saving money

So being out of a job I have had to save money as much as possible. I have always been a frugal shopper but know I have had to really expand it. I will give it up to my boyfriend as he is really good about the energy cost and getting power strips and unplugging everything. I guess that is the first thing I can suggest is to get a power strip for your TV,stereo,DVD/blue ray player. If you have all of these things together then get a power strip and turn it on only when in use. Also unplug stuff like the coffee maker when not in use and other electrical stuff you don't use all the time. That right there will save some money. Another thing I do is cut coupons. I know it is a pain in the but but at the same time it can save you money and lots of it. Look at the store flyers for sales, make a list of what you want (plan ahead). Also just because you want to save money you should not eat unhealthy fruit and vegetables are important and they really are not that expensive. Buy the stuff that is in season why I just bought some green beans, squash and zucchini for under $1.00. Don't get all the stuff in a bag sometimes if you buy it individual it can be cheaper. Coupons are great because you can use them on sale stuff and can also double it up for example if you have a coupon that says buy 2 and save a $1.00 and have another coupon that is $1.00off and the item is on sale for 3for$5.00 then you bought 3 items for $3.00. That is a major savings but also remember that if it is something that you don't use a lot or cant be frozen to last longer then don't bother it will go bad before you use it and that is a waste of money. Another thing is the big stores like sams and bjs. They have great deals and bjs excepts coupons as well. A good way to do it is get someone to go half on the membership that way you don't have to pay the full amount by yourself. Don't always think that just because its there they have a better price that is not always the case. If there is something on sale stock up (if you can), especially if you have a coupon; this will save you money in the long run (big stores are great for this). Also when meat is on sale stock up or go half with someone else. If you are going to start freezing food you might want to invest in a mini freezer. Remember just because you have a coupon or its at a big store does not mean its the best deal sometimes the generics are way cheaper and the taste is almost the same. This takes time and effort but once you get into it its really easy. There are lots of websites and the Sunday paper is a great way to start out. 

My first Lasagna

Ok so I am not really good at this cooking thing and I had a recipe for lasagna so I thought why not don't have anything else better to do. So I went to the store to get all the ingredients (that alone was a chore). Got home and started the cooking. It was not to hard to do, I did get the already boiled noodles so it would be easier. Well it was time for dinner and the test my boyfriend was a little scared as was I and we tryed it and as can say it came out great. I was very happy with it. There was nothing wrong with it at all. I will add somethings to it next time, I played it safe. One thing I have learned these few months is don't be scared to make something new. As mainly everything I have tryed to make has come out edible. I don't know why lasagna was scary to me maybe because everyone always said how much work it was or that my mom makes an awesome one and I could never do it like her. I will say it was fun and I think I might be able to make one better then my moms one day.

School food

So I was watching the new and they were talking about kids lunches and how they are trying to band parents from packing lunch for there kids because they were full on unhealthy snacks and such. So then on facebook some friends of mine posted this and where all like this is not right blah blah blah. You know everyone has a problem with this they say school lunches are crap and yes I do remember them being not so good I do remember always being able to chose a fresh fruit and there were always veggies. The schools get blamed if the food is bad and now they are getting blamed for trying to get the kids to eat healthy. I watch the Jamie Oliver show about the food revolution and he wants to make school lunches better and fresh so why not let him do it all over the US so then we have no argument about it. I think our schools should be getting more money then they do and they need to have a better standard of health. The show that Oliver is doing showed me how out dated the food pyramid is they still have the 2 bread thing. Our kids are overweight and they eat junk all the time. Our country is overweight and this needs to change why is it that everywhere else this is not a big issue but here and only here it is? And why is it such a big deal on changing the way we eat? This is something we need to do. If we don't change something now we will be watching shows like the biggest looser forever.

into

Well this is my first blog. I did this just to get my ideas out there. I guess the best way to start out is just letting you know a little about me well I am 28yrs old not married no kids and no job (right now anyway). I live with my boyfriend, go to school (online) and take care of my 2 dogs (ruby, and apollo). Thats pretty much it nothing interesting or crazie. I thought it would be interesting to do a blog. I am thinking about going into the psychology field but am not 100% sure I also do homemade dog treats (rubyschoice.webs.com). I thought of doing a business because there is an opening for it where I live and I like making dog treats its fun. My day really isent that interesting (well I dont think so). I usually get up at 8ish and go for a walk with the dogs then breakfast, dishes, maybe some TV, then school stuff by then its like 3pm so I do the usual things online (facebook, games, news). Then its like 5pm and I start dinner and watch a little TV. Now dinner is interesting because I cant cook well I'm getting better at it but I'm still learning (my boyfriend says it edible now). I tend to clean twice a week and got to the stores maybe once a week (mainly grocery's). Yes I look for jobs as well I dont want to stay home forever (well maybe). I know I have to go back to work so I can help with the bills cant just leave it up to one person. All in all this is my daily routine nothing too interesting. 

Ruby and Apollo