Get Ready for Rationing - 5 Top Tips for Coping with Inflation
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- Опубліковано 25 чер 2024
- What can we do to offset the rollercoaster of prices that the world i going through? I have 5 top tips.
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I always tell my family "Eat what there is and be grateful for it".
My daughter used to be a fussy eater when she was a child. In the summer holidays I decided to give her a living history lesson. We lived off Ww2 rations, ate our dinners under the kitchen table each time a plane went over (as if it was an air raid). I got the local shopkeeper involved as well. It was an eye opening experience for both of us. It made an interesting read for her teacher when she read my daughter's essay of, "What I did during the Summer Holidays". I also took my daughter to the Imperial War Museum in London when they had an air raid shelter with sound effects and vibrations to simulate an air raid. After the whole experience my daughter was more grateful for the food on her plate. Now she's an adult and is great at finding food bargains and is able to cook great meals out of very little. I think the history lesson worked!
I am so impressed with this! Brilliant!
@@carolynm9798 Thank you. I think after the 6 weeks she came to the conclusion she absolutely hated spam fritters. 😆 I've always been fascinated with social history. It was a great way to keep her occupied in the holidays as well and no t.v or video games either as they didn't exist in WW2. We played board games, card games and did art and craft projects instead. I was inspired by a UK t.v programme where a whole family lived as if it was a different time period. I think it was called "Back in time for the1940s". They also did ones for during the Victorian era, the 1950's, 1960's, 1970's and 80's. They were very nostalgic. They might be on UA-cam somewhere if you wanted to watch them.
What an eye opening it must have been for both of you. Great lessons for all of us to learn. Thank you for sharing that.
This is such an excellent idea! My daughter loves history and historical fiction, and this would make an excellent project to keep her busy during the summer--not to mention a chance to teach both my children some highly topical lessons about making do. Thank you for sharing this.
Excellent lessons!
You are so awesome!! Tell it like it is!! My grandmother raised 3 kids during the great depression and 2 war babies. She was my best friend growing up. She was the most frugal person I knew. She saved everything. If you can think of it..she saved it. Now I find myself at 52 and a widow trying to make ends meet. My hubby left me with a lot of debt and very little life insurance. It has been a year since his passing and with your videos, I have learned how to budget and live within my means. It hasn't been easy, but it has been rewarding. You and Mike totally rock!!!
Bless you. I'm in a very similar situation. We can do this. Stay strong!!
When I was hungry just before a meal and nagging my mother for a snack, she would do this elaborate act of presenting me with a " freshly prepared, delicious glass of pure ice water"! She made such a funny deal out of it that I went along with it and drank the water! Later I realized it did help ease the hunger pangs and hydrated me so I could last until the meal was served. I'm in my 70s and still chug a glass of water while I'm cooking in memory of my funny, sweet mum!
Min 11:25 "advertising is lying to us. You don't need that much shampoo. You don't need that much detergent. " So true.
I always feel a bit strengthened after watching your videos, Jane--like I'm standing up a little taller and telling myself "right, let's get on with it" instead of being worn down by the news. Thank you so much for sharing your blend of common sense and humour.
I especially enjoyed your mention of children not needing to snack between meals. When my children were really little, it seemed that no one could move without packing enough snacks for a half dozen meals--I'm not kidding; people would have about a dozen different choices on offer for a morning trip to the park. I even got pressured into doing it myself for a while--I thought, "everyone else does this, it must be necessary"--until I snapped out of it one day and decided my children could manage a trip to a playground without three kinds of dried fruit and several individually wrapped cookies. It was like recovering from temporary insanity the day I finally got fed up and stopped buying all that heavily-advertised nonsense.
As a kid (born in 1958) to fill me up at breakfast I was given stale bread cut into chunks with hot milk and sugar on , I loved it !!!
I am 63 and grew up in a large family.My parents were 40 and 50 when I was born. They went through the depression and WW2. We ate what was on the table, did not snack and grew our own food. I am prepared
Porridge and jam, stew and dumplings... can I come and stay😋🤗
Wow Jane. I have never seen such a true and realistic video. My Polish grandmother helped raise me. She would prepare my meals as a child. I would often hear “ Like it or lump it, or go hungry I don’t care “ 🤣. They don’t make them like they used to. A very strong resourceful woman. Thanks Jane for another fantastic video. Have a great day.
My husband and I buy a high quality meat, but we find it satisfying enough that we don't need a huge amount. One standard steak makes three servings for us. We each have one third and we have one third left over for a stir fry or sandwiches or something else.
I’ve noticed people (including myself) pick up certain items, and putting it back on the shelf. It’s just beginning.
I now put things back, I had to brace myself to buy coconut oil
Amen. I recently had to quit my job to take care of my sick husband. I started shopping at a “cheap” store. A family member has been slightly snobby about it because I am not buying organic, grass-fed, blah, blah , blah. I am doing the best I can. Thankfully, we have no debt.
Brilliant and much needed.
I’ve been making a teabag make two cups of tea for a while. I’m a UK pensioner living on my own and concerned about energy bills and saving money any way I can. Today I went a step further and only boiled the kettle three times. I only boil as much as I need but today when I had breakfast I looked at the teabag I’d used and put in another mug to make another cup with it later and thought I’d go one step further. So later I got my teapot (which I hardly ever use) out of the cupboard and put the original teabag in it along with another fresh one. I then made four cups of tea and put the drinks into two small flasks which lasted me until around 5 pm.....at which point I made two flasks again using the original teabags from the morning and one fresh one. I’m going to do this in future.
What’s that old saying.....”Look after the pennies and the pounds (UK GBP/£) will look after themselves”.
We do the same, we put 2 teabags in a 1 litre flask. It's so convenient as well as money saving, being able to pour a quick cup :)
Use tealeaves in a pot ...much cheaper and tastier tea ..try it xxx
I think all the food you make looks delicous. Forget those food snobs who if times get tougher will have a problem. I agree with all of your 5 points.
Hello how are you doing?
Hi Jane, I’m a year older than you so I can relate to a lot of the same things. My parents grew up during the Depression and my mom remembers her parents using ration books during WWII. My parents never wasted anything and most everything they bought was second hand; the only exception was a new car for my Mom but they kept their cars for 20 years so while they bought new they kept them until the car was no longer running. I don’t recall ever being asked what we wanted for dinner. Whatever was on the table we ate it whether we liked it or not. Now I do recall we had a snack bar in junior high and high school but I was unwilling to spend my allowance on snacks. I ate a sack lunch my dad made every day while I was in high school because it was cheaper than buying the school cafeteria lunch. Although in grammar school my Mom calculated the school lunch was cheaper than our bringing lunch so we ate school lunches! As a working adult I still bring my own lunch to work. I am already very frugal but I can always challenge myself to find ways to cut back even more.
In elementary school my mom said the school lunch was less expensive too!
Great video. In the USA lots of price hikes. Inflation 8 percent? I don’t think so. It’s more like 20%. Gas 4.79 this week. I’m learning to walk and at my age it’s not easy. I now have a garden and that’s not easy. Does it ever get easy? I don’t think so. Thank you for the thoughtful videos. We are all in this together.
I know this was a serious subject but you made me laugh with the way you put things I was EXTRA careful with my electricity last month and I was able to cut 30$off my bill it really helps being mindful of what WE'RE DOING THANK YOU for the encouragement
Very good “get real” video! My grandmother lived with us all my life. She was from England and both her and my mother, who was in the navy during WW2, related to me what it was like-they ate lard sandwiches, had sugar treat on the weekend when sugar was available, had to plan outings because gas was rationed, made do with runs in their nylons because nylons were rationed too! Saving tin foil, washing baggies, doing laundry on the line, wearing layers instead of turning up the heat etc. were all things we did. No disposable diapers-they made the best cleaning rags in their second life. Seriously, we all need to buck up. Thanks for saying it like it is. My tip-when you can get something that you know may become scarce soon even though you don’t need it right now, buy while available. Not advocating hoarding which can be greed too, but rather being a sharp shopper keeping an eye out for what you will be needing. A prime example, canned pumpkin has been missing or very expensive in my area. I ran across some canned pumpkin on sale at an Amish store and I bought 4 cans not 40. There was plenty left for others and I had enough to make several quick breads or bars/pie. Perfect. Also canning and other forms of food preservation, cooking from scratch, keeping chickens if you have the room, growing vegetables-even if just in pots on a deck are all things to consider. I will keep in mind MILL (make it last longer). Again, thanks for bringing out what needed to be said!
Agree! Whenever you can buy 3 instead of one..not the whole stock.
Also agree on the grow it yourself.
And there is Always foraging! Nettles are great in cooking and you can make tisane from it that helps if you have low iron or infections. I love my nettle tea, before periods or in pregnancy especially. Recession doesn't magically grant people time to learn about foraging or veg growing, but some have time for some of it, and it Always helps!!
Need, not greed is my favourite point. I’m guilty of wanting full plates too but this one hit home. Thank you Jane & Mike.
I am an old timer who lived through the rationing during the 2 nd world war. I remember ration books little coloured stamps you tore out and gave to the store keeper. I don’t remember the amount we were allowed but it wasn’t much. People waited for canning season, we could get a bag of sugar then, no coffee no butter mom made an ersatz coffee from dandelion roots. Milk came in glass bottles and you had to put money in them or no milk would be left.. we ate a lot of raw oatmeal with water, sometimes a little honey, no milk. There were 3000 troops that passed through Prince Rupert on the way to Kodak Island and South Asia, the town was very crowded and booming, it was an exciting time!
I adore you! If you’re in jail you eat what they give you. This is not a restaurant and I love how you say you will eat what I have or go get your own. Thank you for always putting on a great program and keeping it honest.
I's like to add that its not only food we need to conserve but personal stuff as well. Take care of things, sew that button, mend the socks......make things last. "Shop" your refrigerator, freezer, pantry for stuff that can be utilized.
Very true
You rock, Jane! This is what we have because it's what we can afford and it doesn't matter if you don't like it. Eat it because I'm not throwing it away.
I love it! Yes, if you're down a coal mine all day you might need to wash your hair twice, but otherwise don't waste the shampoo! A regular person just needs a tiny amount of shampoo to clean their hair.
Don't get me started on shower wash! Most of it goes down the drain!
I'll admit that hubby and I have been enjoying some air popped popcorn in the mid afternoon but I heard on the radio this morning that there is a shortage of popcorn going on. We have quite a bit on hand but our afternoon snack may change. But you're right, we don't have to have a snack, although my husband is under weight and I like to feed him things he likes.
You're right about laundry detergent! It's not so much the soap as the agitation that cleans your laundry. Remember the people down at the river beating their laundry on rock? That's what cleaned their laundry.
You're tough, but you're 100% correct. We're all going through the same thing and your tips are so helpful! Thank you!
Hello how are you doing?
Living on a pension I am already rationni g everything
One of your best videos. Thank you for the reminder that we don't need snacks.
Thanks for the feedback
Super video again Jane and Mike 👍 I heartily agree with you on the snacking. We didn’t snack as we were growing up, but my grandchildren sure do! They are offered morning and afternoon snacks by their parents as they have been coerced by advertising to believe this is necessary. However, they often leave their actual meals barely touched. It creates a crazy cycle of food obsession and picky eaters, all in the mistaken pursuit of raising healthy children and being good parents.
It’s a vicious circle. Why would they want meat potatoes and veggies if they can fill up on sweet or salty snacks.
You are right on as always, Jane. I had to laugh about your tea comment. I’m home all day while my husband works. I’m disabled and homebound. I make a nice big pot of tea with one tea bag (works just fine) and drink it all day long until my husband comes home and it’s supper time. So you made me laugh!! But we stretch everything, eat less of everything except veg. And we are lucky we have plenty of veg and spuds!! We get through it, always do. When I had to quit work when I got sick, thank God we had no debt save the mortgage, we cut way back on everything. Easy since I couldn’t go anywhere anyway haha! All worked out. God always helps. Thanks for your channel, love it as always! 💜
I'm disabled too. Great comment, Tea gets me through a lot tbh lol 💜
@@loveconnection1118 a good cuppa gets us through a lot 💜
Hi Jean and family. A great BIG HELLO FROM PUERTO RICO. I just adore and learn tons of very useful information from all of your excellent videos. Please keep up the GOOD JOB. 👍💯💯☺️.
I’ve been doing most of your “ rationing” for many years, had no choice but it’s good to be reminded to spend to your own income and not that of others
I feel you have been preaching a version of these Things for decades. Somehow these difficult times keep coming around.
I'm so glad my husband is an aspirator eater, living on any kinds of leftovers from Kid plate or laying around in the fridge.
I stopped giving my daughter regular snacks When She was two. She was never hungry at the table, I did non appreciate that. Now She has her full meals and water, and maybe a carrot or some fruit from the garden at mid afternoon sometimes.
I’m very grateful to my mum who grew up with rationing and practiced what we called the ‘Dunkirk Spirit’. As a result bulking up and stretching out meals, making do and mending and savvy shopping were instilled from an early age. They were vital skills which kept us all warm and fed, especially during the recession of the 80s.
I love that your mum gave it a lovely historical name. Makes it seem more like a fun campaign as opposed to being told "No, we're on a budget!"
Love your common sense! We need more moms who say "I don't care if you don't like it"!!
My mother always said " What you want and what you are going to get are two different things. " 😁🤣
Boy, I wish my mother-in-law had told my husband that as a child!
For eight years, I hid vegetables in his food. Now, whatever we can afford, I don't bother to hide since it's all we have to eat!
Tough luck, Honey. It's eat or be hungry.
He eats.
You have two choices...Take it, Or leave it.
You are a realist x absolutely brilliant. It’s such a shame you don’t teach this in schools. X
I fill my kids lunch boxes up to the brim with chopped carrots and pears. Carrots are typically $1.50/kg and pears $2.30/kg. Usually two simple sandwiches but always wholemeal as it's more filling and nutritious than white bread. Something crunchy usually crackers bought as loss leaders. A cheap banana or two, I know where to get them marked down. And usually homemade canteen cake!.
When they get home they must eat anything left in their lunchbox before they say they are hungry. Or I just might lose it,😂 as I wake up early to set them up for the school day. I do remind them how lucky they are that they have a lot of food and others do not.
And I use a phrase from my kids preschool teacher who I am now friends with ......" You get what you get and you don't get upset!"
Been using that phrase for the last 10 years!
You get what you get, don't throw a fit. This is what we say at my school. 🤣
Thank you for another great video. Many in the USA are beginning to store a few weeks of food in the pantry. Buying in bulk and freezing, most of us have an extra freezer. People are eating out less, having less company, eating more soup, eating less meat, cutting back on snacks, doing less driving and more walking. Many of us are pretty tight with our budgets. Just had to cancel eating out with some friends a few of us didn't have the money to splurge on a dinner out 🙁
Wise behaviour, thanks for sharing
I heard a lot of stories from my parents about rationing and even have a ration book from my dad with a couple of coupons in it yet for sugar. I love this video, and hate it at the same time. Nobody wants to hear the message, yet we all need to wrap our heads around it. You brought home some very interesting points which will help me in my struggles to get through this difficult time easier. Thank you for telling it like it is.
I don’t like it either
I'm glad I had exposure to single parent households as a Kid. We were not rich per se but we grew lots plus had honey bees, goats, ducks, chicken and rabbits for meat. So we spent little money on groceries and could get all we needed and then some. My Friends on the other had never had bread or butter or Jam or honey in the house, and we Always had a little Bowl of hazelnuts and raisins When we were hungry at their house. They had nothing else. But that said, there were fruit trees everywhere and we ate that fruit until we needed the bathroom.
And we taught ourselves to bake "cookies" When flour was around. At my house those kids gorged on bread and parfait (french industrial paté from a tube) or honey.
Unfortunately we here in America 🇺🇸 are faced with not only higher property taxes but higher utility bills, higher food costs, and higher fuel prices. We are cutting back in this household and managing our resources the best we can. We are like you retirees on a fixed income. I am 68 and my husband is 75. Never did we think we would go through times like these. Loving your videos and new subscriber.
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Same in the uk
Grew up very poor. And I mean very poor. A couple of months ago, I was talking to my husband about how I had not pulled all the frugal tricks out of my hat yet. Well, it looks like it is time to pull the tricks out of my hat.
I agree making things last will really help people stretch their budget. I would encourage anyone reading this to start a mending Box or bag where they can put items to mend. This past week I was able to save 4 items of clothing. Another thing I have begun doing is watching for deals on Amazon or other places where I can get toys that I know my children will like really inexpensive and getting my Christmas shopping done as early as I can. I am concerned with food here in the US getting so costly that Christmas will be hard if not well planned.
I love how you don’t mince words Jane! Bought Walmart brand coffee yesterday because it’s $5 cheaper than the regular brand I buy. Since I choose to drink coffee, I’ll have to drink the cheaper stuff. I bought 5 doz eggs, they rang up $15.33 but the shelf said $12 and some change. Glad I pay attention to prices so I don’t get overcharged. Thank you for the weekly Wednesday reality check!!
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Oh I love this! I was starting a diet in the 70’s and told the counselor I didn’t like fish, when she explained I needed to eat it in several meals…without missing a beat she just said, « Oh I didn’t say you had to like it, just eat it! » LOL
Unlike you, I will say, I do eat a snack in the day BUT I am diabetic and split my set number of calories amongst predetermined times. But that is rationing too! It is good for my blood sugar, so….
Love your channel! If I lived in France, I would hope we’d be besties! Great job!
I’m with you. Cant stand the snobbery & judging! We’re all doing our best. We should be supporting & helping each other. Life is hard enough. Love your tips (especially the “I don’t care if you like it” 🤣😉 feeding 3 very picky people I feel that in my soul some days. Im over it). We can’t buy generic & have to be brand loyal (due to allergies & specialty diets for medical conditions) so to save $$ I try to cook from scratch, no longer buy store bought “treats” not because we hate processed food (it’s delicious) but because it’s too pricey. Cant afford it. We also eat less. Instead of 3 big meals a day we eat 1-2 small snacks & a big dinner. Cant afford 3 square meals.
When I was a kid (1960s) our only option for 'I"m hungry' between meals was bread and butter. My Dad grew up as a farm kid during the Depression and my Mom grew up in Berlin during the war. I heard enough stories about making do and rationing to have a good grasp on things now, fortunately. I"m sure my German grandma wasn't turning down horse meat from a horse killed by shelling.
My exMIL turned down horse meat when they lived in Seattle…guess she wasn’t hungry
Ours was "a nice piece of toast" we could have butter, peanut butter or cinnamon and sugar.
I was born in the 60’s too and our snack was an apple.
@@nancydavidson2295 The ammunition for hunting has gotten very expensive but it is still cheaper to get a dear than buying beef.
Listening to this video I realized I may not be a fussy eater but I am a FUN eater. I love buying goodies I don’t need…date sugar, pomegranate molasses, kouign Amann, and $12 jars of spaghetti sauce. And your video is big SNAP OUT OF IT because not only is that stupid but it’s a huge waste of money. Thanks for the common sense…I really needed it.
Bravo !I really do hate whining. Here we are,the vast majority of us eating an acceptable amount of food and, still, we complain. We all need to read about and care for the starving countries in Africa and fall to our knees in thanks.
All parents need to hear this talk and need to train their families accordingly. My mother would have done all that you have suggested and more. She never wasted a crumb.
I do agree with everything you said in your video. I’m trying to get my adult kids to understand that it’s our responsibility to live within our means. It breaks my heart for all the families working hard every day, and it’s just not enough. I’m afraid that many are going without meals. Learning to stretch a meal is paramount now.
The biggest curse to low incomes is the lack of affordable social housing
Jane, thank you for such a very blunt and realistic video. I am a few years older than you. I turned 60 in February. I came along a bit later in my parents' lives as my father was in his early 40's; my mother was in her mid 30's. They were both born in the 1920's and were children of the depression. My mother lived with her older, single sister who taught her to pinch A penny until it screamed. I think that all goes back to the days when things were very difficult in the 30's and the 1940's. My mother was very cheap about everything including food shopping. We always have plenty to eat and wete part of the American clean up your plate club. I am single (never married) and I fail to understand how some women that I used to work with would say that they would make two or three different meals for dinner because their children wouldn't eat certain things. Again I always grew up with plenty to eat for dinner but it was not really an option of saying well I don't really want pork chops tonight so make me chicken. My mother ran a kitchen not a restaurant. I have always been pretty frugal myself and I am now disabled due to a stroke almost 8 years ago. I live on social security disability. Fortunately I planned well and my house is paid for so I know I'll always have a roof over my head. I stretch my grocery shopping trips. I've got it up to where I can make it about 3 weeks between significant grocery shopping with the exception of maybe needing some milk in between as it does not keep that long. I buy and stock up as much as I can if I find a good sale, which those are becoming fewer and farther between but we all have to do what we have to do. I think it's going to get a little worse before it gets better, especially with the war going on in the Ukraine and their crop exports being blocked and fuel prices going up. I've really feel bad for all of you in Europe who are struggling. I had no idea Ukraine supplied so much grain and that Russia supplied so much oil. Please keep giving us practical advice and your community will continue to share their best advice and by doing so we'll all get through this together.
Thanks for sharing and your kind words
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You can freeze milk. I freeze mine in icecubes to make it easy to measure and use. A neighbor with kids freezes her milk in the store plastic jug.
Jane you made me laugh when you said no one else is paying for your shopping so they have no right in trolling you - how true! I really appreciate your reasoning on rationing, and the notion of “need not greed”. How many of us could do with losing a bit of weight? Loving the encouragement to change our mindset 🙂
I work in the bakery industry in the uk. We have been told to look at cutting lines way back over autumn/ winter. Buy flour now it is going to go way up. Also older bakery books are brilliant. I have always had a fondness for cooking pre war even victorian recipes and they rarely had more than a few ingredients.
Loved the thought provoking video but also love the comments. What a lively and diverse community you have fostered. Well done both.
Thanks Meryl, I love the sharing community we have here
Put soap slivers into nylon stocking, tie off top, use in shower in place of fresh soap bar
I have always been surprised by the amount of uneaten food left on plates at Australian restaurants. Whilst in Asia there is little food waste, because of portion control.
Very meaningful video, Joan! Guess I've been one to ration all my life. I don't buy what I don't need because I might need that money for something else next week. I don't eat after the dishes are done at night. Like you, I only have two meals a day, brunch and "lupper." I love breakfast, but only after 10:00 or 11:00. Almost nothing goes into the trash, and almost everything is homemade -- from bread and granola to underwear and laundry detergent. Even my wallet is homemade, and it's the finest I've ever owned. If I pay money for it, the product MUST be the best possible quality because I only want to spend the money once, but I wait until the price is right for ME, not for Corporate America.
Hello Jane !
I am Ramona from Srilankan
Sheridan is my late Husband I lost the most wonderful person in my life Fourteen months ago 💔 this is his account.
I truly appreciate all your advice dear & now I need it more than ever as I really gotta learn how to manage with what I have.....I am OK my husband and I saved the best way we could...but as you stated around the world it is all going down hill ..
Srilankan is facing a whole lot of civil unrest.....
Keep up the great work
I benefit from all you put in front of us ....thanks a million.
I have been doing some of the tips .....cutting down on shampoo, laundry powder, toothpaste etc...I find all if your saving tips really valuable 👍 thanks once again...May our Creator bless you...
Hi Ramona,my name is also Romona but I spell it differently. I am sorry for the loss of your husband. Our great creator Jehovah God remembers our loved ones and he promises a resurrection. You are right about the things going downhill around the world. It is because we are in the last days that were foretold in the bible. Things are going to get so much worse before Armageddon. My best wishes too you and all of your loved ones.
@@romonaelrod7870 👋
This is incredible..so you are one if Jehovah's witnesses ? & so am I Romona....I am so glad to get to know you my friend..... where do you come from ? Please keep in touch
Hello Jane. Very well said! I and my husband are on a fixed income so I know what it means to bulk a dish up and stretch that food. I try to make smart decisions at the grocery store to make our money go farther and that's ok. I am not complaining, mind you, I and thankful for everything I have.
Thanks Debra
thank you for this wonderful video. I purchased a few glass jars on sale (none I could reuse around here). One is for my oatmeal so it is kept air free and lasts longer. The second one is for the trail mix we keep in the house to help regulate my blood sugar. A few extra pretzel pieces in the bag, they are put in the trail mix jar. The final jar is for cookie crumbs. I will use them to top a homemade sponge cake. Years ago I would save crumbs from bags of potato chips and use the crumbs on top of macaroni and cheese to make it a little more special. I will be trying all kinds of ways to waste NOTHING, and I will be looking for your videos to help me along!
One of the best posts on your channel. I needed to hear someone else was “rationing” in early retirement as we are. Thanks again for your words
Sth I do: minced meat can be stretched with oats. :)
And lentils!
And grated carrots !
Rationing has been a lifestyle for me and my family. I truly appreciate you doing this video ❤️ Something that financial people have been talking about a lot lately is that people are credit rich and cash poor. I believe people are at this crossroads or are coming very quickly. I’m grateful for you and this community. You make me feel as if I’m not alone and that helps tremendously ❤️❤️❤️
😅 You are so right Jane on the eating -- I was brought up the same, no eating between meals. But as I became older, grazing on food all day became the norm. I now eat 2 meals a day & my health & waistline like the results! I have certainly changed my shopping habits since I've retired & have a much smaller income.
Your message should be the front page and tv headline news everywhere! It’s called TOUGH LOVE! And the current generation has not, overall, been given these tools you share. We are having our fuel oil tank filled this week and anticipate a bill of at least $1300! Because we budget and have planned for at least double the cost this year we are well prepared. We do not have, let alone consider, having a credit card. Need not greed has long been my motto. Thank you for the time and effort you both put into your messages. from Susan in New England.
Thank you for your feedback
I made a pork roast and skimmed the white fat off the top and froze it to use later for biscuits
Dilute liquids like shower gel, liquid soap, shampoo etc. It will work just as well and save money. I think we will all have to eat more simple meals. Fewer fancy ingredients.
Absolutely
My mom would make popcorn as a snack in the 70s when we were kids. Or so I thought. Recently she said it was to fill us up because we didn’t have much. As a kid I thought it was a treat. So I store non gin popcorn now. And my kids think it is a good snack 😀
Non gmo popcorn 😊
I didn’t have any snacks growing up, didn’t give any to my kids either and we don’t each between or after meals now
I will survive anything as long as the Nespresso pods don't get rationed! On the plus side, I seriously love liver.
Thank you for the video!
I loved the video today on rationing. I am constantly discussing a lot of the topics with friends and family members having come from a large family with a single mother and having to really watch every dime
Hello how are you doing?
It is her channel & her opinion…her observations. Absolutely NO ONE can be pre-programmed UA-cam cheerful all of the time. She speaks out. 👍 Many don’t. They prefer sugar-coating.
The person that made reference to “hoarding”…there is a line between prepping & hoarding. Research it.
As a society most of us have lived a life of excess- even when we could not afford it. We are going to be "right sized" in this period of time and we need to be! I truly appreciate your channel and agree with your topics today. Taking notes- writing it down helps to commit to making change!
Thanks very much
Thank you for your hints as I have lived and raised 7 children during the recession we had that saw interest rates 20% and we did all those hints as you said most of us “oldies” have done them. Great video 👍
Thanks for always giving us great advice and ignore the food snobs. You give me some great ideas to try out at home!
Thank you for this post. It truly puts it in perspective that we need to all make do with what we have. I loved the stop being fussy part. So glad we aren't fussy with food. If we were we'd never have made it this long. We've always used less for everything. One thing is toothpaste too. You sure don't need the whole length of bristles to brush with. I cut tubes open at end and use for another week also. Thank you again. You're right on!!!
A very hard hitting chat today and one we all needed to hear. You were echoing my 95 year old nan today as she has always and will keep being exactly as you described. I remember when I was younger thinking she was odd however I have learnt so much from her and yourself. We all need to learn that we can't live like we were used to and like you said we won't starve if we miss a meal we just make the next one really count and be as filling as it can be. We don't do evening snacks as we eat a big dinner or weekend where I've made a crumble or other pud and then we eat it an hour later. I've known many who have "supper" around 8ish just increase your carbon or veggies and you won't need supper.
Thanks for sharing
We used to stop in the grocery store almost daily (it's less than a mile away) and get this or that, and 99% of the time something extra. Now we basically do a big shop and eat what we have until the next big shop. The last two weeks we managed to stay out of the store all week! Which might not seem like a big deal, but for us that was a huge change. Like now, we are out of snacks, and I'm going to make some cookies, and that will do until our next big shop in 2 days.
No snacks here, we only have treats on Sunday
Dear Jane, we tried our first no spend week at the end of June, thanks to your inspiration. It was actually very refreshing. I got a lot of projects done that had been bugging me for weeks, months, or even years done. We are planning to do this every month. We love your videos, thank you!
Thanks you SO much for sharing that with us, have a great weekend
I grew up with very little money but don't feel I went without at all.. from clothes from my older cousins being remade into clothes for us younger ones to food.. apples were really cheap when I was young and my mother would buy a case and we could eat them all the time pure bliss. We grew our veggies and ate what was available and never felt like we were missing out. Mum made our quilts out of Hessian bags and old flannelette sheets so toasty... today we grow our own and reuse, remake, refurbish as much as we can still don't feel as if I am missing out. Thankyou for reminding us to count our blessings x ps my MIL used to cook parsnips in sugar and honey 🍯 then serve with custard as bananas 🍌 and my husband said he never knew the difference until he was older x
Thanks Freda
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Spot on again Jane. I’m not a breakfast fan either. I just cannot swallow it. I’m going to eat out of my freezer next week, it’s full of pre made meals so the only shopping I’ll be doing is for stocking up the pantry. I love a glass of wine but it’s gone up so much so, I’ve bought a kit to make my own. It works out at about £1.25 a bottle instead of the £6-7 a bottle in the shops. I’ll be cutting the backs to f envelopes to write my shopping lists too. My favourite saying these days is “ waste not, want not” 😉😀
You’re all sorted there Marianne.
We are working hard enlarging our gardens. We spend hours daily as weather permits but weather has been too cold here. Hurrah, Jane!
So many times, I think people react on what other people think of them, so putting purchases on credit cards and not completely paying off at the end of the month gets them in trouble. This pertains not only to groceries, but clothes, cars, everything to impress others. I believe, as you, that living within your means IS rationing in all areas of your life and not worrying about what others think.
We need to live within our means
Fantastic video. I think it’s time for me to have this chat with my children. They complain about eggs but we have chickens and it’s cheaper for us to eat eggs rather than meat sometimes.
Dutch and Bailanese pancakes use a lot of eggs but don't seem like eating eggs.
We got either an apple/banana or an orange between lunch and supper. We ate what my mama cooked..there was no separate meals for each of us as some people do today. She cooked it all from scratch and we ate make over left overs.
I knew I was going to love this video as soon as I saw the title !! I’m fascinated with WW2 life and I’ve always said people of today need a war ( not the fighting part ) to realise how lucky we are ! Especially kids and I have a fussy 16 year old who quite frankly has got worse ! She used to eat loads and try stuff now I despair!! We were told to eat what was on our plate but she’d rather starve !!literally !
She won’t starve, survival instinct won’t let her. Sit her down, show her the budget and a liberal dose of tough love and show her that’s there’s no money for choices or options. Buy what you can afford.
Good info Jane and Michael! We need more tough love for lots of reasons. Much of the world has not enough to eat, not enough access to clean water, not enough schooling, no access to healthcare. We are lucky to have what we do.
Yes we are
We are growing everything we can. Our local grocery store had very little fresh produce today and the meat prices were unbelievable. We ate a tomato, peppers, squash and onion in stir fry from our small garden. People better get ready.
Valerie in SC
Great video. My tea bags are quite strong so I use a teapot. I fill up, let steep, pour myself one cup and then top up teapot again and let steep. I can get 3-4 cups of tea out of 1 teabag. I also keep used tea bags in the freezer for a hair rinse, in bath water, as a foot soak, to soothe a sunburn, puffy eyes or bee stings etc. Tannins in tea bags are anti-inflammatory and a disinfectant and can reduce fish odor from your hands. Peppermint tea can be used as a mouthwash. Other uses are glass cleaner, reduce odor in kitty litter, fire starter, reduce fungus and add nutrients in plants, used as containers for seed starters, and can also be composted. I have noticed in Canada that tea bags that cost on sale $4.99-$5.99 jumped to $7.99 on sale. There was a time when I couldn't afford tea bags so I learned to ration and make them stretch. I learned from my great Aunt when I was younger about food rationing during the war when I was visiting Scotland during a sugar shortage/rationing (late 70's).
Thanks for sharing
Good dose of reality. 👍
Hi Jane, my husband and I come from a generation that even as kids we had holes in our shoes and mended clothes, Sunday we looked forward to a roast. Everyone was in the same. boat so we didn’t think we we we’re deprived.
When we got married and our children who are your age group now, we bought clothes from op shop and the basic food was it. They survived and thrived.
So here we are again retired and life is doing full circle you can see what’s coming, it’s definitely doable and some of the best days when you didn’t have much.
Your advice is good.
I bought a dehydrator and dry vegetables on special, look for specials, powdered milk is excellent for cooking.
And heaps of recipes that don’t require meat but with the rights spices and herbs are delicious.
The journey we’re on is as important as the destination, enjoy each day it’s special!
Thanks for sharing
I guess people don't bake much. When I hear about a wheat shortage, don't people know of buttermilk corn bread? I did the math on the cost is 2.5 cents per serving and that is 1/8 of a batch and that lasts over a week. Wheat bread one loaf of homemade bread is around 90 cents and it lasts almost 2 weeks. A double batch of corn bread is 40 cents.
❣️ well said. These are the principles I was raised on and have always practiced.
One other tip l recommend to do now, if a family hasnt done so yet, is to collect and make and write down a recipe file of thrifty meal recipe's. l have a worry that one day in the future l wont get access / or afford my internet or be able to buy recipe books. So over the yrs lv made a index file of recipes iv written on lined postcard size cards ( they are cheap from stationary shops ) that i file in a small plastic container. l keep it in my kitchen cupboard for my tried and tested thrifty recipes.
I saw somewhere that more people are buying pre cut fruits and vegetables than ever, pre shredded cheese and platters, if we do the math it is outrageous what they charge. I buy the whole food and bring it home to cut, one section has vegetables on a tray which you just put in the oven...really..Don't get me started on the meals in a box delivered to the door which you have to cook yourself...one clove of garlic in a plastic bag, some herbs in a bag, a pat of butter, some spaghetti, a tub of Alfredo sauce...only $9 each person..all wrapped in a insulated box.
On point. I'm on a mommy recipe group and so many mom's say their kids are picky eater..which isn't true. They all say the kids will only eat ...chicken nuggets,chips etc. I'm like they will only eat them at because you you buy it
Stop buying it
They will eat real food. They will have a hard time down the road we are on. Every point you made is exactly how I was raised.
Thank you
hi, new to the channel, this is 1st video i watched, im 37 now but i remember about 8 to 10 yrs ago, r sometime around that time, i new a late middle aged couple the female on disabled and the husband was within 1 to 2 yrs away from retiring from his job. and i remember the 1st few month of knowing them that the husband was like we will never go to the point that we have to go to the food bank for food that its beneath us. and all i could think of was ya might some day eat those words cuz ya never know where life will bring ya. then fast forward about 5 to 6 yrs after that his retired both get very little in income in sorts, i happen to go to the food bank myself cuz i needed some stuff to last the rest of the month and i ran into the couple coming out of food bank with stuff for themselves to be able to eat as wall, and all i could think is in my mind i told ya not to look down on others in need cuz someday ur ass may be there to. i know this is long winded but i did the best on it being short but clear to the best of my ablities, lol, God Bless everyone.
Excellent video. I grew up very frugally. It was a way of life in our home. Thank you. I appreciate these encouraging words!!
I'll be having eggs for lunch today because that's what in my refrigerator.
Need not greed piece was so good. Actually, it was quite funny and the vision of children as grazing cows gave me a giggle. You are a treasure. Enjoy your day. Mine is better because of your efforts.
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a video!!! Amazing common sense delivered with absolute passion. Fair play to you Jane .
Thanks for your stern but kind reminders Jane, I think we all benefit from hearing these. When I was younger I was a very fussy eater but now I'm in my late 40s I am much better and have learnt not to be, tough times over the years certainly taught me a few lessons and now I have a much better attitude towards food. Recently I have started using my teabags twice as neither I nor my partner have our tea strong and I realised that I could easily make 2 mugs with one bag, I've also brought a new teapot as I believe this stretches the tea even further and makes it taste better 🙂
Complete agreement...make it last longer...absolutely!
Before I measure out any soap, body wash, shampoo, dish washing liquid, laundry detergents, etc., I will have diluted them by 50% water. In front loading washing machines, if you can see bubbles, you've put in too much detergent...so much that it can damage the machine.
Then there's the concept of halving. Use half the shampoo you usually use. If your hair comes clean, use half as much as the first half. If it still works, half that amount. Keep going till you find how little you actually need to get your hair clean. I do that with all soaps and cleansers...as well as a lot of other things, like clothing, shoes, coats and hats, household items and gadgets, car gadgets, garden tools, etc. I find I can get by with less of just about everything. I also have been known to take some fairly extreme measures to decrease utilities.
Old clothing can be made into clothing for others, especially children. Then, after that's no longer wearable, whatever that's still OK can be turned into a quilt. After a several decades when the quilt is no longer usable, it can be torn down into cleaning cloths. It can also be made into rugs or pet beds. Fabrics, especially sheets, can also be made into drapes. And drapes can be made into almost anything. Sometimes fabrics can be turned into beautiful art. At the end of all functional uses, I've seen someone take fabric apart down to threads, and then make art scenes out of the threads. I haven't done that, and probably never will, but it can be done...
I LOVE making things last the longest possible, and keep them looking new for as long as possible. I had a microwave that lasted 27 years. It still worked, but condensation had eroded a hole in one of the interior walks...down to metal, which had rusted. I thought it wasn't safe to use anymore, so I got rid of it. I moved away from home in 1972. I bought a washcloth. It's a very thin cleaning cloth right now, but it still works, so I still have it. When it splits to pieces, I'll probably use it, along with other unusable fabrics, to stuff pillows.
OK, I've gone on too long. I'm right there with you about getting the most bang for the buck! I don't care what people say about me, either. I just don't care. I'd rather people like me and speak highly of me. If they don't, it's OK. I approve of my decisions, and that's good enough for me. I learned not to be a people pleaser decades and decades ago.
U.S. portions are too big. I was on vacation I only eat 1/2 a sandwich and just the chicken & not the bread. I shared the other 1/2 with my tour guide who had no stipend for the day - he was grateful
No leftovers in France, small portions