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PREPPING ON A BUDGET

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Topic: PREPPING ON A BUDGET
Posted By: Guests
Subject: PREPPING ON A BUDGET
Date Posted: January 29 2006 at 5:26pm

Recommendations about prepping when money is tight.

What to get when money is limited.

Where to get economy preps.




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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: January 29 2006 at 6:00pm

Originally posted by TNbebo408:

Rbarnes55 asked about making a list of cheap supplies. I will start the list with stuff I know is under ten bucks and where I get them. Everyone, PLEASE add your cheaper items and lets keep it simple, and CHEAP.

Dollar store, dried beans, rice, canned beef, chilli, soups, ramen soup mix, dry milk, toilet paper, paper towels, cleaning supplies, hand sanitizers, personal cleaning items. Tea, coffee, sweetner. Coffee filters for water filters only. Bleach, laundry supplies. Plastic totes, lidded garbage cans, for water storage, you MUST keep water in dark and cool.

I did buy each for person in the home, three towels, three wash rags, and three hand towels, three changes of tough clothes, work clothes like, 12 pairs of socks, 12 underwear and one extra pair of boots.

Sav a lot, canned veggies, spam, dry beans, rice, BIG bags of beans 50 LB, they have big bags flour, meal, rice also. Salt cured ham, keeps a year with no fridge.

Walmart, awful place but, solar lights, coleman fuel, coleman parts, small arms ammo, shotgun, 22 rifle ammo. They too high on 30 caliber stuff.

northern tools, Solar lights, sealed ammo cans, they are $12 but worth it for food storage. Duct tape, tarps, wheat grinder, corn grinder, hand water pump, tools. Look em on net.

Harbor freight, Solar lights, 12 volt jump start units, solar chargers and more of the same, and look em up also.

Local coop, or tractor supply company, white salt blocks, fifty LB for $3.50 Rubber water troughs to catch rain water.

Please everyone, add your ideas and place to get them. We are a scattered group, few of us seem to be close to another member. Our shopping places will vary.



Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: January 29 2006 at 6:02pm

Originally posted by amyjo:

Go to the asian/ethnic food stores.  They have huge supplies of dried everything there.  I actually am part asian so I love that stuff anyway.  I usually buy dried fish, dried seaweed (an awesome source of nutrients), dried mushrooms.  Their spices are usually way cheaper.  They have big containers of oils, etc.  I also buy tins of sardines, they have all kinds of stuff pickled and canned as well.  AND you all should consider cous cous.  It is a pasta that is very easy to store (takes up little space) and I swear, one cup of it poofs into a dinner for four.  It is one of my favorite things.  You can add anything to it from meat, broth to fruit/juice, raisins.  It is awesome.



Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: January 29 2006 at 6:03pm

Originally posted by Muskrat:

For those that are not totally well off to prepare..there are other options ..they could go to the locale food banks and take some of those items and store those away if possible...some churches will help out those less fortunate..but come on lets also be real if you can afford the internet..

In order to prep I have had to give up extra things such as the cable channlels..less driving the car..the heat turned down...buying the children second hand clothing, instead of new..it is a suffle of the budget..

but I also know what you are saying..I am single mom on a fixed income and when I was working I was forever stocking up...to me food at this point is more important then alot of other material things..

Also instead of buying a 750 gram bag of pasta for 87 cents..then buy a 900 gram bag for 1.00 and store a sandwich bag away...I figure each half sandwich bag of pasta I store away is one more meal..it won,t be hard to grow tomatoes(I hope) looking into a green house this week..



Posted By: htpp
Date Posted: February 03 2006 at 7:58pm

What would the 50# white salt blocks be used for?

 



Posted By: TNbebo408
Date Posted: February 03 2006 at 8:05pm
You can buy 50Lb salt for $3.50 and bust it up to use it, instead of buying 9LB in the little boxes for the same money.


Posted By: htpp
Date Posted: February 03 2006 at 8:07pm
Thanks, looks like I need to go to the local Tractor Supply tomorrow and see what else they might have.  Thanks again!


Posted By: TNbebo408
Date Posted: February 03 2006 at 8:15pm
Check out the small propane heaters, they call em buddy heaters or something, they higher than harbor freight, but they usually have a good choice of them.


Posted By: htpp
Date Posted: February 03 2006 at 10:17pm

I bought several rolls of Bounty papertowels last week on sale at my Wal-Mart.  By cutting the roll in half, adding a cup of water with a little baby shampoo and a little baby oil  then taking out the cardboard section in the middle you can easily make your own wet-wipes.   I store mine in left-over 5 gallon ice cream containers.  This is cheaper than buying them premade and they'll be good for cleaning when showers aren't a every-day luxury. I've done this for years on all my kids, they work well.  Has to be Bounty papertowels - cheap ones fall apart - so I always watch for them to go on sale then stockup.

Aldi's food store is great, bought a whole cart load of food tonight for $50.00.  There is a store in Sellersburg, Indiana that sells expired, damaged and overstocked foods - very, very cheap.  I don't buy the expired items, always check the dates, but the overstock items are very cheap - cereal for $1.00 box, tomatoe paste .25, Kool-aid .5 a pack, 50# dog food $7.00. I always walk out w/2 carts and have never spent over $70.00.



Posted By: KatDoe67
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 5:21am

Eat what you store, store what you eat, and buy everything in bulk while it's on sale.

Last week over 1/2 my food budget was spent on 20 jars of spaghetti sauce and 30 cans of tuna. This week I spent 1/2 my food budget on 60 cans of vegetables, 12 boxes of pasta, and 24 bags of Ramen noodles. 2 weeks ago I spent $45.00 on 40 pounds of hamburger.

I try to spend 1/2 my food budget on basic, easy to store foods that are 1/2 or 1/3 the usual price. This allows me to purchase at least 25% more food for the same amount of money.

As much as possible I try to only cook with easy to store items.  For example even though we have REALLY good prices here on day old bread, I still bake all my bread because white flour stores well, and I can make sure to rotate a LARGE stock of flour, by using it every day. I add quick oats to my bread because they store MUCH better than whole wheat flour.

We eat canned instead of frozen vegetables because they store better and have little nutritional difference, once cooked. I also need to leave my small freezer for stocking hamburger when on sale and can't waste it on less enpensive items.

If you get into the habit of eating what you store, storing what you eat, and buying as much as possible when on sale, you WILL be able to stock up.

Also change how you eat. Start filling up on less enpensive ingredients. Make a big bowl of popcorn each night. Make sure to boil up your leftover chicken into soup and serve with a cheap homemade bread. Eat lots of root vegetables, bought cheaply once a month.

Get a notebook. Go to your local stores. Make a list of the cheapest, most nutritious, easiest to store ingredients. Gradually learn to cook with JUST those ingredients.

This is my basic list and what I cook most often.

Produce and Legumes

 

fresh:

potatoes

onions

carrots

 

canned:

corn

green beans

peas

tomatoes

kidney beans

peaches

apple sauce

pickles

jam

peanut butter (natural)

lemon juice

vinegar

 

frozen:

orange juice

 

dried:

raisins

popcorn

 

Grains

 

white flour

quick oats

corn starch

white rice

 

Meats

 

hamburger

chicken (whole)

hot dogs

tuna

 

Dairy and fats

 

dry milk

eggs

butter or margarine

Monterey Jack cheese

Parmesan cheese

corn oil

 

Condiments, Spices, Baking

 

ketchup

mustard

mayonnaise

gravy darkener

beef cubes

chicken cubes

garlic powder

onion powder

parsley

Italian seasoning

chili powder

soy sauce

salt

pepper

cinnamon

vanilla flavoring

baking powder

baking soda

yeast

sugar

molasses

cocoa

tea

 

Emergency Foods

 

Jello

Imitation salt (containing potassium)

Ginger Ale

Tang

Dried Soup Mix

 

  

Oatmeal

 

Bring 3 ¾ cups water to a boil. Add 2 cups quick oats and ¼ teas salt to the boiling water. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.

Serve with milk and sugar, maple syrup, honey, or jam. Add fresh, canned or dried fruit.

 

Pancakes

 

Sift together 1 ½ cups flour, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 tablespoon baking powder and ½ teaspoon salt. Beat in 1 egg, 1 ¼ cups milk and 2 tablespoons oil. Cook on hot, greased frying pan.

 

Serve with butter and sprinkle with brown sugar, or white sugar and lemon juice. Make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Make a sandwich with an egg and melted cheese as a filling.

 

French Toast

 

Beat together an egg and an equal amount of milk. Dip slices of bread in the milk/egg mixture and fry on a hot, buttered frying pan.

 

Serve as suggested above for pancakes, or with a white sauce or gravy.

 

Overnight Oatmeal Bread

 

Dissolve 1 teaspoon of yeast (½ foil packet) in ½ cup warm water. Set aside. Pour 2 cups hot water over 2 cups of oats. Let sit till cool enough not to burn a finger. Add dissolved yeast and stir well. Stir in 1/3 cup brown sugar (or any sweetener), 1/3 cup oil, and 1 tablespoon salt. Knead in enough white flour to make a sticky, but kneadable dough. Knead for 10 minutes. Grease a cookie sheet and roll dough into a long jellyroll shape. Place on cookie sheet, cover and let rise overnight. Bake at 350 degrees until bread can be knocked on.

 

Quick Rise Oatmeal bread can be made with 4 teaspoons yeast and risen as in the white bread below.

 

Quick Rise White Bread

 

Dissolve 4 teaspoons yeast in 2 ½ cups water. Add 1/3 cup sugar, 1/3 cup oil, and 1 tablespoon salt. Add enough flour to make a kneadable dough. Knead for 10 minutes. Shape dough into a large jelly roll and place on a greased cookie sheet. Place cookie sheet on top of a large bowl filled with hot water and cover. Let rise until double in bulk. Bake at 350 degrees until medium brown and can be knocked on.

 

Overnight White Bread can be made with 1 teaspoon yeast and risen overnight as in the oatmeal bread above.

 

Irish Soda Bread

 

In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, ½ teaspoon salt, 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, and 2 tablespoons sugar. Cut 2 tablespoons butter into the flour mixture. In another bowl, beat together 1 egg, ¾ cup milk, and 1 tablespoon vinegar. Pour liquid mixture into flour mixture. Add raisins if desired. Knead dough for 2-3 minutes and shape into a round loaf. Place loaf in greased cake pan and cut a cross in the top about ½ inch deep. Bake in preheated 375 degree oven for 35-40 minutes.

 

Biscuits

 

Sift together 2 cups flour, 1 tablespoon baking powder and 1 teaspoon salt. Stir in ¼ cup oil and ¾ cups milk. Stir and form into a ball. Pat into a square or rectangle. Cut into squares. Place on a greased cookie sheet and bake at 450 degrees for about 10-12 minutes or till the tops and bottoms begin to brown.

 

Biscuit dough can be spread onto a greased cookie sheet to make a thin crust pizza. Or roll out and spread with butter and cinnamon and sugar, and then roll up into a jelly roll and slice into cinnamon rolls.

 

Tea Scones

 

Sift together 2 cups flour, 1 tablespoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon salt, and 2 tablespoons sugar. Rub in ¼ cup butter. Add ½ cup milk and 1 beaten egg. Shape dough into a flat circle. Brush with milk. Sprinkle with sugar. Cut into pie shaped pieces. Bake on a greased cookie sheet, at 450 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Serve with lemon jam.

 

Instead of rubbing in butter, ¼ oil can be added with the milk and egg.

 

Lemon Jam

 

Beat together and boil 1 cup sugar, 3 eggs, ¼ cup lemon juice. When mixture begins to thicken, remove from heat and add 2 tablespoons butter.

 

Hearty Oatmeal Scones

 

Sift together 1 cup flour, 1 tablespoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon salt, and 2 tablespoons brown sugar. Add 1 cup quick oats. Rub in ¼ cup butter. Add ½ cup milk and 1 beaten egg. Shape dough into a flat circle. Cut into pie shaped pieces. Bake on a greased cookie sheet, at 450 degrees for 10-12 minutes.

 

Serve with a piece of cheese, meat or an egg. Raisins and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon can be added to the batter and the top can be brushed with milk and sprinkled with sugar, as in the above recipe for Tea Scones.

 

Instead of rubbing in butter, ¼ oil can be added with the milk and egg.

 

Sandwiches and Alternatives

 

Instead of making sandwiches, serve breads with a piece of cheese, cold meat, or a boiled egg.

 

Sandwich spreads can be made by combining some diced egg, chicken or tuna with a bit of mayonnaise and dried parsley.

 

Grilled cheese sandwiches can be cooled on a cooling rack, and eaten later cold. Bits of leftover meat, egg and vegetables can be added to grilled cheese sandwiches.

 

Sandwiches can be made with scones, biscuits or even pancakes.

 

Crepes

 

Thin pancake batter with extra milk and cook as pancakes. Sprinkle chopped leftovers, tuna, chopped eggs, cheese, fruit, jam or whatever you have down the middle of the crepes and roll up into logs. Drizzle savory crepes with some gravy or a pasta sauce.

 

Tortillas/Fajitas

 

Stir together 1 cup flour, ¼ cup oil, ¾ cups water, 1 teaspoon salt. Add about 1 more cup of flour. Knead dough for a minute and break dough up into ping pong ball sized balls. Let rest for about 15 minutes. Roll dough out into paper thin circles. Bake on ungreased frying pan for about 20 seconds a side, over medium heat.

 

Fill with leftovers, cheese, browned hamburg or beans. Drizzle with Mexican sauce. Roll up into logs.

 

Calzones, Rolls and Tarts

 

Make some bread dough, biscuit dough or pie crust. Roll small amounts of dough out into circles. Fill with leftovers, browned and seasoned meat, cheese or whatever you have. Fold dough into half moon shape and seal the edges. Let bread dough rise till puffy. Biscuit dough and pie crust can be baked immediately. Bake on greased cookie sheet for about 30 minutes or till browned, at about 375 degrees.

 

Hot Open Faced Sandwiches/Sloppy Joes

 

Simmer leftover chopped chicken, browned hamburg or chopped hotdogs in BBQ or Mexican Sauce or gravy. Simmer leftovers or chopped, boiled eggs in a White Sauce. Pour filling over thick slices of homemade bread or rolls.

 

BBQ Sauce

 

Combine 3 tablespoons vinegar,  2 tablespoons sugar,  1 cup ketchup, ½ cup water,  ¼ teaspoon prepared mustard. ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon onion powder. Simmer for 5 minutes.

 

Mexican sauce

 

Add 1 teaspoon chili powder to 1 cup BBQ Sauce.

 

Pizza

 

Dissolve 1-2 tablespoons yeast, 1 tablespoon sugar, 1 tablespoon salt in 2 ¼ cups warm water. Add 3 tablespoons oil. Stir in enough flour to make a dough. Knead for 10 minutes. Let rise till double in bulk. Grease 2 cookie sheets with a solid fat, not oil. Oil makes the dough much harder to spread. Spread the dough onto the cookie sheets. Top with whatever you have and bake at 425 degrees till crust is golden brown on the bottom and topping have begun to brown.

 

Be creative with your toppings. Use ketchup, pasta sauce or canned tomatoes for the sauce. Use any kind of cheese. Top with browned and seasoned hamburger or leftover chicken. Sprinkle with chopped onion. Use ANYTHING you have.

 

Pot Roasted Chicken

 

Place chicken, vegetables, potatoes, and herbs, and spices in a large roasting pan. Pour in several cups of water. Water should cover the crunchier vegetables. Potatoes should be left whole and unpeeled and placed on top of the crunchier vegetables. Cover and bake at 400 degrees for about 1 ½ to 2 hours. Bake all the leftovers into a pie.

 

Gravy

 

Measure and pour the broth into a sauce pan. Dissolve corn starch into lukewarm water and add to broth. Use 1 tablespoon corn starch to each cup of total liquid. For example 6 cups broth and 2 cups lukewarm water will require 8 tablespoons (½ cup) corn starch. Darken with a little gravy darkener if necessary.

 

Pie Crust

 

Sift together 2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon baking powder. Stir in ½ cup oil and ½ cup water. Roll into 2 round crusts. Fold dough in half and in half again, to transfer to pan, then unfold in pan. Bake pies in a 9 inch cake pan, so fillings do not overflow. This is a soft, biscuity dough that can be easily repaired if a hole forms. Double the recipe for an 11x13 roasting pan.

 

BBQ Chicken

 

Place whole chicken in a roasting pan. Pour a little water in the pan and cover. Bake at 400 degrees until chicken is about ¾ cooked. Uncover and coat chicken with BBQ sauce. Crank the heat up and cook chicken till skin is crunchy and slightly charred.

 

Leftover meat can be used on pizza, in a pasta sauce or quiche, or as a sandwich filling.

 

The bones and skin, and tiny bits of meat can be boiled into broth and made into Tortellini Soup.

 

To quickly defrost whole chickens, place in a watertight bag and submerge in hot water.

 

Pasta

 

Beat 3 eggs and ½ teaspoon salt. Stir and then knead in enough flour to make a stiff dough. Divide dough into 4 pieces and roll out into paper thin rectangles. Cut rectangles into smaller noodles or use whole as lasagna noodles or to make tortellini.

 

Noodles can be dried and stored for 1 month, or boiled when fresh.

 

Pasta sauces

 

Sauté 1 onion in oil. Add a can of tomatoes. Add Italian seasonings. Add bits of leftover chicken or browned hamburg. Simmer for 15 minutes to an hour. Add salt and pepper to taste. Can also be used for pizza.

 

Bring 1 ½ cups milk to almost a boil. Dissolve 2 tablespoons corn starch into ½ cup milk and add to hot milk. Bring to a boil. Add salt and pepper to taste. If desired, add some cheese and stir till melted. White sauce and cheese sauce can also be used on baked potatoes, toast, biscuits and French toast.

 

Lasagna and Casseroles

 

Roll pasta recipe into 4 paper thin rectangles and add to boiling water. Rectangles will become larger as they are boiled, and easily fit in a 9x13 roasting pan. Boil for about 10 minutes and drain and then let cool on a flat surface.

 

Create a layered casserole with one or more pasta sauces, slices of cheese, leftover meat, tuna and/or vegetables or whatever you have. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

 

Tortellini

 

Make a filling of 1 cup diced, cooked meat, ½ teaspoon each of garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, and a teaspoon of dried parsley, and ¼ cup parmesan cheese. Taste and add more seasoning if desired. Add 1 beaten egg to the mixture.

 

Roll ¼ of the pasta recipe out into a rectangle. Cut into 1 inch squares. Add bits of ¼ of the filling to the center of each square. Fold the squares into triangles and pinch the edges to seal them. If dough is too dry to stick, moisten with a few drops of water. Leave as triangles or pinch two of the corners together to make a hat shape. Use up the rest of the dough and filling, ¼ at a time.

 

Boil the tortellini in chicken broth or water, until tender.

 

Meatballs/ Salisbury Steak

 

Combine 1 1/4 pounds hamburger, 2 eggs, 2 cups stale homemade bread, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon onion powder, ½ teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon pepper, 1 tablespoon dried parsley and ¼ cup parmesan cheese (optional). Shape into balls or patties and bake in 375 degree oven till centers are gray. Serve in a red sauce or gravy.

 

Chili

 

Fry 1 onion and a handful of hamburger, till the meat is browned and the onion is soft. Add a large can of tomatoes, two 16 oz cans kidney beans , 1 tablespoon dried parsley and chili powder, salt, pepper, and garlic powder to taste. Simmer for 1 hour on low heat.

 

Shepard's Pie

 

Brown 1 1/4 pounds hamburger. Pour off grease. Dissolve 1 tablespoon corn starch in 1 cup water. Pour into hamburger. Add 2 beef cubes and a few drops of gravy darkener. Cook till gravy bubbles. Meanwhile boil 5-8 peeled and sliced potatoes till soft enough to mash. Make 3/4 pie crust recipe and pat into a 9x13 roasting pan. Place hamburger mixture onto crust. Spoon 1 can vegetable onto hamburger mixture. Spoon mashed potatoes onto the vegetables. Drag a fork across the mashed potatoes, so they will brown better. Bake at 400 degrees till crust and potatoes are browned.

 

Quiche

 

Make ½ pie crust recipe. Pat into 9 inch cake pan. Beat 3 eggs and 1 cup milk. Pour onto crust. Add ANYTHING you have: sautéed onions, leftover vegetables, leftover meat, cheese, chopped tomato. Read an omelet book for ideas.

 

Strata

 

In a large bowl, beat together: 8 eggs, 4 cups milk, 1 teaspoon prepared mustard, 1 teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon pepper. Set aside. Fill a greased 9x13 pan 1/3 full of torn, stale bread. Sprinkle cheese, tuna, leftovers, canned tomatoes, or whatever you have, over the bread. Layer more torn, stale bread on top of the filling ingredients.  Pour milk and egg mixture over the bread and filling ingredients. Place in refrigerator for 2-24 hours. Bake for 45 minutes at 325 degrees.

 

Asian Fried Rice

 

Sauté 1 large onion in a little cooking oil, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon sugar, 1 teaspoon garlic powder and 1 tablespoon soy sauce, until onion is tender. Add 3 cups cooked rice and 2 cut up, boiled or fried eggs. Continue to cook and stir until eggs and rice are warm and have absorbed some of the sauce. Add more soy sauce if desired.

 

If you have any leftover meat and vegetables, add them with the eggs and rice.

 

 

Mock Boiled Dinner

 

In a large pot, boil some onions, potatoes and carrots and till tender. Add a package of hotdogs and boil for another 10 minutes. Serve with Irish soda bread.

 

 

Snicker Doodle Coffee Cake

 

Cream 1 1/3 cups sugar and 2/3 cups oil. Beat in 2 eggs, a little at a time. Gradually stir in 1 1/3 cups milk. In another bowl, sift together 3 cups flour, 4 teaspoons baking powder and ½ teaspoon salt. Add the dry ingredients to the creamed ones. Pour batter into a greased and floured 9x13 inch roasting pan or two 9 inch cake pans. Sprinkle top of cake with cinnamon and sugar. Bake at 350 degrees till top of cake is golden brown and the center is set.

 

Chocolate Cake

 

Sift together 3 cups flour, 2 cups sugar, ½ cup cocoa, 2 teaspoons baking soda and 1 teaspoon salt. Beat in 2/3 cup oil, 2 cups water, and 2 tablespoons vinegar. Pour batter into a greased 9x13 inch pan and bake at 350 degrees till center is set.

 

Biscotti

 

Cream ¼ cup (½ stick) butter and 1 cup sugar. Gradually beat in 3 eggs. Add 1 teaspoon to 1 tablespoon extract or liquor if you have some. In another bowl sift together 2 ¼ cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder and ¼ teaspoon salt. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture. Shape dough into 2 long, narrow logs on a greased cookie sheet. Bake in a 375 degree oven till set. Slice logs and turn cookies on their sides and bake again till golden brown.

 

Spices, nuts and raisins can be added to the cookies. Chocolate Biscotti can be made by adding ¼ cup cocoa and another ½ cup sugar and decreasing the flour to 1 ¾ cups.

 

Oatmeal cookies

 

Cream together ½ cup soft butter, ½ cup brown sugar and ½ cup white sugar. Beat in 1 egg. Add 1 tablespoon vanilla. In another bowl sift together 1 cup flour and ½ teaspoon baking soda. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture. Stir in 1 cup quick oats.

 

Drop by rounded teaspoon fulls onto greased cookie sheets and bake at 350 degrees until centers are set.

 

Bread Pudding

 

Fill a greased 9x13 roasting pan about 3/4 full of stale homemade white bread. In a large bowl, beat together 4 eggs, 1 cup sugar, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1 tablespoon vanilla and 4 cups milk. Pour over the bread. Bake at 350 degrees till the custard is set.

 

Brown Sugar

 

Combine 2 tablespoons molasses to each cup of white sugar.

                                                                                                         

Vanilla milk

 

Dissolve 1 or 2 tablespoons sugar in hot water. Add 1 cup slightly warm water. Add 1 1/3 cups dry milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring. Stir till dissolved. Add enough ice and cold water to make 4 cups.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Posted By: libbyalex
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 5:49am
Welcome aboard, KatDoe! Great first post that I will print out next time I'm hooked up to a printer! -- Libby


Posted By: chefmom
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 10:52am
Love the bread recipes Katdoe! Thank you for sharing all of this wonderful info with us.

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Posted By: TNbebo408
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 7:50pm
I put my first aid items in cleaned buckets that held sheetrock mud, they have lids and bucket tool holders on the outside of them are full also.

They stack perfect, hold lots of stuff and were FREE. Except the tool holders, I paid big bucks for them, $2 each at flea market.

I have the same buckets crammed full of stuff in my barn.


Posted By: Johnray
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 12:03pm
All of the suggestions above are good but keep in mind that you can live indefinitely on beans,rice and some cooking oil or lard and of course water. Some paper towels and toilet paper would be nice to but not manditorty. The best way to store water is to have a "Big Burkey" water filter. It will purify just about any kind of water and it is mobile so that if you are forced to move for any reason,you can take it with you and not be force to carry hundreds of pound of stored water. Unless you live in a dessert,you can always find a source of water of some kind. Johnray

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Posted By: KatDoe67
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 2:51pm

I'm concerned about the bird flu, but not frightened. I'm using this forum to learn more about being prepared in GENERAL for a VARIETY of emergencies. Little by little, panicking about nothing, I'm changing my way of life, so that I can roll with the punches easier, and be more helpful to others.

By learning to eat from mostly storage bought in bulk on sale, I was able to cut my food bill to 1/3 of what it used to be, and improved how we ate at the same time. Cooking takes longer, but it's worth it. Shopping and putting away groceries is actually quicker now :-0

Now I can go for weeks on just $10.00 a week for groceries if we have a temporary money shortage. I also now have the freedom to give BAGS of groceries to a struggling friend without feeling the pinch, by just raiding my pantry.

I very much enjoy the feeling of power and security I have from being stocked up on a few basic ingredients and knowing how to make nice meals from them.

Yes, it's true MOST of us can live a long time off of beans, rice, fat and water. I'd rather PLAN a simple life to live, that I can maintain even when the SHTF.

I've gone hungry in the past. I know what hungry people crave. Salt, sugar, white flour, yeast, dry milk, oats and tea go a LONG way to making the above list more pleasurable! Too many beans can cause some people a LOT of pain and make them sick :-( White flour is not an evil ingredient to most people with sensitive tummies, unless they have a gluten intolerance.

Add a little tuna and canned fruit, and life gets even better :-)

A little jello, tang, chicken bullion, and imitation salt containing potassium will keep a sick person going a LONG time.

No one should go in debt or fight with a spouse over bird flu :-( Better to work on changing your life style in GENERAL to be better prepared for ANY emergency :-)

Kat



Posted By: TNbebo408
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 4:41pm
Kat I agree with you, we stock stuff, just to save on gas to the store where we buy our canned goods and big bags of beans, flour and meal. I am some concerned about bird flu, but not freaked out over it. I am more worried about bills than flu.

I made a big pantry from a bedroom we didn't want to use anymore. Keeps the unwanted kinfolk from feeling welcome. Closed the motel for good.

We don't buy anything we don't use daily, no spacecamp foods as I call it. No MREs, freezed dried veggies or anything we don't recognize on a plate.


Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 19 2006 at 3:42pm
The $1 and $.99 chain stores are both terrific and tend to carry different items (in my experience). Terrific savings! Cleaning products that normally are around $3 are $1. I just made a big buying run today, was able to fill some holes in my long-term storage and also found a bunch of stuff for my diabetic husband. I'm thrilled! Except for a few cans of dehydrated meat  because of him, I'm not buying anything that we normally wouldn't eat.  It's amazing where you can find places to store your preps when you put your mind to it (and have friendly people on the net who give you great tips).


Posted By: TNbebo408
Date Posted: February 19 2006 at 5:09pm
If lard is available in your area, get a can or two. Many uses, in cooking. Goes well with grits if you aint got butter.


Posted By: TheBeginning
Date Posted: February 27 2006 at 11:45am

Paper plates; paper cups; plastic forks, spoons, and knives;  large trash bags.  Water could be a cherished commodity that you don't want to waste washing dishes.  Not environmentally correct but may be necessary til the bug bugs out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Posted By: Falcon
Date Posted: March 13 2006 at 8:15am

people can get the internet for free at resource centers and such, you can also get dial up for about 12.99 a month at Kel Com, so really people with tight budgets can get a computer for about 50 if they pay attention to local adds.  So technically speaking anyone can afford a working computer and the internet for a reasonable price, you just need to know where to look.

Dollar stores have good items you can get for a dollar a piece or under.



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Posted By: omega
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 9:57am
Please consider going to several of the PARTY-supply stores in your area - I check these out several times a year, and I only buy the cheapest paper plates & plastic flatware available - which will be the items they have discounted sometimes a full 90% from the original retail.

It is MUCH cheaper to buy the discontinued birthday or holiday paper plates & paper cups, etc. at one of the big party stores than at a Dollar Store.

ALSO, one time when I went to one outside of my area, they had the tiny cans of Sterno for twenty-cents a piece --- so, you never know what you MIGHT find at such a store, and it doesn't take too much time to walk through and see if there are any good survival-type items available.


Posted By: omega
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 10:08am


The next time that your grocery store has green onions on sale, pick up three bunches.

Get some tall glasses.

Soak the green onions overnigh in room temperature water. Put the white bottoms in the water, the white onion part where there are little roots.

The next day, chop off most of the green part of the green onions -- use these green stems chopped up in:

SALADS
SOUPS
CASSEROLES


Then plant the green onions, white side down, into several pots. Just cover the white bulb part with the soil, leave a couple inches of the green stem part sticking up.

You don't have to be too fussy or particular about this, they grow VERY easily.

The GREEN part of the green onion will continue growing for months and months, you simply keep snipping them off and using them fresh.

Keep the pots near a well lit window - but unlike some fussy plants, they will grow even if not in direct sunlight.

Try experimenting with this NOW.

Why?

First, because then you will have a constant supply of green onions without spending any more money which can be used on other preps --- and because you don't want to learn how to do this AFTER a quarantine starts.

This can also be done with leeks, but I'm unsure how long they will continue growing in window pots. But it would have to be at least several months, you simply snip off the green part and use it.
    
Here's more info about this in the frugal gardening forums over at Garden Web:

http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/frugal/msg0617032914307.html - http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/frugal/msg0617032914307.html




Posted By: KatDoe67
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 12:27pm
If you have chives planted outside, anytime during the winter, you can dig up the roots and they will start growing as soon as you warm them up.
 
Put some pebbles in the bottom of a jar. then put some soil and the chive roots in the jar. The jars will sit nicely on even a narrow window sill and won't leak.
 
For some winter flowers, cut some twigs from an early flowering bush and place in a tall glass, bottle, or vase with water. They will bloom indoors as soon as they warm up.


Posted By: slcmom
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 12:53pm
If you need $$ to prep, look at your grocery budget.  I can now feed 8 people including 5 boys (one of which is a bottomless pit), two in diapers and one on formula for $80 a week. 
 
Tricks: 
 
Dinner:  pasta, potatoes, beans, eggs, bread.  I make at least one dinner meal a week with each of the above as the main ingredient.  I can make any of the above for all of us for around  $3.00 a meal.  I only do a traditional "meat and potatoes" dinner once a week.
 
Homemade bread saves up to $2.00 a loaf.  Wheat bread fills boys up quickly and keeps them full longer.
 
Replace fresh milk in baking with powdered milk. 
 
Replace cold cereal with oatmeal or homemade granola (about $1.00 / lb).  Keeps bellies full a LONG time. 
 
I cut my own carrots instead of buying "baby ones," make my own tortillas, buy dry rather than canned beans, buy spices in bulk and use them rather than buying "prepared sauces."  etc. etc. etc.
 
Not only have we saved money, but I've learned essential skills I will need if necessary.  


Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 1:32pm
my family is strictly meat and potatoes and two vegetables their choice.
 I dread the food we would have to eat canned food and rice yuck
I am going to  plant a garden as soon as posible and even hide carrots and onions in the flowers   I think we will have til Sept til the flu hits


Posted By: Daydreamer
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 3:06pm
I don't know if any of you have discount grocery stores in your area but if you do, they are worth checking out. I find all sorts of canned goods, instant potatoes, dehydrated potatoes, rice, beans, etc at our local discount grocery store. The prices are about 1/3 of what they are in the regular grocery store. You just have to watch for expiration dates and dented cans.

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Posted By: libbyalex
Date Posted: March 23 2006 at 4:52pm
Originally posted by RBARNES55 RBARNES55 wrote:

my family is strictly meat and potatoes and two vegetables their choice.
 I dread the food we would have to eat canned food and rice yuck
I am going to  plant a garden as soon as posible and even hide carrots and onions in the flowers   I think we will have til Sept til the flu hits
 
I'm hoping we have that long. I tell you, the news lately has caused the hairs on the back of my neck to stand up. I have a gut instinct that we may not have as long as we think we have. I'm rolling my spare change and going out to the discount food store!


Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: March 25 2006 at 3:40pm
Budget Preps:Rona Zip Lock;LOL..the title of this name is funny but the circumstances are not.....
You know since I have been in this forum,we always did budget prepping like we actually had time left..well the news has been rolling faster and faster....so know I think we are down to more of priority preps and fast...tighter budgets and tighter belts....
 
 
If you have not prepped at all...
basics;
 
rice
pasta
salt
corn flour or corn meal
 
what you can get for canned goods(tuna,soups,gravy)
noodles(the handy dandy packages)
 
candles and matches
 
prep some flavour spices for your rice...
 
water..water and more water
 
you can soak rice pasta anything overnight and heat in the morning...with your candles..
 
now this is not a highly recomended diet,but well....
 
 
and if you can save the following to recycle;
toilet paper rolls and stuff them with dryer lint..vasoline and cotton balls(rub the ball in vasoline makes and excellent fire starter)
 
save some tin cans to warm food up make a handle from wire if you can..
 
well that is my start for just a fast basic list of preps...
 


Posted By: Penham
Date Posted: March 25 2006 at 6:25pm
At the Dollar Tree today I found 6-packs of Boost drinks for 1.00, they had chocolate and orange flavors, they are rather short dated expire July of this year, but that is still 4 months (alot can happen in 4 months). I couldn't believe these were only 1.00, I think they usually cost $5-6 for a 6-pack, I know those nutritional drinks are expensive. I only bought 4 packages, now I wished I would have bought a few more. Also found anti-diarhea meds 12 ct., guafenisan cough syryp, DM cough syrup, Excedrin 100 ct. acetominiphen tablets, hand sanitizer, some other kind of cough/cold tablets, all were long dated and all only 1.00 each.

RBARNES55 did you know they make chicken in a can, I mean a whole cooked chicken in a can, I saw these in my grocery store last week, I was just looking at other options besides canned chicken, tuna, chili ect. It is made by Sweet Sue, and they were rather pricey $4.99, I didn't get any, but I think I might go back and get a couple just for a change of pace or might be a good alternative if we are in quarantine during the holidays.
    


Posted By: KatDoe67
Date Posted: March 26 2006 at 4:55am

Yes, that is a good price for Boost. I lived off Boost and Ensure, jello and bullion for almost 2 years at one point. The high protein kind is even better but more expensive :-( Walmart usually had the best price on the high protein.

You can also get the protein up by adding weight lifting powders. At the end I was mixing up my own stuff to get the ratio I felt was best, as the doctors and nutritionalists were no help at all :-( Their remedy was just keep drawing blood and if anything goes too low, we throw you in the hospital and force feed you :-(
 
Too much protein is bad for the kidneys, but I get migraines and dry heaves from a diet high in starches and sugars.
 
Chocolate flavors can be heated and drinken like hot cocoa. They all taste TERRIBLE room temp :-(
 
Some people on the list I was on, devoted to intestinal problems, drank powdered baby formula. Regular baby formula, though, is watered down milk with more sugar and fat added. Babies can't handle the high protein in milk. If you need a lactose free drink though, the soy baby formulas were the cheapest.
 
Boost and Ensure are lactose free and liquid. They are usually used for those 2 reasons. Figure out your REASON for using the product and then see if there is a cheaper alternative!
 
In the end we ruled out lactose and nonliquid foods as adding to my pain, so I usually don't use the products anymore. They are CERTAINLY not the cure all people think they are!
 
They use them in the hospital mostly as an easy way to quickly forcefeed people without using a tube. They add icecream to it. If you are underweight without a clear diagnonsis or something curable, what they do is forcefeed liquids and give you pain meds will you get back to 80% of you ideal weight, then send you home till it drops below that again :-0
 
The products are fairly low in salt and potassium. A person who is losing fluids will need those supplemented. I had chronically low potassium while using the products, until I found a nonprescription kind at a healthfood store. Unfortunately instead of giving me a running script for the damn things the docs preferred to monitor my blood, fingers and back of throat for signs of vomiting and to lecture me :-0 IDIOTS!
 
Anyway, what I'm trying to get at is, the products are not nearly as effective as you are led to believe. I barely have my weight up to 100 pounds at this point, and I only got back up to that while OFF a liquid diet. I haven't stockpiled the stuff :-0 I have a few bottles left, nearing their expiration date and don't intend to replace them.
 
I stocked dehydrated potatoes and dry milk and multivitamins and potassium capsules and Morton's lite salt (with potassium) instead. A thin potato soup with some oil added is just as good!


Posted By: Karianne
Date Posted: May 05 2006 at 12:56pm
Make what you have go further. Paper towels could be cut into fourths. I am saving (or you could ask someone to save them) bowls and containers. During last year's hurricane when we were without safe water, I noticed I used a lot of water washing things like bowls and pots. I save bowls my Wendy's salad comes in, cottage cheese containers, yogurt cups for cups or cereal, etc. for disposable dishes to save the water for more important things.
 
Kari


Posted By: ozjohn
Date Posted: May 05 2006 at 4:45pm
Buy an extra 2 items every time you go to the supermarket.
 
 
Ozjohn


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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: May 06 2006 at 1:01am
You can buy alot of basics (rice, beans, flour, sugar) for not much money.  You can make solar ovens for next to nothing and when you have no money at all you can be collecting and writing down information. I've thought about this alot, because it's hard to get others "on board"
if you tell them they're going to need generators, propane heaters
and 6 months or more of food and supplies.  Best to start out small,
like ozjohn said (2 extra things per trip).  If they can't afford that,
tell them to start saving things (2 liter bottles for water, plastic bags,
old clothes to make quilts, anything that can be recycled).  I've
even managed to get a few people interested by asking them to
save their 2-liter bottles for ME!


Posted By: Linda
Date Posted: May 15 2006 at 8:26am
I liked the dry milk for cooking idea and have stocked up on that. I use and restock it and it saves a lot of money. I have also stocked various muffin and bread mixes that are add water only. Instead of canned tuna I use the tuna in the sealed pouches. It's a little more pricey but you get more tuna. I've also purchased cans of ravioli, we use them now for quick meals so they won't be waisted and I think it's a great way to have a meal with a little meat in it  stocked.
 
To bake if your oven doesn't work you can use a table lamp that has a metal cone shaped shade. They make battery operated ones for camping. If you place an uncooked cookie on a sheet of tin foil and place the cone shade on top of it the heat from the bulb cooks the cookie. I haven't tried this with a muffin yet but it would probably work.  


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Posted By: honeybee
Date Posted: May 21 2006 at 10:49am
I don't want to spend the money on survival books (if I can avoid it) - there must be sites around the internet for subjects like: edible plants, herbal remidies, alternatives to the Boy Scout Survival guide, medical help books, first aide, etc
 
so we can download and print them.
 
Has anyone found any good reference guides online? 
 
Thanks


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Posted By: Karianne
Date Posted: May 22 2006 at 10:36am
Originally posted by Linda Linda wrote:

I liked the dry milk for cooking idea and have stocked up on that. I use and restock it and it saves a lot of money. I have also stocked various muffin and bread mixes that are add water only. Instead of canned tuna I use the tuna in the sealed pouches. It's a little more pricey but you get more tuna. I've also purchased cans of ravioli, we use them now for quick meals so they won't be waisted and I think it's a great way to have a meal with a little meat in it  stocked.
 
To bake if your oven doesn't work you can use a table lamp that has a metal cone shaped shade. They make battery operated ones for camping. If you place an uncooked cookie on a sheet of tin foil and place the cone shade on top of it the heat from the bulb cooks the cookie. I haven't tried this with a muffin yet but it would probably work.  
 
Cooking with a light bulb is a cool idea. It reminds me of the Easy Bake Oven! LOL
 
Come to think of it toys can come in handy. We lost electric one night due to a bad storm and I was so bored as I was alone and it was dark and too early to go to bed. I got out a kiddie tape recorder (I have a home daycare so have toys here), put in my Beatles cassette and it worked!
 
Also, you could take batteries out of toys or the baby swing or whatever if you're short on batteries.
 
Kari


Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: May 23 2006 at 8:04pm
Along those lines.... I was thinking about my daughter's ice cream maker that she got one Christmas!  My kids would surely miss getting ice cream! So, I bought a box of rock salt and going to make sure I have the ingredients to use to make that ice cream maker useful, if we have the freezer available for the needed ice. -k


Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: May 23 2006 at 8:22pm
       
 
        In Australia my favourite prep is Glad baking paper , you can use in your wok , frypan , on the barbie need no oil , maybe a little spray when your finished cooking take the paper out and just wipe the pan . so big save on water . No soaking burnt pans from sauces and meats , but don't put it near a naked flame it will burn real fast ....Big smile 
                     For hair , find a clean small spray bottle , place in bottle to a third full , conditoner fill with water . when we surf I rinse off salt water at the beach shower then spray hair I've got over 3 feet of hair comb and go . It's shines and is really soft . Great on kids hair too .so cheap .I also use lavender oil sometimes , wet hair put 3 to 5 drops in hands wipe on hair and comb thru , calms me down after my coffee and forum reading . Embarrassed
                               If I don't have the glad paper I use alfoil works the same ..


Posted By: flholland
Date Posted: May 23 2006 at 9:22pm

This is a recipe for homemade baby wipes, but if you find yourself without water when in need of a bath or shower, here's an inexpensive way to make your own wipes ahead of time and store. Not sure if this has been posted or not, but here it is:

One way to save money and keep your baby's skin healthy is to make your own baby wipes. Homemade baby wipes are easy to make, inexpensive, portable and convenient. All you need to make them is a roll of Viva or Bounty paper towels, baby bath liquid, water, and a container with a lid. Consider the savings involved: commercial baby wipes cost around $3.50 per package. They contain chemicals, fragrance, alcohol or other skin drying ingredients and water. A roll of Viva or Bounty paper towels runs about $1. You cut the roll in half, so each roll makes two refills of wipes. Baby bath liquid is about $1-2, and you only use 2 tablespoons per container of wipes, so it lasts a very long time. You choose the kind of baby bath liquid you will use, so you can get organic or all natural at your own choosing.

To make homemade baby wipes, first choose a cylindrical container a little larger than a quart container. It should be wide enough to hold a roll of paper towels cut in half the short way (a little larger than a roll of toilet paper). Be sure the container has a lid. Cut an "x" slit in the top center of the lid.

Take the roll of paper towels, and using a sharp knife, cut it in half so that each half resembles a roll of toilet paper. Place the paper towel half into the container so that the cardboard tube inside is in reach from the top of the container.

In a separate container, mix together two cups of water and two tablespoons baby bath liquid. Pour the mixture on top of the paper towels in the container and wait about five minutes for it to soak into the paper towels. Then, carefully pull the cardboard core out of the middle. The innermost paper towel piece should come up the middle with the core. Pull it through the slit you cut in the lid of the container and close the container.

When you need another wipe, just pull the paper towel through the slit in the top, and because it is perforated, it will conveniently tear off at the perforation, leaving the next wipe ready to pull through when you need it.

If you need portable wipes, just pull out the number you will want to take with you and place them into a zip lock plastic bag. Cut a small hole in the bag and pull through one end of the wipes. You may choose to put the bag of wipes into a small plastic portable wipes case to keep them protected from air.


Posted By: flholland
Date Posted: May 23 2006 at 9:25pm
One more homemade recipe for alcohol wipes. You can use bounty paper towels and empty baby wipe container and alcohol. Just tear off the paper towels and layer them in the container and soak with alcohol.  Or, use blue shoptowels cut in quarters and folded into a ziplock bag. Then pour enough alcohol into the bag to wet the towels and zip it up until needed. IF you make several bags, you can cut a small X on the plastic bag and pull them out as needed.
Instead of buying expensive wipes, this really saves money. Hope it helps someone out there on a shoe string budget.


Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: May 24 2006 at 9:46am
Wow! flholland those are some great tips. That is exactly what is needed. I intend to print all these tips and share with relatives and friends.Thanks to you for sharing them! Jo


Posted By: Mirage
Date Posted: May 25 2006 at 10:04am
Originally posted by TNbebo408 TNbebo408 wrote:

If lard is available in your area, get a can or two. Many uses, in cooking. Goes well with grits if you aint got butter.
 
They had 25 lb buckets lard at Wal-Mart for $23.00. It keeps well and makes a great addition to apple cake, portuguese breads amd tortillas.
 
If you're on a budget, learn all the great things that you can make with a bag of flour.
 
Then learn what kinds of foods you'll eat that are made with rice and beans! There's some great recipes at:
 
http://www.cooks.com - http://www.cooks.com
 
And there is also an area in the Forum about Cooking with stored food.


Posted By: July
Date Posted: May 27 2006 at 8:52am
learn to  shop sales and coupons.
You can often get things for free or very cheap
 
 
Use a charge card that offers rewards, pay it off each month so no intrest,
like Amazon and use rewards to purchase books, etc,   grocery store cards to earn free groceries rewards, etc.


Posted By: kymom
Date Posted: July 04 2006 at 5:36pm
  I got the cheap cereal at dollar store, got the buckets free from wal-mart, taking them out of the boxes so more fit inside. Also love the cheese in a plastic container from the dollar store.  Crackers, unsalted for 87 cents fromwal-mart. Peanut butter cheap and jelly off brand of course. Just some ideas. Also eight dollars for 55 gallon barrels at rural king. which is a farm store, they have alot of new ones that just came in where I live. Got a tv from cvs under twenty buck, takes alot of c batteries, but can plug in car. Hope this helps.Smile


Posted By: sardog01
Date Posted: July 15 2006 at 3:18pm
 A couple of things I noticed not mentioned were resale shops and rummage sales.  People will sell all kinds of good stuff for practically nothing.
 
I have also stocked up on needles and thread for hand sewing.  Also go thru the remnant basket at WW. Get lots of good material that can be used to patch things or even make things as needed.  If your without the ability to get new clothes for months or more things will were out.


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Posted By: honeybee
Date Posted: July 15 2006 at 4:10pm
For those who sew: (not hard to learn the basics...)
 
When you are at these places (and clothes go for next to nothing at garage sales):  Baby clothes are abundant. 
 
But for the older child, purchase adult shirts, pants, etc in good condition. You will be certain to have enough material to downsize it, along with the buttons, zipper, etc for very little expense and you can custom fit it instead of waiting for them to grow into it. Don't forget to buy thread!


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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: July 15 2006 at 8:23pm
hi i was wondering if anyone has a used generator they want to sell. as i'm having no luck finding one. i haven't given up yet so please be on the look out for me one


Posted By: honeybee
Date Posted: July 15 2006 at 9:06pm

have you tried craigslist?

http://cleveland.craigslist.org/ - http://cleveland.craigslist.org/
 
pick you city when you get to that page...
http://albany.craigslist.org/ -  


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Posted By: Pegasus
Date Posted: July 16 2006 at 6:19am
Had great luck at Walgreens (pharmacy) this week.  10-pack of toothbrushes, White Rain shampoo, conditioner, styling gel & body wash all only $1 each.  Vitamin supplements B1G1 (a lot of stores seemed to be doing this the last couple weeks).  Be sure to check out the clearance bins.  You never know what will show up from time to time.  One trip to WalMart had 2-packs of hair color for $6.  You can't get one box for that price without a coupon!  I LOVE a bargain! 

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