Comments on: 20 EUROS for 20 days-Part 1 http://pearsonsprogress.com/2008/11/20-euros-for-20-days-part-1/ thoughts and photos from Spain Mon, 07 May 2012 14:25:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jesseka http://pearsonsprogress.com/2008/11/20-euros-for-20-days-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-236 Jesseka Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:14:48 +0000 http://pearsonsprogress.com/?p=303#comment-236 We are on a similar December plan, mom- trying to minimize our spending in order to spend over Christmas and new Years on the things that we will really enjoy. We'll have dinner with the DeVos' and Jakemans at our house on the 26th and I desperately wanted to get a filet mignon for that dinner but ended up deciding on the ham since we could do so much with it afterward. I also finished getting my stocking stuffers and things for a box for Nathanial with a 30% off coupon at CVS. This means, for those that are participating in sending this box, I can charge them at 100% and make a profit, which goes straight back to my grocery fund. Pretty good, huh? Don't tell anyone... We also rec'd a gift from our insurance vendor last week that was a box of Christmas gift wrapping, tape,tags etc... everything needed for wrapping gifts. I was so excited!! Just the day before I had put back a roll of paper at Costco because I didn't want to spend the money. I felt very blessed with that gift. We are on a similar December plan, mom- trying to minimize our spending in order to spend over Christmas and new Years on the things that we will really enjoy. We’ll have dinner with the DeVos’ and Jakemans at our house on the 26th and I desperately wanted to get a filet mignon for that dinner but ended up deciding on the ham since we could do so much with it afterward. I also finished getting my stocking stuffers and things for a box for Nathanial with a 30% off coupon at CVS. This means, for those that are participating in sending this box, I can charge them at 100% and make a profit, which goes straight back to my grocery fund. Pretty good, huh? Don’t tell anyone…
We also rec’d a gift from our insurance vendor last week that was a box of Christmas gift wrapping, tape,tags etc… everything needed for wrapping gifts. I was so excited!! Just the day before I had put back a roll of paper at Costco because I didn’t want to spend the money. I felt very blessed with that gift.

]]> By: Anita http://pearsonsprogress.com/2008/11/20-euros-for-20-days-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-226 Anita Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:25:54 +0000 http://pearsonsprogress.com/?p=303#comment-226 OH ANOTHER WAY TO SAVE MONEY! Refill your own ink cartriges!!! We have been doing it it works great. OH ANOTHER WAY TO SAVE MONEY!
Refill your own ink cartriges!!! We have been doing it it works great.

]]> By: pearsonsprogress http://pearsonsprogress.com/2008/11/20-euros-for-20-days-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-225 pearsonsprogress Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:23:11 +0000 http://pearsonsprogress.com/?p=303#comment-225 Anita, good work on the potato deal! You can make a tortilla espanola! BL- fantastic to cut your own tree!! wonderful! We have a plastic one because we would have to buy a live tree here in Spain. It's against the law to cut them for Christmas. Anita, good work on the potato deal! You can make a tortilla espanola!

BL- fantastic to cut your own tree!! wonderful! We have a plastic one because we would have to buy a live tree here in Spain. It’s against the law to cut them for Christmas.

]]> By: Anita http://pearsonsprogress.com/2008/11/20-euros-for-20-days-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-224 Anita Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:22:26 +0000 http://pearsonsprogress.com/?p=303#comment-224 Ok here is my menu this week, the night we 'eat meat' int he lasagne we are having guests over for dinner and one other night we are having lamb because i have some in the freezer i need to use. otherwise, alot of beans and potatoes, veggis etc. we only have dessert when we have people over (unless I make oatmeal cookies or something). We will have fruit for dessert. Menu Monday lunch: leftovers dinner: clam chowder Tuesday: lunch: salads with soup dinner: lasagne, salad, apple pie olives and chips for apperitif Wednesday: lunch: leftovers dinner: salad au chevre chaud (warm goat cheese on toasts) Thursday: lunch: potato something for a ladies luncheon (warm potatoe salad?) dinner: leftovers or salmon salad sandwiches Friday: lunch: lamb and cous cous dinner: salads Saturday: lunch: indian chickpeas and rice dinner: baked potato bar Ok here is my menu this week, the night we ‘eat meat’ int he lasagne we are having guests over for dinner and one other night we are having lamb because i have some in the freezer i need to use. otherwise, alot of beans and potatoes, veggis etc. we only have dessert when we have people over (unless I make oatmeal cookies or something). We will have fruit for dessert.

Menu
Monday
lunch: leftovers
dinner: clam chowder

Tuesday:
lunch: salads with soup
dinner: lasagne, salad, apple pie
olives and chips for apperitif

Wednesday:
lunch: leftovers
dinner: salad au chevre chaud (warm goat cheese on toasts)

Thursday:
lunch: potato something for a ladies luncheon (warm potatoe salad?)
dinner: leftovers or salmon salad sandwiches

Friday:
lunch: lamb and cous cous
dinner: salads

Saturday:
lunch: indian chickpeas and rice
dinner: baked potato bar

]]> By: pearsonsprogress http://pearsonsprogress.com/2008/11/20-euros-for-20-days-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-223 pearsonsprogress Mon, 01 Dec 2008 09:21:03 +0000 http://pearsonsprogress.com/?p=303#comment-223 (from Bobbie DeVos)This week we hope to put up a tree. We are going to cut one from the yard...we really see no reason to buy one, and we need to clear the back anyway, so we figured we would just do it that way this year. I am also using comics from the newspaper for wrap for the kids this year! I've also been able to get some great grocery deals for stocking stuffers. The Lord is providing for us and helping me to wisely handle the funds we have... Well, I am off for now. I love reading your blog posts, and I look forward to seeing how the 20 day challenge goes! Keep up the good work. Love BL (from Bobbie DeVos)This week we hope to put up a tree. We are going to cut one from the yard…we really see no reason to buy one, and we need to clear the back anyway, so we figured we would just do it that way this year.
I am also using comics from the newspaper for wrap for the kids this year! I’ve also been able to get some great grocery deals for stocking stuffers. The Lord is providing for us and helping me to wisely handle the funds we have…
Well, I am off for now. I love reading your blog posts, and I look forward to seeing how the 20 day challenge goes! Keep up the good work.
Love BL

]]> By: Anita http://pearsonsprogress.com/2008/11/20-euros-for-20-days-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-222 Anita Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:38:48 +0000 http://pearsonsprogress.com/?p=303#comment-222 So, I got a huge bag of potatoes, maybe 10 kilos for about 1.50 euro at lidl the other day. A great deal! I haven't been as good about cutting it WAY back lately, we have had alot of events and things I needed to participate in. This week we are having a new family for dinner and I am also going to a luncheon, but I can take whatever I want, so I am thinking potato salad. :). Today for lunch I pulled an 'american' and made a casserole out of leftovers :). Very unlike me, but it worked. :) So, I got a huge bag of potatoes, maybe 10 kilos for about 1.50 euro at lidl the other day. A great deal! I haven’t been as good about cutting it WAY back lately, we have had alot of events and things I needed to participate in.
This week we are having a new family for dinner and I am also going to a luncheon, but I can take whatever I want, so I am thinking potato salad. :) .
Today for lunch I pulled an ‘american’ and made a casserole out of leftovers :) . Very unlike me, but it worked. :)

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