It's all about choices. Bye-bye boneless/skinless chicken breasts and chicken tenders; hello cheap and cheerful chicken thighs and chicken leg/thigh quarters. It's still chicken, and it tastes good. I have a 6 qt Nesco roaster (a glorified slow cooker with adjustable temperature from zip to 450 degrees) I use to cook from frozen. Works for me!
Hello cheaper gas... $3.59... a price point not seen locally since January 2022. I still do $10.00 fill-ups to top off my tank. Recently took my car in for maintenance. Tune-up/top off fluids, oil change, new battery. It's my experience that a battery lasts 3 years max; when it goes, it goes. So I have a new battery installed ahead of the 3 year death date. The bill was $450.00. Where did it come from? My cookie jar account. The one I add to monthly (and didn't tap for additional grocery spending; I didn't need more money for food, I needed to spend smarter) and use when necessary for car repairs.
Thursday 10/13 is Christmas for social security recipients. We're due to receive the biggest cost of living adjustment in decades. I've been over my current budget and I can live with the same for 2023. What the social security Santa gives me will go entirely into savings.
If you save for a rainy day, you may never need an umbrella.
Penny Pincher
