General Discussion

Mindful spending. Switching doctors to ones that are closer, if able. I had one appointment an hour away…cancelled that. Don’t call it grocery shopping anymore…it’s foraging for bargains. We have done this for quite a while so nothing really new.

Our local store is great at having discounted items to choose from. The butcher there is good at putting dated items in a special place for quick discounted sale. Usually items over the date by a day. Last time picked up a couple pounds of ground round at 50% off.


Just had to get a new roof so the emergency fund is diminished. We grow our own food but the cost of doing it has risen a little. Still have some stocks of last year’s harvest so doing very well on that front.

Natural gas prices have escalated but we have a system in place that keeps the cost lower.

Electricity is a bitch We depend on grow lights to get the garden started and even though we use mostly LED lights it still gets up there. A/C this year may be a luxury.

Thankfully we started economizing our lifestyle years ago after retirement so a little less when you’re used to a little less is no big deal.