This week I've been working diligently to put up the produce that we are harvesting. My freezer is full so I need to continue pressure canning whatever produce I can. This will help with the limited storage space I have available.
Here are a few things I did to save money in my home this week:
1. I washed my car at home using 2 buckets of water. One bucket with soapy water (car wash liquid purchased several years ago from Walmart. It lasts forever.) and one bucket with warm rinse water. I didn't think it was possible to only use 2 small buckets to wash an entire vehicle .. but it is.
2. I made a batch of homemade dog food and froze it in small containers.
3. I made 2 batches of homemade spicy tomato sauce and pressure canned 8 pint jars. I also pressure canned my first batch of green beans. I bought a Romano green bean seed and we love it. It's wider than most and has a buttery flavor.
4. I was blessed with free plant stakes, a medium sized flag pole for the garden and a stepping stone from Freecycle.
5. I purchased birthday cards from the dollar store instead of a drug store. They were very nice.
6. I bought a belt from the thrift store instead of a department store.
7. We're eating the vegetables in season from our yard. I'm buying very few veggies at the grocery store. An occasional avocado or romaine lettuce head but nearly every dinner meal has a salad or multiple vegetables from our yard. I just heard you can put kale in a smoothie so that will be my next attempt. Hubby says 'no thanks'. :-)
8. Seeds (broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, pumpkin) have been planted for our fall garden. I was also given some sweet potato seedlings from my daughter in love.
9. I made another batch of The Duggar's homemade liquid laundry detergent.
10. I'm researching how to harvest stevia and make it into a liquid sweetener. Currently, I am paying nearly $15 for a small bottle. I'm hoping to make my own someday.
There was more but those are the highlights.
What are you doing in your home this week? There is no small task when it's done with love for God.