I rely heavily on my pantry to feed my family- we have almost no margin financially. When people at church, friends or community members have a need I know I can help. I can make meals or provide groceries from my pantry and I trust the Lord will multiply what I give and replenish what I have. I do what I can and trust Him with the rest. It’s a life skill I’m so thankful for!
I have not been able to buy groceries for 3 weeks now and am so thankful for my emergency food storage. You honestly never know when you might need it.
You are helping so many people- and yes the grocery budget can be somewhat flexible - I taught my children pay your bills first even if you have to eat hot dogs and Mac and cheese- so your videos are needed lessons
I might have mentioned it here, I forget who I tell….but I was in the hospital in December, then out of work for eight weeks. And I fed myself out of my pantry for four months. Granted it was pretty empty, but I’m now stocking back up. I get paid every two weeks, and this month is one of those months when I get that “magical third paycheck” so I’m going to spend most of that really stocking even more. I bought some food storage buckets last week and looking forward to putting flour, sugar, beans, etc. in them. (I’m mostly vegan.) But, girl….you ain’t gotta sell me on how important a well stocked pantry is!!!
Good thing you are doing. I was raised by my grandmother who grew up in the depression. ( she had my mom later in life. Im 51.) the best thing she taught me was to be self sufficient. How to sew, crochet, garden, preserve and most importantly, to have long term food items. She always, always told me to have extra food . She said you may be broke but at least you will have something to eat. So when i had my own family and my hubby was laid off and i was working two part time jobs, i was able to feed my three children. ❤ more and more what my grandma taught me has been with its weight in gold. Again thank you for doing this. So many have no clue. Its scary honestly.
Lucky. I got married at 17 in 1983. Mom taught us nothing. Went into marriage not knowing about finances , cooking, saving, etc. Had to wing it from day one
@@melanieroberts2221 im sorry. My heart goes out to you. Big hugs. I’m still learning to this day. Constantly learning . I have a very small yard and I’m learning vertical veggie gardening. I’m scared to death of my pressure canner lol , im challenging myself to do it. One small step at a time. I’ve always teach where and when i can. Its like society wants us to forget how to provide for ourselves . That is what really scares me.
That's how I spent this years birthday gifts, canning supplies, and adding to my pantry. The sense of having that food insurance, was way better than a new pair of shoes
I remembered that my mom couldn't afford a new winter coats for the boys cause little boys grow faster then girls. Well i remembered this story very well the neighbor had drop off bag of clothing to my mom she was so grateful that there were clothing for my older brother for that winter. Now when i think about that i save all the girl winter coats for my kids so that we can keep them warm. I feel like it the same with food storage if we stock up on the things will be OK i love shopping in my own groceries/ pantry. Even with my little girl clothing i luv going in my attic bringing down free clothing for my youngest seeing all the baby clothes my oldest use to wear. I do save all the shoes as well if they are still good.
Amen. When I was 19 my husband lost his job. No jobs were available. We were down to 1 slice of bread, nothing to put on it, & field corn ( which is not meant for eating like corn on the cob ), & it was already starting to dry out. I make sure now that never happens to my family again.
Yes! This is needed. I am fortunate that my parents and grandparents always put up food. My mom and her mom only froze the vegetables as she hated canning. My other grandmother helped me to learn how to can. And I so agree with you that life skills are important and need to be taught in school.
Brooke, when you start to harvest from your garden, could you do a series on meals from the garden? I want people to know they can feed themselves on what they grow.
Agree! Everyone needs to have basics like flour, sugar, salt and pepper as well as some type of oil or shortening, some spices for flavor. Pick up a couple of canned or frozen items when you shop. It's okay to have meatless meals sometimes. We all can benefit from these types of videos. Good job! 😍
Woot! I'm very excited for the Friday videos. I've been doing things since right before the pandemic. I agree that schools should teach how to preserve food etc. Thanks for all you do 😊
You're absolutely right about the importance of keeping utilities on. I'm a former child abuse investigator and I never once removed a child from a home just because there was no food. Food and clothing are the easiest things to source but utility companies are pretty inflexible. Every place I worked a home without a water source was legally uninhabitable and I wasn't allowed leave kids in that situation. If there was no heat source in the winter because the electricity was off (if gas was off and elec was on it was okay because elec heaters could be used even if the gas furnace wasn't usable) then kids couldn't be left there. This threw the whole family into turmoil because they faced going to a shelter (if there was space) or going to relatives (if anyone would take them) or me having to take their kids into care. These videos are so valuable because if someone can juggle their food budget enough to keep their utilities on they are much less likely to have someone like me show up on their doorstep. But also, NEVER hesitate to use a food pantry or SNAP or any other food resource available!!!!!
My Mom had $7 a month for food while raising my brothers and I. Actually was 5 of us before my father left. It did not go far even in 60s. She made $2 dollars too much to get help. Killed her pride to ask for any help. No car...mother didn't drive then. Had to beg for rides to go anywhere. Makes me weep bitterly when I think back on those years. How YT would've helped with all the budget meal plans although Mom could squeeze a nickel till it pooped. Carbs carbs carbs! So Brooke you are a great asset to so many! Never never never apologize for whatever you buy and fix. I know you get real about 'plastic' cheese I think you call it...your video and you get to set parameters of food prep. My 5 kids loved it and it was vital to fill their bellies! Thanks for all the work and energy you put into your videos. Am 70 and as senior old bag we Don't know if we'll get as in June so food crisis will become a disaster for around 50,000,000 older folks.
This is awesome! I was clueless when the my hubby was diagnosed with cancer. I had to stop working to care for him. I made a lot of mistakes but by the time the pandemic hit, we had a grocery store in the basement. We only needed to go to the store once a month for fresh veggies and some meat.
I started a food storage during the pandemic and haven't stopped since. I live by myself and my kids kind of laugh sometimes but they also know where they can come home and get what they need if they need to. I believe in taking care of my family, my church family, and my friends. That's what God has put us for. He says to help those who have a need. That's what he came for. He didn't come to help the wealthy. He came to help the needy and we're here to do his work. Thank you so much for this challenge. I will follow through
Yes! This is incredibly important. I choose to devote a lot of my budget to groceries. I spend almost all of my disposable income on my stash. I have spent hours and hours comparing prices on basics at different stores, finding sales, counting how long my preps will last for the two people in our home. I have about six months worth. I choose foods that last many years. I basically shop out of my own pantry and replenish the various products when I find a deal and buy in bulk. It is truly so freeing to know that if all else fails, we will have food to survive and even thrive. Anything could happen and I keep my food stores in anticipation of all circumstances. Power outages, income loss, extreme weather, supply chain problems, bank collapses, the list goes on. One of my main motivations is inflation. I keep a close eye on local pricing for specific items and they are going up every month and not coming back down (except eggs and potatoes, which spiked last year). I know that I’m going to need rice, so I pay the now price instead of the future price. Does that make sense? I have been at it for almost a year and I’m really proud of my success. I recommend it to everyone, no matter how much you can do. Your future self will thank you. My large quantity items: White rice Pinto beans Canned veggies Canned fruit Pasta Flour Tomato sauce/products Salt Vinegar Oil (All but the oil and vinegar are safe to eat for decades) Happy prepping to all!
You such a lovely way of helping others thanks! Having a pantry of long lasting foods for tough times is good for most people. Food insecurity is everywhere.
Yes Brooke & ty for saying it! Our kids need math, grammar, reading, civics, & SURVIVAL/fiscal finances courses. ❤ (imo) Our future generations need to all learn farming/hunting/gathering/gardening/canning, how to Dehydrate food, etc.
One item I started buying for my emergency pantry is PROTEIN POWDERS! I figure if theres another pandemic and everyone is forced to shelter in place, that powder is going to help keep my family healthy.
I do this as well. I priced protein powder, chicken and ground beef (about 9 months ago). At the time, I could buy 32 grams of whey protein for $1. For the beef, 27.5 grams of protein from lean ground beef was what I could purchase for $1 and for the chicken - 29 grams per $1 spent. So not only could I get slightly more protein per $1 spent, but the protein powder was already shelf stable. Obviously it depends on current prices and such. I have been buying protein powder from Costco in the big bags. I should probably check prices again.
I honestly think survival class should be a core class in school! I learned about the things you talked about later in life, (shelter, food preservation, fire, fishing, farming,..) But kids need to be taught these things sooner than later, especially the way the world is today! I love your channel by the way, more people should watch it! 🐢🐢💚💚💕💕
I was lucky that I had a Dad and Grandpa and Step-grandpa and great grandfather made sure we had life skills. We were started on a cool Touch Griddle as toddlers frying food like grilled cheese and pancakes. We were taught to hunt and fish and garden. We were taught survival skills and military style training skills. Budgeting and meal planning were part of it. Repairing things was a part of our life lessons. Starting a fire and cooking over the fire was part of the training skills they I was taught. I got off track in life. In 2018, something told me to stock up. In December 2021 on my birthday I fell and had medical complications. I could not go to the grocery store. I could not cook most meals because I had zero energy. Now, I have plenty of supplies. I am redoing parts of my food storage and making most of it into dried pouch meals so that I can add 2 cups of water in my 6-1 cooker and push a button and when the timer goes off then I have a meal. I used Cream of Wheat and additional ingredients with the 2 cups of water then pushed the hot cereal button on my 6-1 cooker this morning. It was delicious and I did not have to slave over the stove. I have been turning out around 30 meals in pouches every batch for the last several days. I discovered one of the unopened containers of dehydrated vegetables was spoiled in this endeavor. Parboiled Rice with dehydrated peas and dehydrated carrots and dehydrated minced onions are the start of fried rice meal. Milk powder and dehydrated chives and dehydrated cubed potatoes make a cream of potato soup. Parboiled Rice and dehydrated peppers and dehydrated minced onions and tomato bouillon are the start of Spanish Rice. Lipton Cream of Chicken powder and dehydrated mixed vegetables are the start of Chicken Stew. 1/3 cup of cream of wheat and cocoa powder and sugar are the start of Chocolate Cream of Wheat. So 2 cups of water and the combination of one of the pouches I made are simple meals.
Dollar Generals BIG clearance event starts tomorrow Friday - Sunday...lots of CZcams vids on it...lots of GREAT thing, many in detergents ect....love your Channel !!!
Hey, me and my lady can sit and listen to you talk all day! We have had to learn by ourselves how to survive- but we think our upbringing taught us how to survive and save and be resourceful! It's like how you feel a piece of the Lord is in your heart as it is in all of us. Like it is deep in our souls to know right from wrong - all of us were given gifts to grow food, sew. live on a budget, reuse stuff and create, build stuff and cook. It is somehow being more in harmony with this world and God! We can't thank you enough for the security that you provide for us to come and learn or to be woken up again and get back to how and what we all are!
I totally agree with you on our schools. I have been complaining about not being taught enough in school to get through life for the last year or so. I didn’t realize it until then but with all the craziness it really stands out as one of the biggest challenges for people these days.
Love your videos. I recently was diagnosed with cancer. Expenses are increased and income is decreased. Switching out 2 standard meals for 2 extreme budget meals per week- makes a huge difference in the food budget without even noticing a decrease in “quality” of meals. And sometimes my hubby and kids love the “budget” meal so much it becomes one of our regular meals! Thanks for sharing your ideas.
You are one awesome woman!!! Looking forward to what comes next in these videos! Thank you for everything you and Dusty share with us to help get through unexpected times. You and your family are such a blessing to us all. 💕 you all!
You are amazing, Brooke! Keep doing what you're doing. Don't let the haters get to you. I'm a seasoned home cook & frugal shopper and am learning a lot from you & your channel. You inspire me to create meals with what I have and not worry so much if it's not what we expect or I need to improvise. My kids love what they're learning from me as I learn more from you 😊.
I took cooking in sewing in school because it was required. They don't even teach that now. I have a pantry, but I like watching your videos, so I watch them. And sometimes I get ideas from them.
Brooke, you bring up a very good point: School never taught us necessary survival skills! They were too busy focusing on X times Y equals Z squared 🙄🤦 I think Dusty would be great going to different schools and educating our young children on the fundamentals of human survival. Also you could do a course on food conservation. You both definitely make a great team!! Much love to both of you 🥰🙏
I agree schools should teach life skills, however, the schools are only teaching what the government tells them to teach. Yes I say government because who writes the state standards. The schools have to teach what is written in law or there won’t be any funding to the districts. It’s just a big cycle because standards keep changing. Time and money standards has been taken out of the education system. Parents need to look into what the standards actually are so they’re aware what is being taught in school.
I was in 4H when I was a kid, I’m 57 btw, and it actually did teach me allot. I was also raised on a cattle farm and my sweet Mama raised a huge garden every year. She taught me how to can and preserve food. I’m very lucky to have been taught so much as a child. My kids never had any interest in learning any of the essential stuff!! I tried to teach them the basics but I don’t think either of them would make it very far if a catastrophic event were to happen!! I hate to say that but it’s true!!! Much love sweet Brooke, you’re a fantastic Mama and a beautiful soul❤
I have been preparing for many many years. It has really helped with the ongoing inflation of everything. And I also love being able to help other people. Can't wait for this series!
I go to food banks and I usually help my neighbors with the over and above what we can’t use rather then throw things away and waste people are really going hungry here ! My neighbor at the end of my row here was food insecure and I did not know till I took her a pie one day
I do too go to food banks since I’m a single household. I share what I don’t use. I use food banks to substitute my produce during the summers when my income goes down. I stock pile my pantry during the school year then live off of that and go to food banks for produce. In my area there’s a couple locations that only give out produce.
Being Prepared is always so Very Important! They stressed that alot when I was in Scouting.Thank you so much for making your Caring Heartfelt videos full of Good Advice. Really enjoy watching your videos. In many ways you remind me alot of the character of Caroline Ingalls from the Little House on the Prairie TV show. You to have many of the Same or Similar Core Values as Mrs. Caroline Ingalls (MA) Which I hope take as a compliment because that is how I meant it! I grew up watching that show!
Oh yes, we experienced food insecurity here and there growing up. It was something that left a mark on who I am. It’s no fun for a kid to worry about not having enough food..ty for doing this is helps people so much…I love your content. 🌸
When I was growing up I never thought my family was suffering with food insecurity most of it was before I could remember and before my mom met my “dad” stepdad. I would remember asking my mom I want to bring a sack lunch to school. She would tell me no because I pay for school lunches then you’re to eat it. That’s why to this day I love school lunches even though then I wasn’t a fan of some of the food.
When you said when a random pandemic overtakes the world... and then paused and snickered, it didn't hit until you laughed and I thought "Oh yeah, that did just happen to us." My brain is already trying to block all that out. I can't believe what we've lived through!
You have greatly encouraged me to stock up on simple stuff like pork&beans,black eyed peas,rice,vienna bites,all stuff purchased reasonably inexpensively at a Dollar General or a Family Dollar,Thank you so much!!!!!!
Brooke I love all your videos especially the money saving food meals and budgets !! I think a great series would be “ depression era recipes” they saved every penny and scrap of food , they never wasted anything and I think most households waste a lot of food , they don’t save potato skins and put them in a jar in water in fridge and when ready take out dry off and either fry them or bake them or use soups or stews or casseroles!! I know you could make a lot of depression era recipes to share and show how to make the most out of scraps !! God bless ❤️🙏🙋🏻
I am so glad I had soups and meat pressure canned and on my shelf. I have not been able to work since January. And my leg was paralyzed for about 3 months. I was able to drag myself into the kitchen, open a jar of homemade soup and just heat it up. now I am going home after 2 months and 2 weeks at hospitals and rehabs plus 2 spine surgeries. I still have some soups and chilis left that I will be able to heat and eat. You just never know what will come your way. When I go home I will only need a few groceries and I have a lot of pressure canned stuff for quick, easy meals.
I live in a hurricane prone area and it is very important for us to have canned goods and water stocked up! The stores are CRAZY when a storm is approaching...
Something that helped me as a young mother was using the Equal Pay system from my electric company. They sent me the same equal,pay bill each month so I knew how to budget. At the end of the year, if I’d used more they added that into equal pays for the next year. If I used less, my equal pay went down the next year. I actually did that until the day I retired at age 65 five years ago. It really helped me with budgeting. Debi in Vicksburg, MS. 🥰🥰
I also rely heavily on my pantry for those days when paydays a few days away, if I should fall ill, weather emergencies, etc. after watching you Brooke, I am going to step it up!!! God Bless You you’ve taught me so much!!! 😘☔️💕❤️
We started an emergency pantry food storage because of you! I'm so thankful to have found your channel awhile back! We're also slowly learning the growing our own food. I'm working on my husband with chickens he's a little scared of them 😅
You are so right! I thank God for my parents who taught us how to garden, fish, bake. I thank God for grandparents who made us pluck chickens and shell peas. We have taught our kids many of those skills, now hopefully we can teach our grandbabies. I have my pantry and encourage my children to keep a fully stocked pantry. Thanks for all that you do!
our public schools teach agricultural science, my grandson learned to plant, grow, and cook food. in addition, he went to boy scouts and he learned all kinds of survival skills and what to do in emergencies. we tried homeschool for a year and he couldnt handle it - he needed the socialization and to be around other people. so, i think the things you learn depend on the classes you choose and the subjects your public school teaches - but for us public school and the free lunch program have helped us tremendously with emergency food situations. in our elementary schools they have backpack fridays where kids bring a back pack full of pantry foods home.
Thank you for everything uoy do. I have always had a pantry and we slways had a garden growing up. When the pandemic hit, we had plenty to eat, plenty of toilet paper and plenty of everything. My friends and neighbors were in two hour long lines for water and toilet paper and we were at home, eating from our freezer and pantry and using our 6 month supply of toilet paper. If you add something every time you go to the store it adds up quickly
Fantastic post Brooke. My emergency pantry helps me to stay ahead of inflation. My country (New Zealand) had a very harsh lockdown when COVID first hit, and we didn't have to venture out to the supermarket at all. I enjoyed your 'rant' too. I was taught survival skills at my elementary school. Here the only thing that can kill you if you are hiking is the weather or your own stupidity, we have no predators, but still, taking sensible precautions when out in nature was drummed into me. I spent a year in high school in the Midwest and couldn't believe how casual my friends were when we went hiking! Not properly dressed, no water etc.
One thing we do at my work is, if someone goes to the store and finds a clearance deal or super sale on one or a few items, they buy as much as they can financially and without taking everything. The next day they bring into work what they didn’t put into their own pantry and it goes on a table in the break room. Everyone contributes. Things sometimes get repackaged and labeled. Some cans are dented. Some labels are missing. But the work pantry is a working pantry, just like at home. Take what you need or will use and bring in what you won’t. It decreases food waste and sometimes gives people the chance to try something they might not otherwise spend money on to try!
😊 you are a blessing to many people! So important to have a food pantry for those times you don't have food and you're helping a lot of people that way thank you, love you and your family God bless you all❤
Thank you Brooke ! I’m excited for Friday. I’ve never learned most of the things you were talking about. I’m excited to learn and pass that knowledge along. You are a gift to us, may God Bless you 😘
your videos are very very helpful to me and alot of other people. PLEASE keep up what your doing. I so look forward to your low amount of money videos.
This is great, Brooke. In April, my family mainly relied on our pantry. We had that type of month. I learned I purchase too many tomato products and not enough proteins. My top pantry tip is to make sure you aim for a balanced stock of different nutrients. For example: my family loves canned pineapple. It is $1 at a local chain, chopped chiles are another go to in our recipes. For starches - rice and potato flakes.
I get paid one time a month. My husband gets paid two times a month. So our food storage most of the time isn’t even “emergency“ food storage. Most of the time I buy ahead so that at the end of the month when we have less money than I thought we would I have food stored up to rely on and make dinners with. I recently started doing this with snacks in my house as well we are a family of snackers and if I don’t put some away for later we will go through all of it in a matter of weeks!
I'd like to share a story of when I was food insecure. I was a single Mom of a 4 year old son (who just turned 17 this Month). I had just moved into my own place w him on my own. I had applied for Food Stamps, but mostly because we needed health insurance and that was in the same office and on the same application. I had been too proud to use them or any government assistance. But I wasn't getting any child support, I was alone and I was making $10/hr. My son came to me hungry one evening. I remember hoping he had enough to eat that day bc we didn't have much in the house. I kept promising him something to eat, but realized how bare my cupboards were when I really couldn't make a meal. I was totally broke. Not even $5, so I was panicking. I couldn't wait until payday. I found peanut butter but didn't have bread. I finally found Graham crackers and gave him peanut butter on Graham crackers. I told him I was sorry. He told me it was ok. I've never forgotten that. The next day I went to Wal-Mart to try and use the EBT (foodstamp) card I had been given. I figured out how to check the balance, but was so confused about what I could buy with it food wise. I didn't know if I could get just any food or if there were restrictions. So I got a few items and brought them to the register knowing I didn't have any other way to pay if it didn't go through. When it worked and I was able to get food...omg the relief! I didn't have to spend literally half of my timy paycheck on food anymore either, freeing it up to buy my son clothes and other things he really needed too. I am still greatful to this day. I felt ashamed every time I had to rely on it, but I did it. He didn't know. I think these videos are very helpful. Keep up the good work. P.S. I have a good job, and am no longer food insecure or relying on foodstamps or any government assistance. I got married @2 years ago to a great guy who also helps. Until last month my County Job was providing our health insurance which I paid a huge premium on happily. Now my husband got a State job so he is doing the insurance. Point is, things got better. It took a lot of work, but they got better. Just keep focusing and believe things will get better
In my pre-teen & HS years I grew up on a small beef, pig, & chicken farm. The cows were the main source for the family business. The pigs were my 4-H project & the chickens were mainly for eggs. We had a personal garden where we grew corn, beans, peppers, tomatoes, etc. I even had my tiny strawberry patch in the Spring. They rarely made it into the basket cos I'd snack on them instead of gathering them. Mean while out in the fields we just let the grass grow long & baled it for the Winter months for the cows. Every year we'd switch fields the cows were in & where the baling grass grew to give them a rest. The hardest lesson I learned was to not get attached to the animals cos I knew they were our food. In the Fall it was harvest season & for a good 3 months we would be canning and freezing on the weekends. Canned homemade tomato sauce & canned veggies, but we froze the half cow and pig. My point is this I'm a country bumpkin at heart, but now with my physical disability I can't do alot of what I was raised up with due to my personal safety issues. However I do agree that the basics should be taught to every child so they can survive. At this point in my life I'm looking into how I could have a little garden that would be above ground (container garden) that I can maintain in my wheelchair, and freeze the results in the Fall. My new apt will only have a small patio space. Any ideas Brooke? Dusty? Others? Thanks!!
Also if keep a soup gallon bag in my freezer. If there's anything left over it goes in my bag. When its full, I thaw and make a soup out of it. Its no waste. Great for crockpot or soup pot. Could always be used for camping meal too.
Love that nightgown so much that I have one just like it!!! Thanks so much for EVERYTHING you bring to us, it's all useful and appreciated!!! You are definitely someone I'd love to hang out with, which is rare cause I really don't like people these days. Keep bringing us your insight and knowledge!!!
I feel that much, especially life skills, should begin at home. Schools can supplement with a life skills class in middle school and definitely a financial class in high school but majority should be taught at home. I work in a school and have second and third graders that still don’t know how to tie their shoes! You definitely learn by watching!
I rely heavily on my pantry to feed my family- we have almost no margin financially. When people at church, friends or community members have a need I know I can help. I can make meals or provide groceries from my pantry and I trust the Lord will multiply what I give and replenish what I have. I do what I can and trust Him with the rest. It’s a life skill I’m so thankful for!
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I have not been able to buy groceries for 3 weeks now and am so thankful for my emergency food storage. You honestly never know when you might need it.
You are helping so many people- and yes the grocery budget can be somewhat flexible - I taught my children pay your bills first even if you have to eat hot dogs and Mac and cheese- so your videos are needed lessons
Bills Always come first. If not, it builds and builds and then you can't get out from under
I might have mentioned it here, I forget who I tell….but I was in the hospital in December, then out of work for eight weeks. And I fed myself out of my pantry for four months. Granted it was pretty empty, but I’m now stocking back up. I get paid every two weeks, and this month is one of those months when I get that “magical third paycheck” so I’m going to spend most of that really stocking even more. I bought some food storage buckets last week and looking forward to putting flour, sugar, beans, etc. in them. (I’m mostly vegan.) But, girl….you ain’t gotta sell me on how important a well stocked pantry is!!!
Good thing you are doing. I was raised by my grandmother who grew up in the depression. ( she had my mom later in life. Im 51.) the best thing she taught me was to be self sufficient. How to sew, crochet, garden, preserve and most importantly, to have long term food items. She always, always told me to have extra food . She said you may be broke but at least you will have something to eat. So when i had my own family and my hubby was laid off and i was working two part time jobs, i was able to feed my three children. ❤ more and more what my grandma taught me has been with its weight in gold. Again thank you for doing this. So many have no clue. Its scary honestly.
Lucky. I got married at 17 in 1983. Mom taught us nothing. Went into marriage not knowing about finances , cooking, saving, etc. Had to wing it from day one
@@melanieroberts2221 im sorry. My heart goes out to you. Big hugs. I’m still learning to this day. Constantly learning . I have a very small yard and I’m learning vertical veggie gardening. I’m scared to death of my pressure canner lol , im challenging myself to do it. One small step at a time. I’ve always teach where and when i can. Its like society wants us to forget how to provide for ourselves . That is what really scares me.
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That's how I spent this years birthday gifts, canning supplies, and adding to my pantry. The sense of having that food insurance, was way better than a new pair of shoes
I remembered that my mom couldn't afford a new winter coats for the boys cause little boys grow faster then girls. Well i remembered this story very well the neighbor had drop off bag of clothing to my mom she was so grateful that there were clothing for my older brother for that winter. Now when i think about that i save all the girl winter coats for my kids so that we can keep them warm. I feel like it the same with food storage if we stock up on the things will be OK i love shopping in my own groceries/ pantry. Even with my little girl clothing i luv going in my attic bringing down free clothing for my youngest seeing all the baby clothes my oldest use to wear. I do save all the shoes as well if they are still good.
Amen. When I was 19 my husband lost his job. No jobs were available. We were down to 1 slice of bread, nothing to put on it, & field corn ( which is not meant for eating like corn on the cob ), & it was already starting to dry out. I make sure now that never happens to my family again.
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@@DebbieandEddieBFF Thank you so much !! God bless you too !!
Yes! This is needed. I am fortunate that my parents and grandparents always put up food. My mom and her mom only froze the vegetables as she hated canning. My other grandmother helped me to learn how to can. And I so agree with you that life skills are important and need to be taught in school.
Brooke, when you start to harvest from your garden, could you do a series on meals from the garden? I want people to know they can feed themselves on what they grow.
Yes!! I’m growing a lot of new things this year. I’m very excited to share!
That is a Great Idea! I will definitely watch
Agree! Everyone needs to have basics like flour, sugar, salt and pepper as well as some type of oil or shortening, some spices for flavor. Pick up a couple of canned or frozen items when you shop. It's okay to have meatless meals sometimes. We all can benefit from these types of videos. Good job! 😍
One of my favorite meals is my meatless pasta which consists of pasta and veggies.
I think this is a great idea! Lots of beginners out there. As seasoned as I am at 64, I still learn things from these videos!
Woot! I'm very excited for the Friday videos. I've been doing things since right before the pandemic. I agree that schools should teach how to preserve food etc. Thanks for all you do 😊
Dehydrating is a great way to preserve food and space.
Love this idea, and I agree that we need to start teaching our kids the basics again.
You're absolutely right about the importance of keeping utilities on. I'm a former child abuse investigator and I never once removed a child from a home just because there was no food. Food and clothing are the easiest things to source but utility companies are pretty inflexible. Every place I worked a home without a water source was legally uninhabitable and I wasn't allowed leave kids in that situation. If there was no heat source in the winter because the electricity was off (if gas was off and elec was on it was okay because elec heaters could be used even if the gas furnace wasn't usable) then kids couldn't be left there. This threw the whole family into turmoil because they faced going to a shelter (if there was space) or going to relatives (if anyone would take them) or me having to take their kids into care. These videos are so valuable because if someone can juggle their food budget enough to keep their utilities on they are much less likely to have someone like me show up on their doorstep. But also, NEVER hesitate to use a food pantry or SNAP or any other food resource available!!!!!
My Mom had $7 a month for food while raising my brothers and I. Actually was 5 of us before my father left. It did not go far even in 60s. She made $2 dollars too much to get help. Killed her pride to ask for any help. No car...mother didn't drive then. Had to beg for rides to go anywhere. Makes me weep bitterly when I think back on those years. How YT would've helped with all the budget meal plans although Mom could squeeze a nickel till it pooped. Carbs carbs carbs! So Brooke you are a great asset to so many! Never never never apologize for whatever you buy and fix. I know you get real about 'plastic' cheese I think you call it...your video and you get to set parameters of food prep. My 5 kids loved it and it was vital to fill their bellies! Thanks for all the work and energy you put into your videos. Am 70 and as senior old bag we
Don't know if we'll get as in June so food crisis will become a disaster for around 50,000,000 older folks.
This is awesome! I was clueless when the my hubby was diagnosed with cancer. I had to stop working to care for him. I made a lot of mistakes but by the time the pandemic hit, we had a grocery store in the basement. We only needed to go to the store once a month for fresh veggies and some meat.
I started a food storage during the pandemic and haven't stopped since. I live by myself and my kids kind of laugh sometimes but they also know where they can come home and get what they need if they need to. I believe in taking care of my family, my church family, and my friends. That's what God has put us for. He says to help those who have a need. That's what he came for. He didn't come to help the wealthy. He came to help the needy and we're here to do his work. Thank you so much for this challenge. I will follow through
Yes! This is incredibly important. I choose to devote a lot of my budget to groceries. I spend almost all of my disposable income on my stash. I have spent hours and hours comparing prices on basics at different stores, finding sales, counting how long my preps will last for the two people in our home. I have about six months worth.
I choose foods that last many years. I basically shop out of my own pantry and replenish the various products when I find a deal and buy in bulk. It is truly so freeing to know that if all else fails, we will have food to survive and even thrive. Anything could happen and I keep my food stores in anticipation of all circumstances. Power outages, income loss, extreme weather, supply chain problems, bank collapses, the list goes on.
One of my main motivations is inflation. I keep a close eye on local pricing for specific items and they are going up every month and not coming back down (except eggs and potatoes, which spiked last year). I know that I’m going to need rice, so I pay the now price instead of the future price. Does that make sense? I have been at it for almost a year and I’m really proud of my success. I recommend it to everyone, no matter how much you can do. Your future self will thank you.
My large quantity items:
White rice
Pinto beans
Canned veggies
Canned fruit
Pasta
Flour
Tomato sauce/products
Salt
Vinegar
Oil
(All but the oil and vinegar are safe to eat for decades)
Happy prepping to all!
You such a lovely way of helping others thanks! Having a pantry of long lasting foods for tough times is good for most people. Food insecurity is everywhere.
Yes Brooke & ty for saying it! Our kids need math, grammar, reading, civics, & SURVIVAL/fiscal finances courses. ❤ (imo) Our future generations need to all learn farming/hunting/gathering/gardening/canning, how to Dehydrate food, etc.
One item I started buying for my emergency pantry is PROTEIN POWDERS! I figure if theres another pandemic and everyone is forced to shelter in place, that powder is going to help keep my family healthy.
That’s a great idea!!
I do this as well. I priced protein powder, chicken and ground beef (about 9 months ago). At the time, I could buy 32 grams of whey protein for $1. For the beef, 27.5 grams of protein from lean ground beef was what I could purchase for $1 and for the chicken - 29 grams per $1 spent. So not only could I get slightly more protein per $1 spent, but the protein powder was already shelf stable. Obviously it depends on current prices and such. I have been buying protein powder from Costco in the big bags. I should probably check prices again.
I keep protein powder too, but also greens powder and mushroom blends. Even the instant breakfast type packages
A VERY important part of life to learn! If only YT had been around when I was starting out on my own at 18 allllllllll those many years ago!
I honestly think survival class should be a core class in school! I learned about the things you talked about later in life, (shelter, food preservation, fire, fishing, farming,..) But kids need to be taught these things sooner than later, especially the way the world is today! I love your channel by the way, more people should watch it! 🐢🐢💚💚💕💕
I am thankful for these videos. Anyone can use help saving money on groceries.
I was lucky that I had a Dad and Grandpa and Step-grandpa and great grandfather made sure we had life skills. We were started on a cool Touch Griddle as toddlers frying food like grilled cheese and pancakes. We were taught to hunt and fish and garden. We were taught survival skills and military style training skills. Budgeting and meal planning were part of it. Repairing things was a part of our life lessons. Starting a fire and cooking over the fire was part of the training skills they I was taught.
I got off track in life. In 2018, something told me to stock up. In December 2021 on my birthday I fell and had medical complications. I could not go to the grocery store. I could not cook most meals because I had zero energy.
Now, I have plenty of supplies.
I am redoing parts of my food storage and making most of it into dried pouch meals so that I can add 2 cups of water in my 6-1 cooker and push a button and when the timer goes off then I have a meal.
I used Cream of Wheat and additional ingredients with the 2 cups of water then pushed the hot cereal button on my 6-1 cooker this morning. It was delicious and I did not have to slave over the stove.
I have been turning out around 30 meals in pouches every batch for the last several days.
I discovered one of the unopened containers of dehydrated vegetables was spoiled in this endeavor.
Parboiled Rice with dehydrated peas and dehydrated carrots and dehydrated minced onions are the start of fried rice meal.
Milk powder and dehydrated chives and dehydrated cubed potatoes make a cream of potato soup.
Parboiled Rice and dehydrated peppers and dehydrated minced onions and tomato bouillon are the start of Spanish Rice.
Lipton Cream of Chicken powder and dehydrated mixed vegetables are the start of Chicken Stew.
1/3 cup of cream of wheat and cocoa powder and sugar are the start of Chocolate Cream of Wheat.
So 2 cups of water and the combination of one of the pouches I made are simple meals.
Love this! Thank you for the ideas!😊❣️
Dollar Generals BIG clearance event starts tomorrow Friday - Sunday...lots of CZcams vids on it...lots of GREAT thing, many in detergents ect....love your Channel !!!
Thank you for sharing
Hooray,I applaud the plug on teach food procurement and preserving as school curriculum paired with essential survival skills
You’re always 💯. You make me cry but in a good way. 🙂
Hey, me and my lady can sit and listen to you talk all day! We have had to learn by ourselves how to survive- but we think our upbringing taught us how to survive and save and be resourceful! It's like how you feel a piece of the Lord is in your heart as it is in all of us. Like it is deep in our souls to know right from wrong - all of us were given gifts to grow food, sew. live on a budget, reuse stuff and create, build stuff and cook. It is somehow being more in harmony with this world and God! We can't thank you enough for the security that you provide for us to come and learn or to be woken up again and get back to how and what we all are!
❤❤❤You are an amazing woman. God bless you, Brooke!❤❤❤
I totally agree with you on our schools. I have been complaining about not being taught enough in school to get through life for the last year or so. I didn’t realize it until then but with all the craziness it really stands out as one of the biggest challenges for people these days.
Love your videos. I recently was diagnosed with cancer. Expenses are increased and income is decreased. Switching out 2 standard meals for 2 extreme budget meals per week- makes a huge difference in the food budget without even noticing a decrease in “quality” of meals. And sometimes my hubby and kids love the “budget” meal so much it becomes one of our regular meals! Thanks for sharing your ideas.
You are one awesome woman!!! Looking forward to what comes next in these videos! Thank you for everything you and Dusty share with us to help get through unexpected times. You and your family are such a blessing to us all. 💕 you all!
You are amazing, Brooke! Keep doing what you're doing. Don't let the haters get to you. I'm a seasoned home cook & frugal shopper and am learning a lot from you & your channel. You inspire me to create meals with what I have and not worry so much if it's not what we expect or I need to improvise. My kids love what they're learning from me as I learn more from you 😊.
I took cooking in sewing in school because it was required. They don't even teach that now. I have a pantry, but I like watching your videos, so I watch them. And sometimes I get ideas from them.
Brooke, you bring up a very good point: School never taught us necessary survival skills! They were too busy focusing on X times Y equals Z squared 🙄🤦 I think Dusty would be great going to different schools and educating our young children on the fundamentals of human survival. Also you could do a course on food conservation. You both definitely make a great team!! Much love to both of you 🥰🙏
I agree schools should teach life skills, however, the schools are only teaching what the government tells them to teach. Yes I say government because who writes the state standards. The schools have to teach what is written in law or there won’t be any funding to the districts. It’s just a big cycle because standards keep changing. Time and money standards has been taken out of the education system. Parents need to look into what the standards actually are so they’re aware what is being taught in school.
I agree wholeheartedly that schools need to provide a life skills education! They don’t even have Home Ec.anymore! So frustrating 😡
I was in 4H when I was a kid, I’m 57 btw, and it actually did teach me allot. I was also raised on a cattle farm and my sweet Mama raised a huge garden every year. She taught me how to can and preserve food. I’m very lucky to have been taught so much as a child. My kids never had any interest in learning any of the essential stuff!! I tried to teach them the basics but I don’t think either of them would make it very far if a catastrophic event were to happen!! I hate to say that but it’s true!!! Much love sweet Brooke, you’re a fantastic Mama and a beautiful soul❤
I have been preparing for many many years. It has really helped with the ongoing inflation of everything. And I also love being able to help other people. Can't wait for this series!
Love seeing your smiley face, May the Lord continue to inspire you, you have inspired me, many thanks to your whole family
I go to food banks and I usually help my neighbors with the over and above what we can’t use rather then throw things away and waste people are really going hungry here ! My neighbor at the end of my row here was food insecure and I did not know till I took her a pie one day
I do too go to food banks since I’m a single household. I share what I don’t use. I use food banks to substitute my produce during the summers when my income goes down. I stock pile my pantry during the school year then live off of that and go to food banks for produce. In my area there’s a couple locations that only give out produce.
Being Prepared is always so Very Important! They stressed that alot when I was in Scouting.Thank you so much for making your Caring Heartfelt videos full of Good Advice. Really enjoy watching your videos. In many ways you remind me alot of the character of Caroline Ingalls from the Little House on the Prairie TV show. You to have many of the Same or Similar Core Values as Mrs. Caroline Ingalls (MA) Which I hope take as a compliment because that is how I meant it! I grew up watching that show!
Thank God for your channel. You teach so many needed information. Even those that have pantries, survival stocks, etc. can still learn something.
Oh yes, we experienced food insecurity here and there growing up. It was something that left a mark on who I am. It’s no fun for a kid to worry about not having enough food..ty for doing this is helps people so much…I love your content. 🌸
When I was growing up I never thought my family was suffering with food insecurity most of it was before I could remember and before my mom met my “dad” stepdad. I would remember asking my mom I want to bring a sack lunch to school. She would tell me no because I pay for school lunches then you’re to eat it. That’s why to this day I love school lunches even though then I wasn’t a fan of some of the food.
When you said when a random pandemic overtakes the world... and then paused and snickered, it didn't hit until you laughed and I thought "Oh yeah, that did just happen to us." My brain is already trying to block all that out. I can't believe what we've lived through!
You do you Boo!!!! You are amazing and don’t let anyone make you think differently❤️
You have greatly encouraged me to stock up on simple stuff like pork&beans,black eyed peas,rice,vienna bites,all stuff purchased reasonably inexpensively at a Dollar General or a Family Dollar,Thank you so much!!!!!!
Brooke I love all your videos especially the money saving food meals and budgets !! I think a great series would be “ depression era recipes” they saved every penny and scrap of food , they never wasted anything and I think most households waste a lot of food , they don’t save potato skins and put them in a jar in water in fridge and when ready take out dry off and either fry them or bake them or use soups or stews or casseroles!! I know you could make a lot of depression era recipes to share and show how to make the most out of scraps !! God bless ❤️🙏🙋🏻
I am so glad I had soups and meat pressure canned and on my shelf. I have not been able to work since January. And my leg was paralyzed for about 3 months. I was able to drag myself into the kitchen, open a jar of homemade soup and just heat it up. now I am going home after 2 months and 2 weeks at hospitals and rehabs plus 2 spine surgeries. I still have some soups and chilis left that I will be able to heat and eat. You just never know what will come your way. When I go home I will only need a few groceries and I have a lot of pressure canned stuff for quick, easy meals.
I'm so excited for your new Friday series! I know it will be a hit! Thank you, Brooke!
I live in a hurricane prone area and it is very important for us to have canned goods and water stocked up! The stores are CRAZY when a storm is approaching...
Something that helped me as a young mother was using the Equal Pay system from my electric company. They sent me the same equal,pay bill each month so I knew how to budget. At the end of the year, if I’d used more they added that into equal pays for the next year. If I used less, my equal pay went down the next year. I actually did that until the day I retired at age 65 five years ago. It really helped me with budgeting. Debi in Vicksburg, MS. 🥰🥰
I also rely heavily on my pantry for those days when paydays a few days away, if I should fall ill, weather emergencies, etc. after watching you Brooke, I am going to step it up!!! God Bless You you’ve taught me so much!!! 😘☔️💕❤️
Thank you so much for all you do,you and your family are so real and down to earth 😊😊
We started an emergency pantry food storage because of you! I'm so thankful to have found your channel awhile back! We're also slowly learning the growing our own food. I'm working on my husband with chickens he's a little scared of them 😅
You are such a blessing!
You are so right! I thank God for my parents who taught us how to garden, fish, bake. I thank God for grandparents who made us pluck chickens and shell peas. We have taught our kids many of those skills, now hopefully we can teach our grandbabies. I have my pantry and encourage my children to keep a fully stocked pantry. Thanks for all that you do!
Looking forward to your new series and all the rest you have turning around in that wonderful mind of yours!!
our public schools teach agricultural science, my grandson learned to plant, grow, and cook food. in addition, he went to boy scouts and he learned all kinds of survival skills and what to do in emergencies. we tried homeschool for a year and he couldnt handle it - he needed the socialization and to be around other people. so, i think the things you learn depend on the classes you choose and the subjects your public school teaches - but for us public school and the free lunch program have helped us tremendously with emergency food situations. in our elementary schools they have backpack fridays where kids bring a back pack full of pantry foods home.
I'm really excited for this series. Some videos teaching people how to do those basic servival skills you listed would be an amazing series also
This is gonna be a great series! Can't wait to see it
God Bless your heart.
Thank you for everything uoy do. I have always had a pantry and we slways had a garden growing up. When the pandemic hit, we had plenty to eat, plenty of toilet paper and plenty of everything. My friends and neighbors were in two hour long lines for water and toilet paper and we were at home, eating from our freezer and pantry and using our 6 month supply of toilet paper. If you add something every time you go to the store it adds up quickly
Sweet and loving! 🌸💕
Fantastic post Brooke. My emergency pantry helps me to stay ahead of inflation. My country (New Zealand) had a very harsh lockdown when COVID first hit, and we didn't have to venture out to the supermarket at all. I enjoyed your 'rant' too. I was taught survival skills at my elementary school. Here the only thing that can kill you if you are hiking is the weather or your own stupidity, we have no predators, but still, taking sensible precautions when out in nature was drummed into me. I spent a year in high school in the Midwest and couldn't believe how casual my friends were when we went hiking! Not properly dressed, no water etc.
looking forward to this series! I'm excited WITH you!
One thing we do at my work is, if someone goes to the store and finds a clearance deal or super sale on one or a few items, they buy as much as they can financially and without taking everything. The next day they bring into work what they didn’t put into their own pantry and it goes on a table in the break room. Everyone contributes. Things sometimes get repackaged and labeled. Some cans are dented. Some labels are missing. But the work pantry is a working pantry, just like at home. Take what you need or will use and bring in what you won’t. It decreases food waste and sometimes gives people the chance to try something they might not otherwise spend money on to try!
Thanks Momma ❤ love your videos And PJ'S 😂 God Bless you and yours 🙏🏽
I love this pantry video plan. So very important for everyone to be prepared. Love watching your videos. Very much appreciate your time and ideas 👍🏼🙏
AMEN... Truth Brooke:) thanks
Great video Brooke! You are SO right and on point on everything!!! Can't wait for your video's...blessings too all 🙏💕🙏
Looking forward to this Brooke.
Nobody knows, what is around the corner.
Advisable to be prepared 👍🙏
One of the many reasons to homeschool is so that we can teach our children life skills!
Excited for this! I love sharing how to do this as well and you keep it relatable.
It should be taught at home👪
😊 you are a blessing to many people! So important to have a food pantry for those times you don't have food and you're helping a lot of people that way thank you, love you and your family God bless you all❤
Thank you Brooke ! I’m excited for Friday. I’ve never learned most of the things you were talking about. I’m excited to learn and pass that knowledge along. You are a gift to us, may God Bless you 😘
your videos are very very helpful to me and alot of other people. PLEASE keep up what your doing. I so look forward to your low amount of money videos.
This is great, Brooke. In April, my family mainly relied on our pantry. We had that type of month. I learned I purchase too many tomato products and not enough proteins. My top pantry tip is to make sure you aim for a balanced stock of different nutrients. For example: my family loves canned pineapple. It is $1 at a local chain, chopped chiles are another go to in our recipes. For starches - rice and potato flakes.
I get paid one time a month. My husband gets paid two times a month. So our food storage most of the time isn’t even “emergency“ food storage. Most of the time I buy ahead so that at the end of the month when we have less money than I thought we would I have food stored up to rely on and make dinners with.
I recently started doing this with snacks in my house as well we are a family of snackers and if I don’t put some away for later we will go through all of it in a matter of weeks!
Brooke you are very helpful.
Love this.. I also think you might feature grits for your pantry which is such an underrated pantry staple!
So excited for this series.
I'd like to share a story of when I was food insecure. I was a single Mom of a 4 year old son (who just turned 17 this Month). I had just moved into my own place w him on my own. I had applied for Food Stamps, but mostly because we needed health insurance and that was in the same office and on the same application. I had been too proud to use them or any government assistance. But I wasn't getting any child support, I was alone and I was making $10/hr. My son came to me hungry one evening. I remember hoping he had enough to eat that day bc we didn't have much in the house. I kept promising him something to eat, but realized how bare my cupboards were when I really couldn't make a meal. I was totally broke. Not even $5, so I was panicking. I couldn't wait until payday. I found peanut butter but didn't have bread. I finally found Graham crackers and gave him peanut butter on Graham crackers. I told him I was sorry. He told me it was ok. I've never forgotten that. The next day I went to Wal-Mart to try and use the EBT (foodstamp) card I had been given. I figured out how to check the balance, but was so confused about what I could buy with it food wise. I didn't know if I could get just any food or if there were restrictions. So I got a few items and brought them to the register knowing I didn't have any other way to pay if it didn't go through. When it worked and I was able to get food...omg the relief! I didn't have to spend literally half of my timy paycheck on food anymore either, freeing it up to buy my son clothes and other things he really needed too. I am still greatful to this day. I felt ashamed every time I had to rely on it, but I did it. He didn't know. I think these videos are very helpful. Keep up the good work. P.S. I have a good job, and am no longer food insecure or relying on foodstamps or any government assistance. I got married @2 years ago to a great guy who also helps. Until last month my County Job was providing our health insurance which I paid a huge premium on happily. Now my husband got a State job so he is doing the insurance. Point is, things got better. It took a lot of work, but they got better. Just keep focusing and believe things will get better
Great idea Brooke! Looking forward to your series.
So glad you homeschool! Im hoping my grandkids will be too!
In my pre-teen & HS years I grew up on a small beef, pig, & chicken farm. The cows were the main source for the family business. The pigs were my 4-H project & the chickens were mainly for eggs. We had a personal garden where we grew corn, beans, peppers, tomatoes, etc. I even had my tiny strawberry patch in the Spring. They rarely made it into the basket cos I'd snack on them instead of gathering them. Mean while out in the fields we just let the grass grow long & baled it for the Winter months for the cows. Every year we'd switch fields the cows were in & where the baling grass grew to give them a rest. The hardest lesson I learned was to not get attached to the animals cos I knew they were our food. In the Fall it was harvest season & for a good 3 months we would be canning and freezing on the weekends. Canned homemade tomato sauce & canned veggies, but we froze the half cow and pig. My point is this I'm a country bumpkin at heart, but now with my physical disability I can't do alot of what I was raised up with due to my personal safety issues. However I do agree that the basics should be taught to every child so they can survive. At this point in my life I'm looking into how I could have a little garden that would be above ground (container garden) that I can maintain in my wheelchair, and freeze the results in the Fall. My new apt will only have a small patio space. Any ideas Brooke? Dusty? Others? Thanks!!
I think this will be a worthwhile series. Most people have lost this way of helping their family. Bravo!
I love love this! I love all your videos but this! It’s the video I will send to friends and family to introduce you to their life ❤️
Thanks!
OMG! I can't believe I may be first. So nice to see you and thank you for this handy dandy video. Blessings from Central Florida
This sounds like a wonderful series! ❤
Also if keep a soup gallon bag in my freezer. If there's anything left over it goes in my bag. When its full, I thaw and make a soup out of it. Its no waste. Great for crockpot or soup pot. Could always be used for camping meal too.
Such a great idea! I am in all the way. Things are crazy right now.
You are so funny. If theres a random pandemic...that just so happens to happennnnn....😂 what a joy you are. I love you so much. ❤
Love that nightgown so much that I have one just like it!!! Thanks so much for EVERYTHING you bring to us, it's all useful and appreciated!!! You are definitely someone I'd love to hang out with, which is rare cause I really don't like people these days. Keep bringing us your insight and knowledge!!!
I feel that much, especially life skills, should begin at home. Schools can supplement with a life skills class in middle school and definitely a financial class in high school but majority should be taught at home. I work in a school and have second and third graders that still don’t know how to tie their shoes! You definitely learn by watching!
Can't wait for this series!!.. we try all of what you have mentioned ..we suck at gardening but we still try..lol.