Doing some reading here

Now I have lots of frugal sites that I do hit up to see if I did miss anything to try again.  Or just plain out missed anything.  I will tell you straight out that not everything works for everyone at all.  I have took 50 sites and did a combination on the 50 sties for my place that I have read and went thru over the years.  I diden't even own a computer untill my First knee surgery.  So a huge thanks to the man who said have fun and it will give you enough time to waddle and come back to the monster(duck tape, sticks and glue).  So I could have something to do while sitting idle for 8 weeks and longer if the quack doctor had his way.  Now after that I started looking for free stuff and coupons and other areas to try to save money after going down to One income again.  Thank goodness for friends and others looking in on me and helping out at the time.  After I got back up and could move again some of us made calls to the local stores here near by and asked for some things about ready to expire and if they needed a write off on some things to feed the household and with Big Corperations with products that were fine but been crushed in the shipment if they could call me to come pick it up instead of throwing it in the dumpster.  You would be amazed in what the stores will do to pruducts that they can not sell on the market.  Needless to say I diden't pay for laundery deturgant and fabric softener for at least 2 years nor shampoo and conditioner.  Over the years you figure out what works for your own household also and what to cut back on.  Like chips, soda, and candy are treats in my place.  Microwave meals mean leftovers also.  Like today since I have pasta and sauce already from last night I will fry some chicken up as an extra side and there's dinner and lunch.  If anyone came out of St. Louis or Collinsville you know the sauce already that I have made.  And that recipie is not leaveing my side at all.  Some of the things that went on that I have done some people would be shocked at.  They worked for me at least and would do it all over once again.  All the laughs that have came out from it now and good memories of course.  I will admit that there has been alot of yard sale hopping and saying to myself what the heck did I get myself into.  Also now I still pick up cans for the nickles and have a new fund going for a wood burning kitchen stove.  Some folks that I know just shake thier heads at me still becuase I haven't lost the nack of being frugal/cheap after all these years.  Yes I still shop at Aldi, Save A Lot, Walmart, and the dollar stores by habbits of my own.  Alot of things are good that are the off brands if not better than the name brand stuff.  And the trick is with children in the household is save a box of name brand and stick the cheap stuff in the box after the other is gone.  I have done it also.  Most times with food alergies you have no choice in the matter but to cook from scratch.  Like bread for an example I can make it without the dairy and glutan.  It comes out heavy if you are not carefull about it.  I let it rise 3 times and kneed it 2 times after the mixer if not more.  And fresh bread smells so much better when it is bakeing.  Now my Hippy just shakes his head at me at times becuase he gets better food after 15 years of being togeather with me than when him and the ex wife was togeather.  So find out what works best for you and there will always be some bucking of course untill everyone gets use to something.  Have fun and play even harder.