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The Big White Farmhouse

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February 20, 2023

No.733: February’s Frugal Accomplishments

FEBRUARY’S FRUGAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

My Goal: Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.
And if you have to spend money, do it with intention.

+ We bought a new washer and dryer.  After months of sort-term fixes, we knew our money would probably be better spent just replacing them.  We found a pair in our price range that also fit a specific need: no fancy parts!  No touch screens, glass tops…just your run of the mill, all metal, no frills machines.  They are a little smaller than the last pair, but I’m hoping their lifespan will be considerably longer than the last ones.

+ I cooked dried beans to use in recipes.  So much cheaper than the canned variety and it makes a ton!  I use this recipe to cook the beans and this one to make refried beans.  Oven baked tostadas are a delicious and quick meatless meal we’ve been loving lately.

+ After months and months off, I went back to making our daily homemade bread.  I’ve gotten into a good routine with the bread machine doing the mixing and first rise, then I separate into two loaves for the second rise and bake.  I’m also considering doing a big “baking day” and making a week’s worth of bread/bagels in one swoop.  Maybe next month.

+ I cleaned the coffeemaker with inexpensive vinegar and water.  We’ve been terrible about doing this regularly, but I want to be better about it in this new year.  Better tasting coffee and a better working machine = win/win!

+ I used some of last year’s garden produce that we saved in the freezer.  So nice to eat something fresh in the dead of winter!

+ I’ve been selling a few things on ebay, Poshmark, and Pango.


Previous Frugal Accomplishments
2019: JULY  //  AUGUST  //  SEPTEMBER  //  OCTOBER  //  NOVEMBER  
2020: JANUARY  //  FEBRUARY // APRIL  //  MAY  //  JUNE  // JULY
2021: WINTER  //  SPRING  //  JULY  //  AUGUST  //  OCTOBER  //  NOVEMBER
2022: FEBRUARY
2023: JANUARY

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Comments

  1. Laura+M says

    February 26, 2023 at 11:38 am

    So cool that you are baking bread every day! And hurray to new working appliances

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