Turkey. The main attraction at almost every American table this Thanksgiving, and the main ingredient of many meals eaten as leftovers for the days or week(s) following this favorite holiday. As November’s mascot, turkey is kind of a big deal this month. People don’t call it “Turkey Day” for no reason. Though turkey was not the center of the table in 1621 for the first Thanksgiving, it’s abundance and easy affordability over the last 200+ years have won it the prized seat (or should I say plate) at most homes in the United States on this day of gratitude and…
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It is all too easy to get caught up in the fast-paced atmosphere of juggling work, family needs, family fun, community commitments, building up friendships, and still having time to yourself. All too often we find ourselves just going, going, going. The morning rush of getting ourselves off to work. The kids, if you have them, off to school or daycare. The brisk pace of your workday. Then the hectic juggle of activities in the afternoons and evenings. Not to mention finding time in-between it all to prepare and/or eat food. Our exhausting, often competitive, routines become a whirlpool of…
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Buying bread from the store can get expensive. Whether you are supplementing your homemade bread supply or you solely buy your bread from a store – with bread costing between $3-6 dollars per loaf, it can get expensive real fast. Ours is a home of bread lovers, so buying bread in all its forms can really weigh down our monthly grocery budget. With our high consumption of bread, saving any amount of money per loaf can be significant. And I’ve found the best place to save change on buying a loaf of bread is to buy it from the source:…
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Prior to getting married, I received advice from close friends, family members, neighbors, acquaintances, and even some strangers on how to be successful in that major adventure of sharing my life with someone else. One token of advice was to “Always say ‘yes’ to someone else cooking.” Though this advice was targeting eating food prepared by either a spouse, child, friend, or neighbor out of the goodness of their heart, it can be just as applicable to dining out at a restaurant where a backroom cook or chef is being paid to cook your meal. We all appreciate the respite…
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As I push my shopping cart through the crowded grocery store, I see a hundred different people all with their own individual stories, experiences, and struggles. But one struggle we all share in common these days is the struggle of buying our groceries without overburdening our pockets. Every generation experiences the financial pressure of an economic downturn. And many generations feel it more than once. For those of you who, like me, are experiencing that financial clinch for the first time as an adult, it is an eye-opening experience. My flooding-over grocery cart gives me plenty of looks from fellow…
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My household has always operated under a budget. A very tight budget. Like many, my husband and I started our life together in undergrad, which put us under a lot of pressure to live … “lightly”. Our adventures following undergrad also demanded light living as we started out working modest paying jobs, trying to save up money for my husband to attend law school. Our time in law school demanded was the lightest of all as we tried to limit our student loan debt as much as possible while at the same time welcoming a baby into our home. Our…
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We all want to see growth in our lives, monetary growth included. Here at Pockets of Pennies and Dirt we are all about figuring out the best ways to utilize the things we already have – and that includes money. Though we wish money was of continuously flowing supply, that isn’t always the case, especially not in the quantity we’d like. When it comes to money, I feel like my most creative self is forced to come out in order to stretch it to its max! Money always seems to be in short supply around my household. Here are some…
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