Frugal Farmhouse

Are you looking for a few ways to cut back but don’t want to feel the pinch? Here are a few simple easy ways to save money each month with little to no effort. 1. Turn off those lights - It is easy to just leave all your lights on when walking through your home. Each time you leave a room, turn off that light! To run a light bulb for 3 hours a day for one month is roughly $1, depending on your kwh/hour rate. That might not sound like a lot but consider having 10 lights on for 3 hours a day for one month. That is $10 just because you didn’t flip the switch as you walked past it when leaving the room. I consider that a large amount of money to waste just because I didn’t feel like turning it off. 2. Learn to love your crockpot - By slow cooking a cheap piece of meat, which is often cheaper, it will make them fall apart and be delicious. Beef, chicken, pork etc. it works on all cuts of meat. Rather than buying a roast for $15+ dollars buy a cheap roast for $5 an...

Do you think it’s cheaper to eat out then have to grocery shop then have to cook your food at home? I used to be one of those people. When I was in college I would just run to McDonald’s honestly believing that $10 a meal was much better than having to make dinner at home. In all honesty I’ve never sat down and figured out how much a McDonald’s meal is compared to the same thing at home. I just noticed that after I started eating more at home that my bank accounts balance was much higher at the end of each month. Recently I went to IHOP and when they sat the food down, all I could think is “Why are we paying for someone to make this for us when I could make it all at home and for so much less?” So I snapped a picture of our food. When I got home I got out my price book, I wanted to figure out how much it would cost me to make the same exact IHOP meal at home. My Meal Bacon 3 pieces $.38 Eggs 2- $.25 French toast 4 pieces- $.24 Egg 1- $.13 Chevy Man’s meal. Bacon 3 pieces $.38 Egg...