Stretch Your Savings

A lot of this blog is about stretching your savings.  It's important.  A penny saved is a penny earned! But another crucially important part of saving money is stretching what you've already bought.  I get SOOOO mad at myself when I find an awesome deal on food, buy a ton of it, bring it home & end up losing most of it.  It's usually my fault & could've been prevented.  Even if I had saved 75%...it becomes a 100% unnecessary expense with 0% nourishment of my family.  Anger! Most of us already have our own ways of stretching our grocery dollar at home.  Some people have instituted "Meatless Monday" at their house.  This saves money and helps their cholesterol.  I haven't convinced my husband yet, but I'm working on it. Some of us have fun, quirky tips & tricks to stretch recipes by substituting less expensive ingredients, switching out cuts of meat, etc. This morning I ran across a post about how most of our depression-era Grandm

How fun is this? I found a free, customizable, printable 2014 Owl Calendar!  You can pick from 50 different owl-themed masterpieces & choose which month you want for each one. I downloaded it & it's basically a 3-page format with 4 different months per page.  It's going to make a cute, free gift for my daughter's teacher who adores owls.  How fun!  Enjoy! Click on the precious icon below to start creating your calendar.