Very true... Back when my husband and I were in the trenches of getting out of debt, we would often have this vision of money just flowing in once were out of debt... Everything was going to be suddenly easy and require less planning and thought. The opposite is the case. Now that we are debt free, we are very aware of how our money comes in and goes out. Budgeting is the tool that keeps everything in check, and if we didn't budget, I'm certain we would be right back in debt!
You know, I read a comment from a UA-cam channel that reacts to some of Sarah's videos. The comment said that they saw a video about how she thought buying dressers from IKEA was too expensive, but that she could afford to get a swimming pool put in their backyard. This comment just goes to show that people don't know how money and budgeting works. They don't realize that it's because people don't over spend on some things that they can afford other things that they are working towards. Also, people have this strange misconception that if you can afford to have a swimming pool put in, then you must be able to afford things like expensive dressers as well. While that may work for some families (like maybe the Rockefellers) it does not work for most families. Most families have to work and wait for what they have.
@@oursmalltribe5189 well said! They spent many years budgeting & do it well, which is why they have things like their pool. Plus with that many kids anything they would do costs a fortune, the pool was a great purchase IMO.
I had my son use the calculator while I was shopping to keep him occupied. He was less likely to see things to ask for, I started when he was about 4 years old as a game. He started guessing the total and making the change in his head while I was paying. i always used cash so I would have to stay in budget. He loved what he called the "game". He is a Mathmatician now at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. We laugh and say it is because we played Payday, Monopoly, and Mom gave me a calculator in the grocery store. HA HA
I pray you all get to go to Kenya this year! I miss seeing Solo’s sweet mother. Beautiful smile! I can tell from the videos Solo has a very strong connection to his family. Lovely people, lovely country.
I was watching the Dougherty Dozen and she spends like $1,000+ a WEEK on groceries for her family of 14. It gave me a whole new appreciation for how well Sarah budgets.
DD should not be followed for any shopping purpose. They try to tax deduct everything from grocery shopping to shopping at the Apple Store, it’s content. 🤦♀️
I used to be a major hoarder of make up/beauty items, since the start of 2020 I’ve been going through using all the stuff I’d collected and I have literally not made a dent. I still have bottles of shampoo and conditioner, I have tons of unopened bottles of foundation/concealer etc. it’s crazy! But it feels good to be going through it. 😊
I give anything like soap gel makeup clothes pots pans mugs our shop takes anything sells coats for 1pound and boots shoes all 1pound in winter all quilt s blanket s.1pound washing machine 40 we so lucky also 3 big.bags food everyweek free to anyone and bag food for petsxnanapolly.scotland🌝🌞🏴
I too am weaning myself off zero cokes. Splurged on a very nice tumbler with handle and straw. Making a huge transition to water and fresh squeezed lemon juice. Not only super healthy but less expensive. Even buying organic lemons. I did purchase hand held lemon squeezer for less than 5.00 dollars. Keep it up🤗
Pork crackling is popular in the UK. Nice crispy pork rinds. Pork fat tends to be called pork dripping here. Years ago people would cook their pork, set the liquid fat aside and keep the brown jelly with it. They'd eat it spread on bread. This would be called pork dripping. Certainly popular during the war time
I've never done Amazon or ordered anything online I even prefer to go to the store to buy my groceries. I've always said if I can't buy it locally I don't need it and so far that has worked out fine for me
I have been making my own lard for years. I buy leaf lard from a local butcher for pennies a pound and render it down each year. It make the best pie crusts, biscuits and other pastries ever! I usually just bake with this lard but I cook with just the reg lard that I also have rendered for years. The rest of the pig lard is for cooking. When we get a side of beef I ask for the beef lard and render it down for cooking too, it is called beef tallow . I have used this to make soap too. I also keep my bacon fat and cook with it. Does my heart good to see so many young moms going back to the old ways. Your children’s health will benefit from your new ways of feeding them. By the way, you should be asking for all the bones from your cows and pig to make bone broth.😊
It is actually very unhealthy for them to consume lard! The very scriptures claimed to be important tell us this, but, we don't believe and find several ways to justify it. I hope the children's bodies are not harmed and as they grow, they learn differently and change their mind about consuming the poison. Coconut is better for your melanin, Solo.
Loved your no spend month! I'm trying it for February. I've had no spend days, but have never done a week or month. My niece has adopted my no spend days. We call them zero days. I'm eating out of my pantry and freezer for February. Thanks for motivating me!
blast from the past,i was also a calculator kid for my mam,if we had a few pounds left to spend ,it was back round the store for pasta or tinned beans lol, those where the days lol x
I would love for you to do a video of how you do your budget. On a pastor’s income and your a stay at home mom with 11 children and have a gorgeous large home , Rv trailer and now a second home - you guys rock I am struggling with a small home in Canada 🇨🇦 with 3 children. Just looking at university cost for my middle son is making me lose sleep at night. I also really make our food work and do my budgets but with extra stuff like cars breaking down and kids needing braces and dental bills (12,000) just in 2022 How do you do it ? Love your advice or anyone on here. ❤
Solo is a pastor an does financial company before being a pastor also they do great with youtube ,they budget very well 👏 I just started watching them an they do great .im also canadian
I know I’m late to the party, but I love Sarah’s budgeting & time saving tips. Thank you for taking the time out of your very busy day to share your tried & true nuggets of wisdom. ❤
Shopping physically is a challenge, but I have learned a couple of tricks that help me when buying from Amazon or catalogs. I leave items in my cart for days, or weeks. Each time I add to the cart I can adjust it, like when you find something you forgot you had! And catalogs! I review, turn down the corner of the pages of my choices; then set it aside for a week. Go back, review my choices, and usually nix at least one or two items. Set it aside and review it a week later. Most times, I toss the catalog without ordering at all. Best to just toss without looking thru at all! Sure enjoy your ideas and budgeting tips. Thanks!
I used to save my supermarket club card points at Christmas , I got all my Christmas food and for all of December just on points , it really helped me to get Christmas and 3 daughters birthdays presents without it causing problems ! Xxx
Definitely realize how lucky and it's a travel in Dominican Republic right now visiting my grandfather hopefully I'll be back next year for cousin's wedding and hopefully we don't have to be back this year for a funeral
Spindrift Grapefruit flavor is very good. Good for you, getting off the soda. Soda leaches calcium from the bones and contributes to osteoporosis. I allow myself one Sprite per week.
We have gone back to our old 12 yr old soda stream . Amazing how much we have saved. I dont drink coke or such, I like as we call it bubble water. Add a splash of grapefruit and yum
I quit drinking soda and I found it was the bubbly more that the soda. So we drink sparkeling water and we cleared it with our doctor as to is it healthy. Now soda tastes horrible. I think last year I had soad 2 times.
Something to think about, I find that when I compare prices with Amazon and Walmart , Walmart is often cheaper I use them now instead of Amazon the delivery is great comes when it says and it's cheaper I shop around and who ever had it cheaper gets my money. I learned that with my protein shakes vitacost- owned by Kroger's is cheaper than buying from the actual brand website. Pinching those pennies!!!
Homemade kombucha or ginger bug might scratch the fizzy itch for cheap! My husband likes the soda stream for just fizzy water. We plan to attempt kombucha in the future.
Homemade sour cream is *not* typically thick like commercial sour cream *unless* you allow the cream to sour naturally (no cultures) and then it's super thick and if you are smart you will *not* stir it because there will be a small amount of sour milk in it at the bottom of the jar.
I have a recipe book from the depression era and there are lots of recipes using lard from cookies, cakes, pies, breads to frying lots of different foods. I use it in bread all the time. I’m at my daughters place ( she just had a c section). I wanted to make bread and realized I forgot my lard at home.
Amazon is a life saver for us , as we live pretty rurally.. we have to drive around an hour to get to any store ls that have good prices ( our local stores are super small and very very pricey) the nearest home goods type stores are over an Hr.. Ikea is 2 hrs… no discount stores near us… we are in NW CT…
Had covid in 2021 and then the flu in 2022 so I pretty much stay home now. I buy whatever I can online and then my daughters shop for me for the rest of my groceries. It has saved me a LOT of $$$ by not going into the stores; no impulse shopping!
I did no spend challenge for January and did ok. I had to get my truck fixed. Granted it didn't cost a lot it was money I didn't plan to spend. February I will do better. I love to cook so I meal prep on Sundays. I do this so I can take lunch to work. Oh I use the calculator when I grocery shop.
You're spot on Sarah. Many many years ago when we were parenting our own tribe, we took a lot of hard hits until we became adamant about sticking to the budget. Purchasing month to month only the things that we were going to eat, needed for personal care and had room to store saved us $$ & helped us stay afloat. Praying God's Favor & Blessings rest on your trip to Kenya this year.❤🙏🏾🙏🏾
Did you render the pork fat in a crockpot? Would you please tell me your process of rendering in crockpot? I have never seen it done this way! Your lard looked awesome!
Sarah, I'm not a know-it-all, but I work for cardiologists. I'm sure you know that animal fat accumulates quicker and much more than vegetable oil in our bodies. We should not ingest solid animal fat. Hugs.
I want to do the same thing, meanwhile, I just told my son to bring me Chipotle😬But I will be buying less outside; it's soooo expensive now😵Thank u for ur content!!!
We make our own lard too... using the crockpot and the grinder attachment for sausage on the kitchen aid. Keep the cracklings, the crispy bits, to mix into corn bread and on top of salads. If you need extra fat to make lard but don't need more meat you can ask a local butcher for pig fat. Usually it ends up as waste so they are happy to get rid of it and if you have a good relationship with them a lot of time you can get it for free. I bottle the lard in glass jars and freeze the lard, it lasts an incredibly long time in the freezer (I know for at least a year since I made quite a bit one year LOL). I would not treat it as if it was canned and leave on the shelf, to much of a risk of it getting rancid and loosing that hard work.
Hi Sarah, Regarding the lard for bread querie…..my mother who baked bread her whole life, exclusively used lard. Not always home rendered but that was always her go to and I do not ever remember anyone complaining about eating it😉. Thank you for your videos…always looking forward to them for your authenticity and real life scenarios. Great job on no spend January! Have you considered trying sourdough?
Yes....Judah started a batch but didn't keep it going. What I want to do is sprouts but I'm going to have to practice as I haven't been successful yet.
You can eat the cracklings from the lard too! Very tasty! We used to make sandwiches out of them after mom was done with them for lard! But very good snacking too! Don’t throw them away! Eat them!
Love your ideas and how you stick to a budget. Using up all your makeup is genius. We grew up very poor and nothing went to waste and it has helped me especially with raising 6 kids. I could not tell the difference in your makeup.
You can cook down the beef fat and make tallow. I use the tallow in my bread and it's fantastic. Lard has many uses as well. Good on you for using as much of the animal as you can.
Not if you keep a stocked pantry and freezer. It really helps resist those nights you are tired and want to order pizza. The decision has already been made not to spend that money.
Well....like I said in the video....it will be higher this month but I don't think it will be twice as high because of skipping one month. We will see!
Excellent! And I agree with you wholeheartedly--staying out of the store saves me money! When the pandemic started we started buying our meat, veggies, and dry/canned goods through delivery. We have continued doing so and I can't believe how much money it saves us. I, like you, order extra here and there, so we have a good basement and freezer pantry going.
I found that the more I drank sparkling water the more I liked it. I haven’t had Diet Coke in years. Last time I had a sip it tasted horrible and I use to drink multiple a day. Try different brand and flavor. I am not normally a lime fan but Lime Perrier water is one of my favorites.
I work for a friend at her home. She started buying "fizzy water" a few years ago. The first time I tried it, I was not a fan. But it was summer in Florida and hot, so I drank it periodically. It really grew on me. Now I find it very refreshing. I only drink fizzy or still water now.
You're going to love the lard. My family butchered my whole childhood including lard. It makes things taste so good. Especially breads, pizza dough, and pie crusts. The cracklings were a yummy treat too🙂
Thank you for the January challenge. Our family of 4 did this challenge and honestly I didn’t see much dent made in our pantry or freezers, so we will also do it again with you in March. I have started keeping a running list in my phone now versus a paper that would get lost. Plus since we are cutting down on our driving we only picked up necessary items on our way home from church. My teens hated the challenge but we actually saved 1/2 of what we normally spend. Thank you the encouragement!!! I look forward to seeing how you do February. Thank you!
Learning to make your own cheeseburgers and pizza saves a lot of money compared to going out to eat, especially during these times. And yes, Amazon has become too easy, and this is coming from a guy who was hesitant with Amazon for the longest time. It's just too convenient.
Love love your gracious personality! I have family, no children and just became a widow last February. I so look forward to all of your content. His blessings to all of you!
You should check into old-navy because they have sales consistently. Sometimes they have 10 dollar jeans. I just have them notify me on my phone for sales
I’m going to adopt your Amazon policy for sure. There’s some months when I get my bill wondering where it all comes from. I’m going to pick a date and stick to it. Sure hope you get to Kenya. Solo works so hard and I know he misses his family.
Ask you grandma about „schweineschmalz“ that’s what we call that fat from pigs here in Germany. My mum used it to fry almost everything and we put in on bread instead of butter. It tastes amazing on fresh toasted German bread just with a little bit of salt!
You might want to do your “ no spend (clean out)” once every 3 months. That way it breaks it down quarterly per year. My family does it this way and it actually works better in the long run for freezer & cupboard space, paying attention to what’s in them and reducing cost. Just a suggestion. God bless.
Lard is great and yours is so white! I apply a principle that animal fat is best for preparing animal products and vegetable/nut fat - for anything that is not meat.
We cook out lard alot use the crackings) in cornbread, that's the little pieces that comes to the top. It makes great biscuits and good for flavor of the food!
Lard is supposed to make great cookies, pie crusts, any baking. When making cookies, the smell isn't as good as butter while baking, but tastes much better later.
I love rendering to make lard. We get a lot of it when we purchase our pig. The "crackle" that is left over is amazing on salads etc. We use lard like we would any other fat. It is great for cookies.
I am mexican and we call that "crackle" chicharrón. It is so good with pico de gallo as a snack. Other way to use it is with salsa verde, acompanied with some beans.
We plant based at our house...just can't eat meat like used too...amazing how much cheaper it is and more manageable...🍉🍌🍍🍎🍅🥝🫐🍓🥕🌽🫑🥒🥬🥦🥑🧄🧅🍆🍒🍐🍇🍄🥔🫑🫒 Michelle from Horse Creek Queensland Australia 🌈🙋♀️💜...🇦🇺 🦘🦘🦘
Feeling inspired to start ordering my groceries. Only issue is their selection. I might adjust and send my husband with a list cause he sticks to it and I add as I shop and buy extras. We did the pantry challenge last month. Congrats for getting off Diet Coke!! Way to go! We switched to soda water when we quit our “bad habit” drinks and it works great as a transition drink when trying to “quit” less healthier options. Also can you make bread without lecithin? I sure do!! I have a great daily bread recipe without extras- just salt, sugar, water, lard, flour, and yeast or sourdough starter. Works well for me!! Might be able to eliminate the soy lecithin from your pantry once you are out?
Its best to render lard low/slow... I start pulling the lard out as it melts down that first stuff you pull out will be the whitest and have less flavor to it. This is what I save for my baking... the last lard I render down I use in my cooking. Try this next time. Great job though! Using lard is definitely a learning process!
So good! All of what you said!! Enjoyed listening and gaining ideas to help our household!! I'll pray you are able to go see Solos family this year... God definitely cares about it!! ♡
I would never throw it away. I love it with salt, bacon crumbs and fried onions. try it with fresh bread and gherkin cucumber... but watch out for cholesterol!!!
Nowadays waiting to buy something means a good chance it’ll be gone. I get it asap. And grocery items especially, but other items too, go up on a daily & weekly basis. So you’re actually saving money to buy it right when you can. These are strange times we live in ppl! Wise as serpents- The serpent adjusts as needed as circumstances change, in his every behavior. We need to be wise.
You right , LaCroix is not good, I bought a 12 pack last month, and drunk one. I got the lemon lime, it taste like Alka-seltzer. I am thinking of taking it Church and donating it.
Oh, I like that idea of waiting and placing 1 big amazon order at the end of the month! Great idea! Your challenge also encouraged me to start making homemade pizza, and it is now our favorite! And yes, now I know what we need more stock of, too!
Sarah, my parents were both born in the 1930s and were from large families, where NOTHING was wasted. After both my parents had passed away, I was wondering what to do with the "cracklings" that were left from rendering lard. I called my mom's older sister and asked her what to do with them. She said she would use the cracklings in corn bread for another flavor---not too much, but some. She also said she used her lard and cracklings to make homemade soap. She said that the cracklings made the soap dark, but it was good soap. I have read where "old-timers" would even use beef drippings to cook with. My daughter-in-law just canned a bunch of cooked ground beef and she "clarified" the meat drippings and canned the beef tallow it made. It looked about like lard in the jar. She said she had seen a YT video on clarifying fat and used that method. Not sure of all the process, but I'm sure it could be found on YT! Have a blessed day.
Wot you are describing is wot l call beef dripping lard at top and dripping underneath no sounds disgusting but when l was little in 70s used love beef dripping on toast bit salt sprinkled on top
I just rendered my first batch of pork fat from our hog! Sarah thanks to you it was easy this time! Thank you! No big cast iron pot on a big burner! You have to constantly stir the fat to keep it from burning! Wow easiest lard ever done!
In my state Kohl's does not show clearance items online. However if my sister goes in person she walks out with a trash bag full of clothing for about 125 bucks. Shop on a rotation Jan, April, Nov. Get grains another 3 months beans another 3 months toiletries, another condiments. That way it's more spread out.
It amazes me that people think once you reach financial stability that we quit budgeting.? Budgeting is a life skill and a discipline.
Very true... Back when my husband and I were in the trenches of getting out of debt, we would often have this vision of money just flowing in once were out of debt... Everything was going to be suddenly easy and require less planning and thought. The opposite is the case. Now that we are debt free, we are very aware of how our money comes in and goes out. Budgeting is the tool that keeps everything in check, and if we didn't budget, I'm certain we would be right back in debt!
You know, I read a comment from a UA-cam channel that reacts to some of Sarah's videos. The comment said that they saw a video about how she thought buying dressers from IKEA was too expensive, but that she could afford to get a swimming pool put in their backyard. This comment just goes to show that people don't know how money and budgeting works. They don't realize that it's because people don't over spend on some things that they can afford other things that they are working towards. Also, people have this strange misconception that if you can afford to have a swimming pool put in, then you must be able to afford things like expensive dressers as well. While that may work for some families (like maybe the Rockefellers) it does not work for most families. Most families have to work and wait for what they have.
Budgeting is like playing a game because it is fun.
I think that’s why you see so many people who win the lottery go broke after a few years.They just spend,spend, spend and don’t plan ahead.
@@oursmalltribe5189 well said! They spent many years budgeting & do it well, which is why they have things like their pool. Plus with that many kids anything they would do costs a fortune, the pool was a great purchase IMO.
I had my son use the calculator while I was shopping to keep him occupied. He was less likely to see things to ask for, I started when he was about 4 years old as a game. He started guessing the total and making the change in his head while I was paying. i always used cash so I would have to stay in budget. He loved what he called the "game". He is a Mathmatician now at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. We laugh and say it is because we played Payday, Monopoly, and Mom gave me a calculator in the grocery store. HA HA
That is awesome!
That is a smart idea
I pray you all get to go to Kenya this year!
I miss seeing Solo’s sweet mother.
Beautiful smile!
I can tell from the videos Solo has a very strong connection to his family.
Lovely people, lovely country.
Thanks for praying!
My mother used to put lard in bread. It makes it soft. It’s also good for frying. And I just made my own lard and tallow this year. I love it.
I was watching the Dougherty Dozen and she spends like $1,000+ a WEEK on groceries for her family of 14. It gave me a whole new appreciation for how well Sarah budgets.
Yes, her shopping on the Dougherty Dozen makes me ill because of all the waste!! I don’t think she even uses it all and wastes it.
I can’t watch it. Supposedly she spent 33K on Christmas. Crazy and wrong
DD should not be followed for any shopping purpose. They try to tax deduct everything from grocery shopping to shopping at the Apple Store, it’s content. 🤦♀️
She spends an insane amount for likes and views. It's a flex for her.
That family the Dougherty eat a lot of junk food and same foods once a week
Sara, the little brown pieces of meat left after you tender the lard can be added to cornbread when you mix it and make cracklin’ bread!
Sounds AMAZING!
And it is delicious!
Very delicious added to cornbread!
When I was little, I would pick the cracklins out and eat them and give the cornbread to my daddy😁
Oh, they are delicious!
I used to be a major hoarder of make up/beauty items, since the start of 2020 I’ve been going through using all the stuff I’d collected and I have literally not made a dent. I still have bottles of shampoo and conditioner, I have tons of unopened bottles of foundation/concealer etc. it’s crazy! But it feels good to be going through it. 😊
Give to chartyx shops
@@paulinemcallister9855 I gave some to food pantry type places, they were especially pleased with the period products 👍🏼
That's how I am with vegetable seeds. I'm almost done for the next decade lol.
@@jksatte haha let’s not bring up seeds.. 😁😁 what do you grow?
I give anything like soap gel makeup clothes pots pans mugs our shop takes anything sells coats for 1pound and boots shoes all 1pound in winter all quilt s blanket s.1pound washing machine 40 we so lucky also 3 big.bags food everyweek free to anyone and bag food for petsxnanapolly.scotland🌝🌞🏴
I too am weaning myself off zero cokes. Splurged on a very nice tumbler with handle and straw. Making a huge transition to water and fresh squeezed lemon juice. Not only super healthy but less expensive. Even buying organic lemons. I did purchase hand held lemon squeezer for less than 5.00 dollars. Keep it up🤗
Look up salt boxes. It is another way to preserve your pork. My grandpa and grandma used many years ago. We actually still have access to the box.
No spend February for my household. Thanks for the inspiration. I made homemade burgers in the oven. Delicious!!!
We are doing the same.
Pork crackling is popular in the UK. Nice crispy pork rinds.
Pork fat tends to be called pork dripping here. Years ago people would cook their pork, set the liquid fat aside and keep the brown jelly with it. They'd eat it spread on bread. This would be called pork dripping. Certainly popular during the war time
use your lard in pastries, bread, cooking, roasting, seasoning your pans.. it's fantastic
I've never done Amazon or ordered anything online I even prefer to go to the store to buy my groceries.
I've always said if I can't buy it locally I don't need it and so far that has worked out fine for me
You have never lived in a food desert lol
My grandma made wonderful pie crust using lard and it was so flaky and delicious.
I have been making my own lard for years. I buy leaf lard from a local butcher for pennies a pound and render it down each year. It make the best pie crusts, biscuits and other pastries ever! I usually just bake with this lard but I cook with just the reg lard that I also have rendered for years. The rest of the pig lard is for cooking. When we get a side of beef I ask for the beef lard and render it down for cooking too, it is called beef tallow . I have used this to make soap too. I also keep my bacon fat and cook with it. Does my heart good to see so many young moms going back to the old ways. Your children’s health will benefit from your new ways of feeding them. By the way, you should be asking for all the bones from your cows and pig to make bone broth.😊
It is actually very unhealthy for them to consume lard! The very scriptures claimed to be important tell us this, but, we don't believe and find several ways to justify it. I hope the children's bodies are not harmed and as they grow, they learn differently and change their mind about consuming the poison. Coconut is better for your melanin, Solo.
Great tips. I'm learning a little at a time and loving it! And we have been getting the bones and have been making tallow.
Love your channel. So relatable regardless of being a big family, I’m a family of 3. Never change
Thanks for that, Sarah! ❤️
@@OurTribeofMany 😀
Loved your no spend month! I'm trying it for February. I've had no spend days, but have never done a week or month. My niece has adopted my no spend days. We call them zero days. I'm eating out of my pantry and freezer for February. Thanks for motivating me!
Great!!
Water kefir is amazing if you want a healthy fizzy drink!
blast from the past,i was also a calculator kid for my mam,if we had a few pounds left to spend ,it was back round the store for pasta or tinned beans lol, those where the days lol x
I would love for you to do a video of how you do your budget. On a pastor’s income and your a stay at home mom with 11 children and have a gorgeous large home , Rv trailer and now a second home - you guys rock
I am struggling with a small home in Canada 🇨🇦 with 3 children.
Just looking at university cost for my middle son is making me lose sleep at night.
I also really make our food work and do my budgets but with extra stuff like cars breaking down and kids needing braces and dental bills (12,000) just in 2022
How do you do it ? Love your advice or anyone on here. ❤
Solo is a pastor an does financial company before being a pastor also they do great with youtube ,they budget very well 👏 I just started watching them an they do great .im also canadian
I know I’m late to the party, but I love Sarah’s budgeting & time saving tips. Thank you for taking the time out of your very busy day to share your tried & true nuggets of wisdom. ❤
Shopping physically is a challenge, but I have learned a couple of tricks that help me when buying from Amazon or catalogs. I leave items in my cart for days, or weeks. Each time I add to the cart I can adjust it, like when you find something you forgot you had! And catalogs! I review, turn down the corner of the pages of my choices; then set it aside for a week. Go back, review my choices, and usually nix at least one or two items. Set it aside and review it a week later. Most times, I toss the catalog without ordering at all. Best to just toss without looking thru at all! Sure enjoy your ideas and budgeting tips. Thanks!
I do the exact same thing, bith with catalogs & my Amazon cart.
I used to save my supermarket club card points at Christmas , I got all my Christmas food and for all of December just on points , it really helped me to get Christmas and 3 daughters birthdays presents without it causing problems ! Xxx
I am doing a no spend February. Thank you. Have you ever watched Acre Homestead?
Lard makes the flakiest pie crust and the best flavor too!
Definitely realize how lucky and it's a travel in Dominican Republic right now visiting my grandfather hopefully I'll be back next year for cousin's wedding and hopefully we don't have to be back this year for a funeral
This month, I want to make a menu. Trying to figure out what to eat for dinner is so stressful. I'm going to follow your menu planning.
That is so helpful!
Spindrift Grapefruit flavor is very good. Good for you, getting off the soda. Soda leaches calcium from the bones and contributes to osteoporosis. I allow myself one Sprite per week.
We have gone back to our old 12 yr old soda stream . Amazing how much we have saved. I dont drink coke or such, I like as we call it bubble water. Add a splash of grapefruit and yum
I quit drinking soda and I found it was the bubbly more that the soda. So we drink sparkeling water and we cleared it with our doctor as to is it healthy. Now soda tastes horrible. I think last year I had soad 2 times.
I love the new family photo in the intro. Beautiful!
Thanks!
Something to think about, I find that when I compare prices with Amazon and Walmart , Walmart is often cheaper I use them now instead of Amazon the delivery is great comes when it says and it's cheaper I shop around and who ever had it cheaper gets my money. I learned that with my protein shakes vitacost- owned by Kroger's is cheaper than buying from the actual brand website. Pinching those pennies!!!
Great plan!
Your videos are always an encouragement! Thank you for sharing such great ideas!
Homemade kombucha or ginger bug might scratch the fizzy itch for cheap! My husband likes the soda stream for just fizzy water. We plan to attempt kombucha in the future.
Homemade sour cream is *not* typically thick like commercial sour cream *unless* you allow the cream to sour naturally (no cultures) and then it's super thick and if you are smart you will *not* stir it because there will be a small amount of sour milk in it at the bottom of the jar.
I have a recipe book from the depression era and there are lots of recipes using lard from cookies, cakes, pies, breads to frying lots of different foods. I use it in bread all the time. I’m at my daughters place ( she just had a c section). I wanted to make bread and realized I forgot my lard at home.
Butter works
Lard makes everything taste better also!
Amazon is a life saver for us , as we live pretty rurally.. we have to drive around an hour to get to any store ls that have good prices ( our local stores are super small and very very pricey) the nearest home goods type stores are over an Hr.. Ikea is 2 hrs… no discount stores near us… we are in NW CT…
Had covid in 2021 and then the flu in 2022 so I pretty much stay home now. I buy whatever I can online and then my daughters shop for me for the rest of my groceries. It has saved me a LOT of $$$ by not going into the stores; no impulse shopping!
I did no spend challenge for January and did ok. I had to get my truck fixed. Granted it didn't cost a lot it was money I didn't plan to spend. February I will do better. I love to cook so I meal prep on Sundays. I do this so I can take lunch to work. Oh I use the calculator when I grocery shop.
I been going to the second hand store to help save. the goodwill has a 50 per. off once a month.
You're spot on Sarah. Many many years ago when we were parenting our own tribe, we took a lot of hard hits until we became adamant about sticking to the budget. Purchasing month to month only the things that we were going to eat, needed for personal care and had room to store saved us $$ & helped us stay afloat. Praying God's Favor & Blessings rest on your trip to Kenya this year.❤🙏🏾🙏🏾
Thanks so much!
Did you render the pork fat in a crockpot? Would you please tell me your process of rendering in crockpot? I have never seen it done this way! Your lard looked awesome!
Yes please. Would love a video on that.
I noticed that too and am.really keen to find out more!
The bacon fat is great to cook potatoes in and eggs too !!
We have tried both! So good!
Sarah, I'm not a know-it-all, but I work for cardiologists. I'm sure you know that animal fat accumulates quicker and much more than vegetable oil in our bodies. We should not ingest solid animal fat. Hugs.
I want to do the same thing, meanwhile, I just told my son to bring me Chipotle😬But I will be buying less outside; it's soooo expensive now😵Thank u for ur content!!!
Sarah and family have a great week have fun thanks from Oklahoma
We make our own lard too... using the crockpot and the grinder attachment for sausage on the kitchen aid. Keep the cracklings, the crispy bits, to mix into corn bread and on top of salads. If you need extra fat to make lard but don't need more meat you can ask a local butcher for pig fat. Usually it ends up as waste so they are happy to get rid of it and if you have a good relationship with them a lot of time you can get it for free. I bottle the lard in glass jars and freeze the lard, it lasts an incredibly long time in the freezer (I know for at least a year since I made quite a bit one year LOL). I would not treat it as if it was canned and leave on the shelf, to much of a risk of it getting rancid and loosing that hard work.
Your buns are beautiful!!
Lard is terrific in homemade biscuits. The little specks you drained off are crackling. My momma added it to cornbread.
Hi Sarah,
Regarding the lard for bread querie…..my mother who baked bread her whole life, exclusively used lard. Not always home rendered but that was always her go to and I do not ever remember anyone complaining about eating it😉. Thank you for your videos…always looking forward to them for your authenticity and real life scenarios. Great job on no spend January! Have you considered trying sourdough?
My grandmother was a baker at a fancy restaurant in Painsville Ohio. She made her bread and rolls with lard.
Yes....Judah started a batch but didn't keep it going. What I want to do is sprouts but I'm going to have to practice as I haven't been successful yet.
Look into microgreens instead of sprouts! My homeschoolers have been doing microgreens as a science unit and they are easy, tasty, and healthy.
You can eat the cracklings from the lard too! Very tasty! We used to make sandwiches out of them after mom was done with them for lard! But very good snacking too! Don’t throw them away! Eat them!
We do. Nothing wasted!
Love the Amazon idea about putting it in the cart and then only buying once a month! Definitely gonna try that!!
People tend to over stock their freezers..
Love your ideas and how you stick to a budget. Using up all your makeup is genius. We grew up very poor and nothing went to waste and it has helped me especially with raising 6 kids. I could not tell the difference in your makeup.
what is your cheapest dinner, ours are pot pies with rice?
You can cook down the beef fat and make tallow. I use the tallow in my bread and it's fantastic. Lard has many uses as well. Good on you for using as much of the animal as you can.
I have used lard in my bread machine with no issues using it.
Do you feel like no-spend months make the following month more expensive (Specifically with groceries)?
That’s what I’m thinking.
Not if you keep a stocked pantry and freezer. It really helps resist those nights you are tired and want to order pizza. The decision has already been made not to spend that money.
Well....like I said in the video....it will be higher this month but I don't think it will be twice as high because of skipping one month. We will see!
Lard works well in a biquit dough or for a savoury pie or quiche crust
Excellent! And I agree with you wholeheartedly--staying out of the store saves me money! When the pandemic started we started buying our meat, veggies, and dry/canned goods through delivery. We have continued doing so and I can't believe how much money it saves us. I, like you, order extra here and there, so we have a good basement and freezer pantry going.
I found that the more I drank sparkling water the more I liked it. I haven’t had Diet Coke in years. Last time I had a sip it tasted horrible and I use to drink multiple a day. Try different brand and flavor. I am not normally a lime fan but Lime Perrier water is one of my favorites.
I work for a friend at her home. She started buying "fizzy water" a few years ago. The first time I tried it, I was not a fan. But it was summer in Florida and hot, so I drank it periodically. It really grew on me. Now I find it very refreshing. I only drink fizzy or still water now.
We have been able to find spindrift at grocery discount stores pretty regularly.
You're going to love the lard. My family butchered my whole childhood including lard. It makes things taste so good. Especially breads, pizza dough, and pie crusts. The cracklings were a yummy treat too🙂
Ì grew up on a farm and was raised on lard. Mom used it in everything. Makes really good pie crust and homemade French fries.
Mom always froze the lard. Why do you use the lecithin in your bread? I bake bread weekly and have never even seen that in a recipe.
Thank you for the January challenge. Our family of 4 did this challenge and honestly I didn’t see much dent made in our pantry or freezers, so we will also do it again with you in March. I have started keeping a running list in my phone now versus a paper that would get lost. Plus since we are cutting down on our driving we only picked up necessary items on our way home from church. My teens hated the challenge but we actually saved 1/2 of what we normally spend. Thank you the encouragement!!! I look forward to seeing how you do February. Thank you!
Learning to make your own cheeseburgers and pizza saves a lot of money compared to going out to eat, especially during these times. And yes, Amazon has become too easy, and this is coming from a guy who was hesitant with Amazon for the longest time. It's just too convenient.
Love love your gracious personality! I have family, no children and just became a widow last February. I so look forward to all of your content. His blessings to all of you!
I wondered why you looked different. Beautiful!!
You should check into old-navy because they have sales consistently. Sometimes they have 10 dollar jeans. I just have them notify me on my phone for sales
I’m going to adopt your Amazon policy for sure. There’s some months when I get my bill wondering where it all comes from. I’m going to pick a date and stick to it. Sure hope you get to Kenya. Solo works so hard and I know he misses his family.
Thrift stores are a good place to find things like jeans and clothes that are good quality for a low price.
Keep up the amazing work!!
I did an Amazon fast in January. Will continue for as long as possible.
Ask you grandma about „schweineschmalz“ that’s what we call that fat from
pigs here in Germany. My mum used it to fry almost everything and we put in on bread instead of butter. It tastes amazing on fresh toasted German bread just with a little bit of salt!
My mom used shortening which I guess is store bought lard!
You might want to do your “ no spend (clean out)” once every 3 months. That way it breaks it down quarterly per year. My family does it this way and it actually works better in the long run for freezer & cupboard space, paying attention to what’s in them and reducing cost. Just a suggestion. God bless.
Absolutely great advice about Amazon!
Fetch rewards would probably bring you cash as well
Can you go to your farmer and just buy what you need to render the lard?
Lard is great and yours is so white! I apply a principle that animal fat is best for preparing animal products and vegetable/nut fat - for anything that is not meat.
We cook out lard alot use the crackings) in cornbread, that's the little pieces that comes to the top. It makes great biscuits and good for flavor of the food!
I used to drink coke for years and changed over to sofa water with a little lime juice you will get used to it in time 😊
Lard is supposed to make great cookies, pie crusts, any baking. When making cookies, the smell isn't as good as butter while baking, but tastes much better later.
I love rendering to make lard. We get a lot of it when we purchase our pig. The "crackle" that is left over is amazing on salads etc. We use lard like we would any other fat. It is great for cookies.
I am mexican and we call that "crackle" chicharrón. It is so good with pico de gallo as a snack. Other way to use it is with salsa verde, acompanied with some beans.
I have used it on my salads and even given some to Nessa!
We plant based at our house...just can't eat meat like used too...amazing how much cheaper it is and more manageable...🍉🍌🍍🍎🍅🥝🫐🍓🥕🌽🫑🥒🥬🥦🥑🧄🧅🍆🍒🍐🍇🍄🥔🫑🫒
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Feeling inspired to start ordering my groceries. Only issue is their selection. I might adjust and send my husband with a list cause he sticks to it and I add as I shop and buy extras. We did the pantry challenge last month.
Congrats for getting off Diet Coke!! Way to go! We switched to soda water when we quit our “bad habit” drinks and it works great as a transition drink when trying to “quit” less healthier options.
Also can you make bread without lecithin? I sure do!! I have a great daily bread recipe without extras- just salt, sugar, water, lard, flour, and yeast or sourdough starter. Works well for me!! Might be able to eliminate the soy lecithin from your pantry once you are out?
Its best to render lard low/slow... I start pulling the lard out as it melts down that first stuff you pull out will be the whitest and have less flavor to it. This is what I save for my baking... the last lard I render down I use in my cooking. Try this next time. Great job though! Using lard is definitely a learning process!
I love to pop popcorn in bacon grease and to scramble eggs in it.
So good! All of what you said!! Enjoyed listening and gaining ideas to help our household!! I'll pray you are able to go see Solos family this year... God definitely cares about it!! ♡
I would never throw it away. I love it with salt, bacon crumbs and fried onions. try it with fresh bread and gherkin cucumber... but watch out for cholesterol!!!
Great video!
Nowadays waiting to buy something means a good chance it’ll be gone. I get it asap. And grocery items especially, but other items too, go up on a daily & weekly basis. So you’re actually saving money to buy it right when you can.
These are strange times we live in ppl! Wise as serpents- The serpent adjusts as needed as circumstances change, in his every behavior. We need to be wise.
Homemade tortillas are excellent made with lard.
It does ... and it makes wonderful sturdy pastry (like for chicken pot pie, etc)!
So funny that lard rendering is becoming popular cause folks used to do it because they were county poor.
You inspire us Sarah.
Thank you for that.
God bless your family.🙏🏻
❤️❤️❤️
You right , LaCroix is not good, I bought a 12 pack last month, and drunk one. I got the lemon lime, it taste like Alka-seltzer. I am thinking of taking it Church and donating it.
Your lard looked so pretty white. You did good.
Oh, I like that idea of waiting and placing 1 big amazon order at the end of the month! Great idea! Your challenge also encouraged me to start making homemade pizza, and it is now our favorite! And yes, now I know what we need more stock of, too!
Sarah, my parents were both born in the 1930s and were from large families, where NOTHING was wasted. After both my parents had passed away, I was wondering what to do with the "cracklings" that were left from rendering lard. I called my mom's older sister and asked her what to do with them. She said she would use the cracklings in corn bread for another flavor---not too much, but some. She also said she used her lard and cracklings to make homemade soap. She said that the cracklings made the soap dark, but it was good soap. I have read where "old-timers" would even use beef drippings to cook with. My daughter-in-law just canned a bunch of cooked ground beef and she "clarified" the meat drippings and canned the beef tallow it made. It looked about like lard in the jar. She said she had seen a YT video on clarifying fat and used that method. Not sure of all the process, but I'm sure it could be found on YT! Have a blessed day.
Wot you are describing is wot l call beef dripping lard at top and dripping underneath no sounds disgusting but when l was little in 70s used love beef dripping on toast bit salt sprinkled on top
Why did you decide to use lecithin in your bread, just out of curiosity?
I just rendered my first batch of pork fat from our hog! Sarah thanks to you it was easy this time! Thank you!
No big cast iron pot on a big burner! You have to constantly stir the fat to keep it from burning!
Wow easiest lard ever done!
I love the Amazon idea of putting things in your cart and waiting to hit the buy button.
Love love Sams scan and go! Definitely helps stay on budget.
That sounds so nice…. Just got home from a Costco run. Sad to say, it was not a pleasant surprise at the register. 😔
The scan and go has been a life saver, especially when shopping with little people.
@@anniephillips7852 I think that’s why Costco doesn’t have scan and go. The extra amount we spend more than pays for the cashiers
In my state Kohl's does not show clearance items online. However if my sister goes in person she walks out with a trash bag full of clothing for about 125 bucks. Shop on a rotation Jan, April, Nov. Get grains another 3 months beans another 3 months toiletries, another condiments. That way it's more spread out.