice❤

Nice to be back .I spent a week with mum while she recovered from pneumonia. She doesn’t have wi fi or a computer. It sure took a lot out of her. She is 91. She tires easily now. It’s nice to have the cleaning and sorting all done. Now step back, look at it and relax. Have a great evening everyone!

Wow .49lb for bananas, I’m a little jealous! My small town in South Carolina the cheapest in the last several months was .59lb but most are .77-.89lb

I'm surprised you don't make your own yogurt, I've seen some people making it in their instapot and it's a good savings ❤

Funny story I pulled a bag out of the freezer so we would have this meat for supper It thawed It was bananas I label now Lesson learned

Have you ever made monkey butter with bananas? You can can it too. I tried looking for.those air sealers where i live and cant find them..guess ill just do the dry canning in the oven with my flour. Now the pantry is amazing. Is this part of the country store style idea? Love the hanging baskets too:) Ah..the music at the end..heard it in one of your.other videos..love it!❤❤

We live in apartment just grow bell peppers and tomatoes 🍅 ❤😂

You have the most beautiful smile and eyes they seem to sparkle

Tessie, Can you use just Oat flour instead of white for bread?

Love. My bananas.😊❤🎉

Rice flour goes in the freezer

Banana soft serve ice cream. Freeze banana's I put the bananas in my ninja blender a splash of vanilla and blend the best ice cream ever.

Have you ever investigated making your own yogurts? I've seen on you tube some are claiming to teach me how to do that. Should I attempt to make it myself?

I just throw my mushrooms into my freezer in the package they came in. To use, I rinse them in a strainer and use the.

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You have been busy!!

Make your own yogurt!! It’s stupid easy and cheap.

Hi tessy I live off a pension to aged 55