Yippee^. I just caught up on the past few posts and read your goal. If anyone can do it and with style you can. Please post meal pics sometimes though. Sounds like garden has provided plenty, the freezer is stocked and with lots of flour and rice it should be- well, "a peice of cake". I stick by 400 bucks a month budget for groceries and home stuff like toilet paper. It can get terribly fun and addictive. It also ends up being so much healthier because alot of those "extra's" are premade sauces and such. You realize how much easier it is to make a big batch yourself and freeze it. Also, you become more veggie dependant which leads to bulking things up with the beautiful and yummy things from the garden. I am sure Darryl will be surprised. Masa usually is, whenever we get hit with "unexpected" bills I always have some cash hanging around. Even though the past 18 months have been insane in expenses (moving twice, giving birth, losing money on the preschool), well over 10,000 bucks in just the above mentioned add in new vehicle and upcoming Canada tickets- due to a toned down lifestyle we were shocked to realize we managed to save 25% of Masa's yearly income this year.
I am excited about next year. We (well I in particular)have been loving the simpleness and tracking the money is just a fun way to gage how simple and creative we have been. I am also patting myself on the back for realizing this before the economic crisis hit. I spent the other night tossing and turning thinking of all those people who have been and will be hit by the financial crash. I just can't justify waste anymore. Actually, my biggest influence was a few months ago I bought a magazine that profiles different families and how they spend. I assumed everyone had similar incomes to ours in Japan (how else can people survive here). BUT I WAS SO WRONG- many, if not most are surviving on HALF!!! I wanted to vomit, thinking about how I wanted more when my reality is something to be grateful for and valued. Since then I have no desire to take on more work and believe Masa is providing more than enough for the family. I don't mind my home book-keeping job. Anyways, this is long enough and Reo is upset. Sending love.
This was definitely a highlight of our summer, so much fun!
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Yippee^. I just caught up on the past few posts and read your goal. If anyone can do it and with style you can. Please post meal pics sometimes though. Sounds like garden has provided plenty, the freezer is stocked and with lots of flour and rice it should be- well, "a peice of cake". I stick by 400 bucks a month budget for groceries and home stuff like toilet paper. It can get terribly fun and addictive. It also ends up being so much healthier because alot of those "extra's" are premade sauces and such. You realize how much easier it is to make a big batch yourself and freeze it. Also, you become more veggie dependant which leads to bulking things up with the beautiful and yummy things from the garden.
I am sure Darryl will be surprised. Masa usually is, whenever we get hit with "unexpected" bills I always have some cash hanging around. Even though the past 18 months have been insane in expenses (moving twice, giving birth, losing money on the preschool), well over 10,000 bucks in just the above mentioned add in new vehicle and upcoming Canada tickets- due to a toned down lifestyle we were shocked to realize we managed to save 25% of Masa's yearly income this year.
I am excited about next year. We (well I in particular)have been loving the simpleness and tracking the money is just a fun way to gage how simple and creative we have been. I am also patting myself on the back for realizing this before the economic crisis hit. I spent the other night tossing and turning thinking of all those people who have been and will be hit by the financial crash. I just can't justify waste anymore. Actually, my biggest influence was a few months ago I bought a magazine that profiles different families and how they spend. I assumed everyone had similar incomes to ours in Japan (how else can people survive here). BUT I WAS SO WRONG- many, if not most are surviving on HALF!!! I wanted to vomit, thinking about how I wanted more when my reality is something to be grateful for and valued. Since then I have no desire to take on more work and believe Masa is providing more than enough for the family. I don't mind my home book-keeping job.
Anyways, this is long enough and Reo is upset. Sending love.
What a fun adventure together! I am totally impressed.
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