We use a coffee pot and estimated it costs 50 per pot. Still not as cheap as tea but much better than pods and MUCH LESS garbage. Even when store eggs were cheaper, the fresh eggs from free range chickens are SO MUCH BETTER.
Fresh Eggs t' cost it's a little high. I have 5 hens. But, I do have eggs & I've seen no eggs or very few at t' store. Prices have gone up. Meats I buy pork, chicken liver, chicken, tuna, ground turkey & hot dogs for my dog - cats & chickens. I can't afford BEEF. I eat vegan most of t' time. In t' spring I'm thinking about a Feeder Piglet & Bee Hives. I only buy what I can afford. I don't have kids, I don't know what I'd do. It's just me & I'm 59yo. In t' spring I'm going to have a garden. I can a lot of food & will in t' future. Thank For You're Videos.
This is valuable information. If we stop and think before just automatically buying the same things, we can save a lot of money. A video comparing name brands to generic or store brands is a great idea. Also, people forget about needless, daily expenses like high end, take-out coffee and going out to lunch rather than packing a lunch. Thanks for the video!
I couldn't agree more. I eat eggs and chicken meat from my chickens, lamb from my sheep (dogs get the scraps) and vegies from my garden. I know its not possible for everyone on that scale, but bravo you for posting this. I have found that abandoning brand-loyalties and using no-name brands makes for a remarkable saving.
Have you ever tried the reusable mesh cups that fit in coffee makers like k-cups. We switched out last year when I found out that coffee grounds can be used as a source of fertilizer….So it’s a triple win for us…less plastic in the land fills, cheaper & essentially free fertilizer!
Instead of vegetarian, harvest one deer and butcher it yourself. Cuts meat costs greatly and is very lean. I have frozen and canned the meat for future use. Lots of recipes for both.
Thanks for sharing your tips! Would love to see a video on your sour dough starter.... I have some dehydrated sour dough starter that I want to experiment with after the holidays are over.
One thing I do know is how to save money in the coffee arena- Brew your coffee either in an electric maker or pour over or even French press (the best flavor)- K-cups are ridiculously expensive and nothing is better than a freshly ground, brewed cuppa!! A while back to save a little money on coffee, I just got a smaller coffee machine- When I started consistently making more than one pot, I figured I didn't need to worry about that savings any more 😄
yeah.. DON"T mess with people's COFFEE !! .. lol . THERE are MUCH easier ways to deal with coffee to make it cheaper than your 3 pods.. 1. DON'T BUY PODS. .they are the MOST expensive coffee .. 2.. DON'T buy Coffee Grounds... 3 BUY COFFEE BEANS (IF you can't grow your own ) .. and grind them up.. that is the CHEAPEST way to buy coffee IMO.. cuz I used pods.. went thru coffee and Noticed the beans were Less expensive for the same amount of grounds.. so bought a grinder.. and in the process of growing my own coffee beans soon !!! ..
I love the idea of rags instead of paper towels for many reasons, not just economic although certainly that too. Chickens are a great add, even though they wouldn't save me that much personally as I don't eat many eggs, but they would lower my stress level which is invaluable right?! ;-) If you get decent tea instead of cheap Lipton you're looking at more like .50 per cup. I don't know how that matches up to coffee as I'm not a coffee drinker, but I'm also not a Lipton fan when there are so many more awesome tea's out there.
I wonder what exactly they mean by "vegetarian meals" because I swap out 2 meals a week to tofu or like meat substitutes and they are hella expensive. Same price as meat or even more
Vegetarian as in all vegetable meals or meals where you sub dry beans for the meats. Tofu and vegan meat subs are obviously expensive and who knows what's really in them
We quit using the one time coffee pods and went back to the coffee from a can in the reusable keurig cups and save tons of money. We literally saved over $100 per month in just coffee. That is for 4 coffee drinkers in the house but I thought that was great.
We are in New Zealand so it's summer here. Hens are in full production mode😍 so we make our own pasta, ravioli etc we don't buy any jar sauces for our pastas and we also make our own mayo 😍
I cut down the cost on chicken feed by growing food that the chickens enjoy. Things like Kale and greens that put off more than we actually eat ourselves. What a difference it makes on the feed bill.
I have chickens. Around here if I was to buy eggs that are the same quality as what my chickens are producing it would be about $12 a dozen. Which is absolutely insane. I sell some of mine for five dollars a dozen, the people are getting a great deal, and they know it.
I hacw Bunn coffee pot, I'm a tea drinker. 3 teabags in the pot gives me good consistency tea. A full pot can last me 2 days. A recipe calls for 28 crushed tomatoes and 8 oz sauce. Substitute 8 oz (one cup) water for the 8 oz sauce. You won't tell the difference. Recipe calls for milk, most of the time (with the exception of creamed soup) water works just as well, and you can't tell.
It is an older video and maybe somebody mentioned it before, but you could go completely "for free" with tea, because you could make your own from plants you grow yourself or forage. I'm a coffee girl so don't ask me for advice but there are SO MANY videos and books on growing you own tea herbs and leaves (fermented blackberries or raspberrie og currant leaves, for example are supposed to taste very similiar to "regular" black tea.
Sorry...hard pass on giving up coffee. The Keurig cups are incredibly inefficient and not at all economical. Some say unhealthy byproducts leech out from the plastic cups. You can still drink coffee but try buying one of those old fashioned electric percolators off Ebay for $40. Our coffee bill is roughly $15/mo. We use our vintage 60s Westinghouse percolator every morning. You don't need filters and every pot tastes like the best Diner coffee. 1/3 cup of ground coffee makes 10 cups. You can save money on those expensive creamers by making your own. We buy half & Half and put hazlenut syrup in it.
My son and I hunt and fish for fresh meat. I make jerky and can Venison, smoke most of the fish. Plus, we gather berries and what not while out and about.
I think I'd give up indoor plumbing before I gave up coffee! Good call on the meat/vegetarian option though. I only cook with meat I've hunted, and eat vegetarian multiple times a week. I balk every time I take a look in the meat isle and see the crazy prices. Plus it's all factory farmed junk! Saves a ton of money.
We have been thinking of getting 6 chickens for a year. We live in Waukesha County in suburbs on 1/3 acre. Where do you live in Wisconsin? What do you do for winter for chickens?
I’d love to see homestead type content if that’s something you’re interested in doing! We are in the fox cities so your channel has been very helpful as our first year being chicken owners!
Just take your usual food that you're eating for a meal and puree it in a blender. It'll have to be appropriate for the age of your baby or toddler, though. You can freeze single servings in ice cube trays. You don't need any special recipes.
My family is in Wisconsin like yours. Love your chicken videos. We are working on getting started. We bought a property with a very nice chicken coop. Your videos are very helpful. Thanks.
Love my sour dough. Have you tried english muffins? fantastic for those open faced sandwiches, soup dipping and such. Very easy to make. I am vegetarian, buy my eggs from the Amish next door, and grow a bigger garden each year. Amazing how much that can save you.
My husband won't give up coffee either. But we used to have a Keurig and we ended up getting a reusable pod that you could use any ground coffee in. Granted this was an older Keurig, and I hear the new ones are a lot more finicky. Nowadays we just use a French press, which makes just enough coffee for two of us. It's slightly more work than just tossing a Keurig pod into a machine, but it's cheaper and tastes a lot better.
If you have a local co-op or farmers market that sells bulk foods, there's a chance they will let you bring in your own container (e.g. if you store dry beans or rice in a jar, bring in an empty jar) have the cashier weigh it, then go get your food item. They can adjust for the weight difference when you check out. Totally reusable. Nothing to throw away.
It's about 1.5 rolls a week and some people use them to clean up every little mess, dry their hands, etc. 😬 so if that's the average it means some are using much more 😅
One that I'm about to do is buy a side of beef. I just hope it fits in my freezers! I've only ever done a quarter before. It is an investment up front, but it saves money in the long run.
Beef is less of a gamble, but we had some pretty bad grass grown beef once. We bought pork twice and it was gross. When I was baking a ham my son came into the kitchen and said, "What is that revolting odor?"
Great tips for those who need it! I also have my own chickens. Grow most all my food. Just lucky Just got a fourth of a beef witch I paid only 3.89 a pound. Vary Blessed on that one. I also got my two youngest grown children 40# of chicken breast for less then two Dollars a pound. Watch for sales and shop accordingly for the best deals
Good way to cut out bread cost, go keto, it's hard at first but once you're in it you'll be amazed at how easy it can be. Yes, rags will cut down on paper towels and the waste going into the trash. Backyard chickens for eggs is always great. Make your own compost with yard waste, kitchen scraps for your gardens. The grocery store should be supplemental if you think about how we use to live before every site shipping things to your door or car.
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For the eggs: 4 minus 1,5 is only 2,5 not 3,5. :)
Also: tried loose coffee instead of the pods?
Aw, rats! Hopefully this is my only major math dud... Loose coffee could be a great middle-ground option! (No pun intended…)
@@OakAbode You can buy a pod adapter for your machine that you stuff with your choice of fresh ground coffee. Taste better and cheaper.
I agree. pods are way much more.
I think you overdid your estimate sorry!
We use a coffee pot and estimated it costs 50 per pot. Still not as cheap as tea but much better than pods and MUCH LESS garbage. Even when store eggs were cheaper, the fresh eggs from free range chickens are SO MUCH BETTER.
Please do a video on how to make sour dough starter and how to bake it 🙏🙏🙏
Fresh Eggs t' cost it's a little high. I have 5 hens. But, I do have eggs & I've seen no eggs or very few at t' store. Prices have gone up. Meats I buy pork, chicken liver, chicken, tuna, ground turkey & hot dogs for my dog - cats & chickens. I can't afford BEEF. I eat vegan most of t' time. In t' spring I'm thinking about a Feeder Piglet & Bee Hives. I only buy what I can afford. I don't have kids, I don't know what I'd do. It's just me & I'm 59yo. In t' spring I'm going to have a garden. I can a lot of food & will in t' future. Thank For You're Videos.
What about brewing a pot of coffee, we don’t do keurig machines? 😊 love the topics and the info.
Yes!!
This is valuable information. If we stop and think before just automatically buying the same things, we can save a lot of money.
A video comparing name brands to generic or store brands is a great idea.
Also, people forget about needless, daily expenses like high end, take-out coffee and going out to lunch rather than packing a lunch.
Thanks for the video!
I couldn't agree more. I eat eggs and chicken meat from my chickens, lamb from my sheep (dogs get the scraps) and vegies from my garden. I know its not possible for everyone on that scale, but bravo you for posting this. I have found that abandoning brand-loyalties and using no-name brands makes for a remarkable saving.
Have you ever tried the reusable mesh cups that fit in coffee makers like k-cups. We switched out last year when I found out that coffee grounds can be used as a source of fertilizer….So it’s a triple win for us…less plastic in the land fills, cheaper & essentially free fertilizer!
I haven’t! I’ll have to check these out… we were using the “compostable” coffee k-cups, but those were nearly .60/pop. I’d love a re-usable option!
Yup I just mentioned this to our IT guy at work, he was also facing loosing his k-cups. He was very interested. LOL
Such good information. I love these types of videos.
Thank you!
Not exactly groceries but to save money buy a new toilet plunger drill holes in it and wash your clothes in a 5 gallon bucket line dry
Instead of vegetarian, harvest one deer and butcher it yourself. Cuts meat costs greatly and is very lean. I have frozen and canned the meat for future use. Lots of recipes for both.
Thanks for sharing your tips! Would love to see a video on your sour dough starter.... I have some dehydrated sour dough starter that I want to experiment with after the holidays are over.
One thing I do know is how to save money in the coffee arena- Brew your coffee either in an electric maker or pour over or even French press (the best flavor)- K-cups are ridiculously expensive and nothing is better than a freshly ground, brewed cuppa!! A while back to save a little money on coffee, I just got a smaller coffee machine- When I started consistently making more than one pot, I figured I didn't need to worry about that savings any more 😄
yeah.. DON"T mess with people's COFFEE !! .. lol . THERE are MUCH easier ways to deal with coffee to make it cheaper than your 3 pods.. 1. DON'T BUY PODS. .they are the MOST expensive coffee .. 2.. DON'T buy Coffee Grounds... 3 BUY COFFEE BEANS (IF you can't grow your own ) .. and grind them up.. that is the CHEAPEST way to buy coffee IMO.. cuz I used pods.. went thru coffee and Noticed the beans were Less expensive for the same amount of grounds.. so bought a grinder.. and in the process of growing my own coffee beans soon !!! ..
I love the idea of rags instead of paper towels for many reasons, not just economic although certainly that too. Chickens are a great add, even though they wouldn't save me that much personally as I don't eat many eggs, but they would lower my stress level which is invaluable right?! ;-) If you get decent tea instead of cheap Lipton you're looking at more like .50 per cup. I don't know how that matches up to coffee as I'm not a coffee drinker, but I'm also not a Lipton fan when there are so many more awesome tea's out there.
I wonder what exactly they mean by "vegetarian meals" because I swap out 2 meals a week to tofu or like meat substitutes and they are hella expensive. Same price as meat or even more
Vegetarian as in all vegetable meals or meals where you sub dry beans for the meats. Tofu and vegan meat subs are obviously expensive and who knows what's really in them
why not switch to coffee beans? way cheaper and less garbage than the pods. You could grind and just use a reusable pod holder thing.
Great video! Thanks. I had no idea how much sourdough could save. Now I need to learn more about it.
Right? I’m finding it to be a little challenging, but hopefully I’ll get better with time.
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So informative. We are in the process of building a coop and run and can’t wait to get our baby chicks. ❤
We quit using the one time coffee pods and went back to the coffee from a can in the reusable keurig cups and save tons of money. We literally saved over $100 per month in just coffee. That is for 4 coffee drinkers in the house but I thought that was great.
We are in New Zealand so it's summer here. Hens are in full production mode😍 so we make our own pasta, ravioli etc we don't buy any jar sauces for our pastas and we also make our own mayo 😍
Can you do a "how to make sourdough" video? everything else is too complicated
Let me expand on that…”everything else” referring to the other videos on UA-cam about sourdough…your videos I get, others not always.
I cut down the cost on chicken feed by growing food that the chickens enjoy. Things like Kale and greens that put off more than we actually eat ourselves. What a difference it makes on the feed bill.
I have chickens. Around here if I was to buy eggs that are the same quality as what my chickens are producing it would be about $12 a dozen. Which is absolutely insane. I sell some of mine for five dollars a dozen, the people are getting a great deal, and they know it.
Buy a bag of coffee, not pods.
I need to learn how to make sourdough bread!
I hacw Bunn coffee pot, I'm a tea drinker. 3 teabags in the pot gives me good consistency tea. A full pot can last me 2 days. A recipe calls for 28 crushed tomatoes and 8 oz sauce. Substitute 8 oz (one cup) water for the 8 oz sauce. You won't tell the difference. Recipe calls for milk, most of the time (with the exception of creamed soup) water works just as well, and you can't tell.
Ty oak abode. Yes we are all in this together. We also are trying to find ways to save. Thanks much Merry Christmas God bless
It is an older video and maybe somebody mentioned it before, but you could go completely "for free" with tea, because you could make your own from plants you grow yourself or forage. I'm a coffee girl so don't ask me for advice but there are SO MANY videos and books on growing you own tea herbs and leaves (fermented blackberries or raspberrie og currant leaves, for example are supposed to taste very similiar to "regular" black tea.
Sorry...hard pass on giving up coffee. The Keurig cups are incredibly inefficient and not at all economical. Some say unhealthy byproducts leech out from the plastic cups. You can still drink coffee but try buying one of those old fashioned electric percolators off Ebay for $40. Our coffee bill is roughly $15/mo. We use our vintage 60s Westinghouse percolator every morning. You don't need filters and every pot tastes like the best Diner coffee. 1/3 cup of ground coffee makes 10 cups. You can save money on those expensive creamers by making your own. We buy half & Half and put hazlenut syrup in it.
My son and I hunt and fish for fresh meat.
I make jerky and can Venison, smoke most of the fish. Plus, we gather berries and what not while out and about.
I think I'd give up indoor plumbing before I gave up coffee! Good call on the meat/vegetarian option though. I only cook with meat I've hunted, and eat vegetarian multiple times a week. I balk every time I take a look in the meat isle and see the crazy prices. Plus it's all factory farmed junk! Saves a ton of money.
80 rolls per year per person??! Lol. I haven't bought paper towels in years
We have been thinking of getting 6 chickens for a year. We live in Waukesha County in suburbs on 1/3 acre. Where do you live in Wisconsin? What do you do for winter for chickens?
Yeah, you don’t have to buy eggs anymore but need to feed the chickens. Just a swap of expenses
Just bread in general not just sourdough. Yeast is still cheap and no knead bread only uses 1/4 teaspoon.
I wanna kno what the recipe was that u were cooking in this video with the pepper and the coconut milk! please and thank u!
Love these suggestions! Thank you for the video!
Great tips! Thanks for sharing!
Chicken eggs around where I live are $6 a dozen!
Could you do a video on how to hatch your own chickens?
Can you post your sourdough recipe?
I’d love to see homestead type content if that’s something you’re interested in doing! We are in the fox cities so your channel has been very helpful as our first year being chicken owners!
could you talk making your own puree vs store bought baby foods? price comparing organic vs organic premade, and conventional vs conventional premade?
Just take your usual food that you're eating for a meal and puree it in a blender. It'll have to be appropriate for the age of your baby or toddler, though. You can freeze single servings in ice cube trays. You don't need any special recipes.
Those are big eggs!
Instant coffee is less too.
Go Lipton! 👍
My family is in Wisconsin like yours. Love your chicken videos. We are working on getting started. We bought a property with a very nice chicken coop. Your videos are very helpful. Thanks.
Love my sour dough. Have you tried english muffins? fantastic for those open faced sandwiches, soup dipping and such. Very easy to make. I am vegetarian, buy my eggs from the Amish next door, and grow a bigger garden each year. Amazing how much that can save you.
My husband won't give up coffee either. But we used to have a Keurig and we ended up getting a reusable pod that you could use any ground coffee in. Granted this was an older Keurig, and I hear the new ones are a lot more finicky. Nowadays we just use a French press, which makes just enough coffee for two of us. It's slightly more work than just tossing a Keurig pod into a machine, but it's cheaper and tastes a lot better.
If you have a local co-op or farmers market that sells bulk foods, there's a chance they will let you bring in your own container (e.g. if you store dry beans or rice in a jar, bring in an empty jar) have the cashier weigh it, then go get your food item. They can adjust for the weight difference when you check out. Totally reusable. Nothing to throw away.
I so appreciate your information. I save using rags and baking my own bread.
Love this video. Thanks to your instructions, I’m working towards my first chickens! Thanks!
Is there a recipe for the vegitarian meal your making in this video?
I'd like to see more gardening videos and also generic vs name brand sounds good!
If you don't have a freeze dryer yet, you should look into it. Great way to preserve your harvest.
Unfortunately they're $3K - $5K which I could never afford. I imagine they'll get less expensive in the future. I'd sure love to have one, though!
80 rolls? Wow lol, I feel like I go through one roll of paper towels every two months or so!
It's about 1.5 rolls a week and some people use them to clean up every little mess, dry their hands, etc. 😬 so if that's the average it means some are using much more 😅
One that I'm about to do is buy a side of beef. I just hope it fits in my freezers! I've only ever done a quarter before. It is an investment up front, but it saves money in the long run.
I think you might save not as much as you think
BUT quality is amazing
We got 3 times while cow and we were very happy
Beef is less of a gamble, but we had some pretty bad grass grown beef once. We bought pork twice and it was gross. When I was baking a ham my son came into the kitchen and said, "What is that revolting odor?"
Great tips for those who need it! I also have my own chickens. Grow most all my food. Just lucky Just got a fourth of a beef witch I paid only 3.89 a pound. Vary Blessed on that one. I also got my two youngest grown children 40# of chicken breast for less then two Dollars a pound. Watch for sales and shop accordingly for the best deals
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Good way to cut out bread cost, go keto, it's hard at first but once you're in it you'll be amazed at how easy it can be. Yes, rags will cut down on paper towels and the waste going into the trash. Backyard chickens for eggs is always great. Make your own compost with yard waste, kitchen scraps for your gardens. The grocery store should be supplemental if you think about how we use to live before every site shipping things to your door or car.
I found Keto to be very expensive because of having to buy so much meat.