tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post499413175952790134..comments2024-03-13T04:34:25.047-07:00Comments on Living Rich On The Cheap: Cheap ThrillsCheapchickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-7632449073336646292019-01-06T11:10:10.971-08:002019-01-06T11:10:10.971-08:00No need to apologize, some of my dumber relatives ...No need to apologize, some of my dumber relatives voted him in and still support him (which makes it so much easier for us to ignore that when we live in Canada, I might get into arguments with them otherwise)Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-34481267879577402792019-01-06T11:09:19.574-08:002019-01-06T11:09:19.574-08:00I love them too - way better than boring apples or...I love them too - way better than boring apples or bananasCheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-74776750080015724822019-01-05T18:50:20.951-08:002019-01-05T18:50:20.951-08:00Am loving oranges this time of year. We put them ...Am loving oranges this time of year. We put them on salads since tomatoes are horrible in the winter. I make pizza from scratch so when I saw the 00fine flour on sale for $2.69 per bag (it's a small bag, usually $3.49), I picked up two. You are right, if you eat at home 90% of the time, it isn't a sin to splurge on quality.<br /><br />And I apologize for our idiot. He's screwing up plenty of lives in our country too. I don't know how anyone could have voted for him!Mrs. Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614226553963575811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-23822432359542007372019-01-02T06:58:16.997-08:002019-01-02T06:58:16.997-08:00Those were a great deal! I eat one every day espec...Those were a great deal! I eat one every day especially during the winter to get my Vitamin C. Love them.American Dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091457436415496408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-13574172049795090612018-12-31T08:27:08.282-08:002018-12-31T08:27:08.282-08:00Thanks Linda, Happy New Year to you!Thanks Linda, Happy New Year to you!Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-45508097858847353082018-12-31T08:26:48.777-08:002018-12-31T08:26:48.777-08:00I might freeze some of the pineapple, often cook w...I might freeze some of the pineapple, often cook with it on pizza and in muffins as can't eat it that fast.Happy New Year to you too!Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-17588305673925619052018-12-31T08:25:14.942-08:002018-12-31T08:25:14.942-08:00So glad your cousin got home by Christmas - many d...So glad your cousin got home by Christmas - many didn't have the option of going elsewhere. I am glad we live close to Mom, she has no alternate source of heat so should she lose power we would pack her and her cat up and bring them over (allergic hubby and dog would have to live with it). Happy New Year!Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-60619913217866452952018-12-31T08:22:59.104-08:002018-12-31T08:22:59.104-08:00Most of our pineapples come from Costa Rica - this...Most of our pineapples come from Costa Rica - this one is super sweet. Happy New Year! Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-21926550004562391712018-12-31T02:09:14.269-08:002018-12-31T02:09:14.269-08:00I love clementines and tangerines - they're no...I love clementines and tangerines - they're not too costly here, usually around £1 for a large bag. I rarely buy pineapples here, they can't compare to the sherbert-y deliciousness of the ones we buy from the fruit markets in India.<br />Happy New Year to you! Have a lovely evening. We're having a quiet night but will go to the pub tomorrow morning, nothing like an early beer all fresh faced and hangover free when the rest of the town are suffering! xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-35290042176047960382018-12-30T14:56:06.375-08:002018-12-30T14:56:06.375-08:00You did well with your purchases. I did buy a few...You did well with your purchases. I did buy a few groceries on the weekend, but did not see any such bargains in the fruit aisles. Our local Co-op did have good prices for meat so I picked up some stew beef and a small roast to add to the freezer. I also stocked up on the sales for canned beans, tomatoes and corn as these are staples for my homemade soup.<br /><br />The plan is to start using up what is in the freezer and cupboards (I tend to buy before I run out of anything), and budget no more than $450 a month for groceries for the two of us, my adult son and I. Since I rarely pick up his personal items and don't often entertain, it should be do-able. (You are an inspiration to me!)<br /><br />My cousin and her husband lost power in the storm, but were fortunate to be able to get home in time for Christmas. They stayed with my uncle in the meantime. The men and women who work for the power companies in B.C. and those came from outside the province truly are owed a lot of gratitude. I'm assuming many of them did not get the chance to spend Christmas with their families.<br /><br />Your preparations sound like a good plan too. Have a very Happy New Year and all the best in 2019!<br />Maebemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706540456819503068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-68985215591346275362018-12-30T13:55:54.249-08:002018-12-30T13:55:54.249-08:00When I buy a pineapple sometimes it goes from unri...When I buy a pineapple sometimes it goes from unripe to bad in a jiffy and that pisses me off! on the preparedness side...we always have a stockpile of candles, battery powered lights in every room, plenty of water and an extra tank of propane, but I admit the generator is a cool idea! In my new place I plan to have a small stockpile of foodstuff to tide us over in case of bad weather. Happy New year!Vonlipihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11322330751381715095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-18656893876027229442018-12-30T13:28:07.311-08:002018-12-30T13:28:07.311-08:00You are pretty amazing! You are pretty amazing! Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09623820316056914224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-13638401075084831302018-12-30T10:17:28.196-08:002018-12-30T10:17:28.196-08:00They had some of the same issues mainland. I woul...They had some of the same issues mainland. I would never live anywhere else, most of the year it is the very best place in Canada to live! Other places have other issues so you take the good with the bad.Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-30028224076626009052018-12-30T10:16:08.076-08:002018-12-30T10:16:08.076-08:00$5500 usd is about $7500 cad right now. Canadians...$5500 usd is about $7500 cad right now. Canadians suffer from high food prices but our non-food items are often ridiculous. I usually only buy them when on sale, usually keep items on my list for a few weeks before I find them at a price I can live with.Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-3182062456303527212018-12-30T10:14:42.286-08:002018-12-30T10:14:42.286-08:00Happy New Years! Enjoy your evening out. If we d...Happy New Years! Enjoy your evening out. If we didn't have to drive everywhere here we might consider going out....or not (lazy)Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-85853590320794702602018-12-30T10:13:54.234-08:002018-12-30T10:13:54.234-08:00We don't have food stamps in Canada. Just &qu...We don't have food stamps in Canada. Just "welfare" which is basic income providing food and shelter. We also have low income supplements for seniors which helps too. We make a decent income from our business, we mainly have a food budget just to keep our finances in check. Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-74136168001127273632018-12-30T10:12:26.641-08:002018-12-30T10:12:26.641-08:00Thanks - to you two as well!Thanks - to you two as well!Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-81848138210246820722018-12-30T10:12:12.778-08:002018-12-30T10:12:12.778-08:00Ours are not so high wind as to blow off roofs (ye...Ours are not so high wind as to blow off roofs (yet) but many trees fell on houses so those are uninhabitable. We have a lot of old growth forest - we purposefully bought a house that didn't have big trees around it as had that in Alberta and were always worried the gigantic tree over our house would fall on it. I usually have enough food for Buddy for a month but that needs to be taken into account too. Some times technology is great but when I was a kid we all had a woodstove as backup and also to cook on. We also had home-canned food and our own chickens, even our own drilled well. Life is different these days.Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-23945535703224255322018-12-30T10:04:32.505-08:002018-12-30T10:04:32.505-08:00Anywhere along the coast is subject to these high ...Anywhere along the coast is subject to these high winds, that storm also flipped semi trucks over in Washington State, killed a homeless lady here on the island who was in a tent during the storm with several others. At least now if we have an outage we won't be as worried. Even places like Ottawa, major cities have issues - they had tornadoes this summer right in the city that knocked out my stepson's power for 2 days. Montreal had an ice storm that wreaked havoc for weeks and knocked out power in the middle of winter many years ago. Better to be prepared for the worst than caught off guardCheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-9827586890083732432018-12-30T10:02:06.045-08:002018-12-30T10:02:06.045-08:00Exactly. It is hard to believe but the power grid...Exactly. It is hard to believe but the power grid here and even on the mainland (many outages there too) is so delicate. We get annual wind storms Nov Dec Jan so this is a necessary purchase that I hope we never have to use!Cheapchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158208632054014311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-41496260730151464372018-12-30T09:12:49.706-08:002018-12-30T09:12:49.706-08:00I think that the the generator was an excellent pu...I think that the the generator was an excellent purchase. Good to pre plan, who knows what the future will be with all the climate changes.Contessa https://www.blogger.com/profile/01482663305121297253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-58724194699325544072018-12-30T08:27:02.976-08:002018-12-30T08:27:02.976-08:00Those clementines were a really good bargain. I lo...Those clementines were a really good bargain. I love clementines - for me it is the signal that "Christmas is here" but sadly this year I haven't found them that great. Oh well, first world problems. It's interesting to hear of your preparations for major weather events though. I guess when you don't live in that kind of region you don't think about it although I would have some problems without electricity to be sure. I have a wood fireplace, I use gas to cook but there are so many other things dependent on electricity I don't think we realize do we. I remember reading about the fires in California where a lady had painted her telephone number onto her horses' hooves just in case. Never thought of that kind of thing (not that I have horses but you see what I mean).Treadershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613671137557939083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-63694805585620588742018-12-30T02:27:58.951-08:002018-12-30T02:27:58.951-08:00I too want to be more self sufficient. I think tha...I too want to be more self sufficient. I think that's a good goal. We have a generator and I am trying to make a hurricane prep kit now before the season starts again in June, but it's not easy. One thinks or assumes they will be sheltering in place, but the scary thought of the roof blowing off and having to bug out is what I worry about the most. Having to evacuate my home would be a very hard thing to face, especially with 3 pets. I am so not prepared for something like that and I really should be. <br /><br />Happy New Year to you, your family and Buddy too!Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15328674280714013955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-70619083774617179832018-12-29T17:13:47.225-08:002018-12-29T17:13:47.225-08:00Happy New Year and all the best for 2019!
www.tra...Happy New Year and all the best for 2019!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.travelwithkevinandruth.com" rel="nofollow">www.travelwithkevinandruth.com</a>Kevin Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05795747155781311686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2302691153455448442.post-76784916244229319792018-12-29T17:09:13.518-08:002018-12-29T17:09:13.518-08:00Not sure how many in your family. We have a food p...Not sure how many in your family. We have a food program here in United States called snap family of three could recieve $504 a month but family of four could get up to $640.<br />Coffee is on peppylady (Dora)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01649272822470007714noreply@blogger.com