And soon you have a dime. Do that ten times and you have a dollar and do THAT ten times... it adds up.
Never think that an opportunity for savings is too minor to fool with. It adds up. Just like a little charge on that credit card, or a little splurge at the store... just a little. You know how that adds up.
Savings adds up the same way. It's the same math. 1 + 1 = 2. Every time.
I don't know why that's so hard for us to understand.
Hi! I have a question for you...I almost always buy meat for my family when it is the last day to sell it at the grocery store and get it at a HUGE discount and then I cook it immediately. I freeze and store the cooked meat in packages convenient for meals. I use the heavy zip type bags but I HATE HATE HATE to throw them away after I use them only once. Do you think it is safe to wash them and use a litle bit of bleach and use them again? I worry about how much money I am saving if I keep throwing away those containers! What do you think?
ReplyDeleteThanks!
Oh, by the way, I can't wait to read all your older blogs! Saving money can be kind of like a game or contest, don't you think? It's like it's me against the grocery store! (or whatever store is currently my competition! I love it when I feel like I've won!)
Beth
Beth, I wash ziploc bags and reuse them all the time, no matter what's been in them. If I can wash a plate or a pan clean enough to eat from again and again, why can't I wash a plastic bag clean enough?
ReplyDeleteI buy discounted meat when I can, too, and just toss it in the freezer. When it's defrosted, it's as good as the day I bought it.
Yes, saving money can be a fun game! :)
Pat, I believe you CAN'T reuse a plastic bag if it's been used for meat. There's no way of getting it sanitary enough as plastic leaches.
ReplyDeleteI do reuse all my other freezer bags.
The same logic of 1+1=2 applies to returnable cans. In our state they have a .10 deposit. Most guys on dh's job sites throw them away and litter the job with them. Dh picks them up and brings them home. All those .10 equals $3-$6! Definitely worth it.
Cinnamonhuskies
Why can't you get them sanitary enough, Cinnamonhuskies? I do it all the time and I'm still alive. The only time I had food poisoning was when I ate commercial luncheon meat.
ReplyDeleteIf I can wash a plastic bowl or container and use it over, I can wash a plastic bag and use it over.