Recipes in Frugality

Taken from portions of Proverbs 31 NIV

"A wife of noble character who can find?  ...works with eager hands...She gets up while it is still dark...She considers a field and buys it...She sets about her work vigorously...She sees that her trading is profitable...her lamp does not go out at night...She opens her arms to the poor...She watches over the affairs of her household."


Boy this woman was industrious and efficient!  She made important business decisions AND worked hard at home!  How do we, in today's economy, see that our family budget is profitable?  How do we have extra to give?  I love all the new hype about spending less that you make even if you have to live counter-culture, but few authors or speakers address the how!  (If you haven't joined the hype but want to have more money than month, I encourage you to read Dave Ramsey's book, Financial Peace.)   Whether you work outside of the home or are a full time stay-at-home-mom, all of us look for ways to have more money than month, right?  There will be many more ideas to come, but if you look to the recipes page at the top right of the blog, you will find  recipes that will feed your family for under $1 a person.  They are gathered from moms working outside of the home and those working inside of the home, so time wise, they should work for all.  Note that the average meal usually costs $3-$4 per person, so if you used one of these recipes once a week, that could save you a minimum of $400 a year for a family of 4.  Try a lower cost meal every night, and you may be saving up to $4,300 a year for a family of 4!!!

If you have a favorite recipe that feeds your family for $1 per person, please leave it in the comments below, and I will add it and your name to the recipe page at the top!