A couple of years ago, I set myself a budget goal and I blogged about it. It was like a game, or a contest for myself and I invited people to cheer me on. Now a friend of mine, Kay, has decided to create a blog of her own that is similar to my old blog. It inspired me to start blogging about frugality again, but I just didn't have the same enthusiasm this time as I did the first time.
One thing I've learned about frugality is that you have to make it fun or you just won't do it. So this time around, the new game is to "Beat Kay." *snicker* Her blog is http://kaysanthem.blogspot.com/
So far, she claims to have spent no money. Actually, she claims to have extra money because she returned a few items, so she's got four extra bucks. Okay then, fair's fair. Anything I currently have in my fridge or pantry doesn't count against me in my effort to BEAT KAY. The things that will be included in this blog are gas, food, and entertainment (although I haven't seen Kay blog about gas yet... if she doesn't put that in there, I ain't gonna, either.)
I don't have a vehicle today because it's in the shop so I can't go to the store, anyway. I'm munching on Sahale snacks right now. The Valdosta is the best (cranberries, pecans, black pepper and orange zest.) It's especially good in a spinach salad. For the rest of the day, I'm going to have to survive on "mock stroganoff" leftovers.
1 lb ground beef or turkey
1 packet french onion soup mix
1 family size can of cream of mushroom soup
milk
1 cup of sour cream
1 package egg noodles
Mix together ground meat and onion soup mix. Make meatballs or patties out of the meat and brown in a skillet. WHen meat is cooked through add the large can of cream of mushroom soup plus 1/2-3/4 of the can full of milk to the skillet with the meat. Mix together and let simmer until thick and bubbly. Boil the egg noodles according to the package directions. Finally add the sour cream to the soup/meatballs and let simmer for about 5 minutes. Season the sauce a little bit with salt and pepper. Serve hot meatballs and sauce over egg noodles.
I've been eating this with raw spinach. I've been feeling tired a lot and spinach makes me feel better. Perhaps I'm anemic. There's a lot more in spinach than iron, though. Holy cow, it's a certainly a super food!
Technically Kay is up on me by $4.42. I'll have to find something around the house to sell on Craig's List. If anyone else would like to get in on the spirit of friendly competition, you too can try to beat Kay, or beat Patty. Setting up a blog on Blogger is easy. I'll link to you! Might be fun to get a big circle of blogs going. I'm going to try to post every single day, so please check back often and encourage me. Thanks!
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