Okay, I admit it, I"M POOR!

This month has been sheer HELL!  For some insane reason, we got behind on our bills and man, it's been insane trying to catch up.  We totally ran out of food (even though we get SNAP, it just doesn't go that far).  So, we had 60.00 to spend.  The question was, buy food, medication, or pay a bill.  We were hungry, so food won out.  I went over by 7.00, not bad, but when you don't have it, it hurts. Thus, I began my research on HOW we, a family of 3 could cut our budget.  There is a wealth of information out there, from how to get 3 meals out of a pound of hamburger to making your own homemade clearner. 
So, to the supermarket we went.  I had 2 package of polish sausage, a pound of hamburger and 3 pork chops.  No veggies at all and only one box each of instant potatos, rice and pasta. One can of black beans and some tomato sauce and diced tomatoe. Half a box of speghetti noodles and one box in powered milk.   I bought a 10 lbs bag of chicken legs and thigh, a pound of pinto beans, a package of ham hocks, eggs, bread, milk, flour tortilla, coffee( I HAVE to have that) and a few other items.

We broke the chicken down into 2 legs and thighs each and put them in the freezer.  I took the package of hamburger meat, divided it into thirds.  I made mini meat loaves out of one of the 1/3, taco meat from the other and just seasoned the other 1/3 with salt, pepper, onion and garlic.  Froze them in freezer bags.  Saturday night, I made chicken and dumplings, homemade chicken and dumplings, and we had enough for supper the next day.  Today, I am making the pinto beans.  I am cooking the entire bag with 2 ham hocks, onion, garlic, a littel shake or two of chili powder.  I will take the left over beans, the taco meat and we will have burritos tomorrow night.

As for the homemade cleaner??  Cream of Tarter gets rust stains off the tub, sink, ect.  White vinager, water and some essential oils makes a great all purpose cleaner (and NO, you do not smell the vinager). 
Hopefull, our financial situation will improve.  If NOT, then, I have learned how to make my own clearners, and make our food strecth to crying "Uncle"  and no, we are not starving, conterary to what my 16 year old son says. :)