Back in Madrid again!

We arrived back to Madrid to a whirlwind of activities and news. One of the ladies in our church had 2 of her sisters die in one week. Then the news of Evelyn who died from ovarian cancer at the age of 33. Apparently she didn’t know she had it and when she finally [...]



My 13th-Gotta give myself a raise… to 15 euros a week

This has been a good and fun week! Well, it’s been 12 weeks, 3 months of spending 10€ a week! This week, I have to give myself a raise… to 15€ a week instead of 10€. I am just out of too many baking items. After having our guests with us, and all the [...]



My 12th week of spending 10 euros a week on groceries!

I started with .11 cents from last week: so may starting balance is 10.11
.69- margarine
1.29- pre-mix bread mix
3.79-1 large can of tuna
1.35- 3 kilos of baking flour
1.65- beverage
1.10- 2 liters of beverages
.26- 1 can of beverage
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-2 cents
* we have had guests which accounts for all the beverages… I still stayed within my 10 euros [...]



Week #11 and going strong

I started this week with 11cents so my total to spend is 10.11
2.10- 2dozen eggs
.99-butter
1.09- tomatoes
2.19- Tortellini
1.30- 2 liters of fat free milk
1.29- pre-mix bread mix
1.04- 4 cans of beverage
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+11 cents
Menus for this week:
Thursday, August 7th-On holiday
Friday, August 8th-On holiday
Saturday, August 9th-On holiday
Sunday, August 10th-On holiday
Monday, August 11th- We return today. Ana and Angel will [...]



OK… Week #10 of my grocery challenge!

I’m having a good time making my grocery money stretch; using God’s resources carefully; praying and watching Him work. I altered my menu a bit last week, when we we’re given the swiss chard. I thought… hummm, the green chard would be good in a stir fry, and the white stem, cut on the diagonal [...]



The 9th Week of my “self imposed” grocery challenge!


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What an interesting time this is! We continue here in the village and have received some “garden blessings”. One of my greatest challenges in this venture, is not so much the food, but rather the toiletries; toilet paper, toothpaste, etc. On the food front, if I run out of potatoes, I can just prepare rice [...]