tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post5386831442928602874..comments2024-03-29T00:10:51.155-04:00Comments on Blue House Journal: Staying Out of Debt for Good: This Little Piggy Had Roast Beefterricheneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06865436021565986224noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-50630201358327826622013-07-16T22:48:12.253-04:002013-07-16T22:48:12.253-04:00Great post! When we were newlyweds living in a tin...Great post! When we were newlyweds living in a tiny apartment with the barest of furnishings, I served dinners on our wedding china most nights. It might be hot dogs but with a pretty table and candlelight, we were as happy as can be. Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113928043039917799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-85766533612711227712013-07-13T15:11:17.210-04:002013-07-13T15:11:17.210-04:00Terri,
Nice post! I love reading how people make d...Terri,<br />Nice post! I love reading how people make do or find ways to make do for much, much less. Grace Livingston Hill has some books that read along the same kind of line. Thanks for sharing once again. PamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-64421927456062632682013-07-13T13:27:35.838-04:002013-07-13T13:27:35.838-04:00Lots to think about in this post. I buy pork loin...Lots to think about in this post. I buy pork loin and cut it up myself at home into chops, bags of meat for stir fry and shish kebabs. It goes so much further and is cheaper than buying chops. I do the same with large hams. With regard to your home, that is Pride of Ownership. Pride of Ownership doesn't cost money, it just takes some care. When I was a kid we only ever had one new set of clothes every year in the fall for school. The rest of the wardrobe was hand-me-downs from siblings and neighbor kids. There was a constant garbage bag full of clothing going around from family to family. I always just thought that was the way everyone got clothes except for back to school!Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-62236363292486663842013-07-13T00:27:29.405-04:002013-07-13T00:27:29.405-04:00This little piggy really knows how to stretch her ...This little piggy really knows how to stretch her dollar in a good way :)<br />When I work with my roast, I like to keep those bits and pieces of meat and fat to make homemade broth. I do the same with chicken,and then freeze it. Don't even remember when was the last time I bought any broth!Lenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16064081200654561079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-48535159307242164402013-07-12T21:00:20.703-04:002013-07-12T21:00:20.703-04:00I was going to use the roast we had a couple days ... I was going to use the roast we had a couple days ago for another meal tonight. Then I read your post! :) One thing we do is to cut a bit of it into thin slices and put on a French bun to make French dip sandwiches with it. We use the beef broth watered down for the little bowls for dipping. If we have them we put beef juice on the bread then lettuce, onion, tomato and maybe mustard and in the buns too. Or we shred some of the roast to make barbecue sandwiches. Make Irish stew or stir fries or stroganoff with leftovers. I am sure you do this too. I keep a list of all the ideas I come up with for menus listing each cut of meat or eggs,soups etc. It helps when my brain feels fried and I am trying to come up with menus! I also have a list of easy easy meals for those hectic days or over tired days.<br /><br /> My Aunt I thought had a good idea. The family like most of us then ate meals together. Yet one day every week the family always ate 'dressed up'. All the silverware, water glasses and such was on the table. Set as much like a formal dinner as they could. They did this after church for years as the family was already in their finest. That way when the children had grown more and went out on a date or at another's house they were familiar with the different silverware place settings and uses and knew all the right manners already naturally. <br /><br /> When we were growing up my parents and many around us did not have much. Yet they always ironed their clothes and kept themselves and their homes clean. There was no excuse for slovenes they all said. We were to keep things mended and straightened and thankful for all we did have. And help others when we could. Even at school they taught us to be kind to anyone and not be too prideful. Today I find it interesting when our children's friends used to say to our kids that we must have money. Why they would ask. Because your house is so pretty and clean they would answer. I knew for a fact our family had way less money than their families but kept my mouth shut. My children knew better than to belittle anyone so were taught to think first before hurting others feelings. They did not really feel poor I do know that. As you said, we had all we needed and it was done with care and thought. We just always kept up with our things and used the money God gave us as best we could. I never cared if people knew we had or did not have much income. We cared more about the kid' moral fiber trying to create a home their friends too felt welcome in. It was as we were raised and so carried it on. I am so thankful God placed us in homes that showed us what was important. There are many things I do though wish I had done better....or at all when they were growing up. You don't get a do over though... My Dad used to say parents do the best they can at each given moment and that is all they can do. Each day is filled with so many decisions and you are bound to regret some of them I guess...<br /><br />I wish I had known neighbors like you when I was a young homemaker. By 1970 is when women started entering the workplace for adventure and did not place as much concern it seemed on the home. Just before that it seemed homemakers were the majority on each street. I do know you are younger than I am. :) My family was hundreds of miles from our home but remembering what I observed and learned there really helped see us through. I knew my Mother and her friends relied on each other at times for new recipes and hints and friendship. They never seemed convey any sense that they were unhappy being home. Years later I got a chance to ask them if they were happy being at home all those years...they all said Yes! I was too. {{I did though work for a bit over 3 years later in our marriage)}. Life seemed rich even if $ was low. That is how it should be. Sarah<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-49513741191292969622013-07-12T20:22:37.724-04:002013-07-12T20:22:37.724-04:00Thank You for giving me a new perspective on the p...Thank You for giving me a new perspective on the piggies. I like to have many cloth napkins on hand too.Lilac Dreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14867365203041131123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6959918163454225829.post-24449053666904462013-07-12T18:57:36.272-04:002013-07-12T18:57:36.272-04:00I feel so rich when we are eating a peach cobbler ...I feel so rich when we are eating a peach cobbler in Jan from peaches put up in summer. Or eating luscious strawberry jam made in May when snow is on the ground. The wealthiest people cannot get good peaches in Jan. I still wear my "second best" shirts at home. And third best for yard work/ painting. So much has to do with self respect and respect for your blessings. Great post! AngelaAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170218700397945765noreply@blogger.com