This week is our family Thanksgiving get together. Each family volunteers to bring part of the meal. This year I was asked to bring mashed potatoes, so I held back one of the bags I bought on sale a couple of weeks ago. I also volunteered to make sweet potato casserole, since sweet potatoes were only $0.19 a pound, and homemade noodles. So for $6 I am contributing a large quantity of food and my family will eat on the day and get to take home leftovers! I always try to volunteer early when it comes to potluck sign ups so that I can take advantage of deals at the store or make things that are inexpensive. Being mindful of our money doesn’t mean that we can be stingy though. I always be sure to take a quantity of food equivalent to a meal for my family. Now my family would not eat a five pound bag of potatoes at one meal obviously, but I think you know what I mean. I would not just show up with a bag of chips and expect there to be enough food for my family. If everyone did that, there would not be enough food!
Here are some links you might find helpful for the upcoming holiday, Happy Thanksgiving!
Ideas for Thanksgiving on a Tight Budget
Thanksgiving From Your Cupboards
The holidays can be both wonderful and stressful. The pressure to have a holiday that resembles the commercials on tv or a movie can feel overwhelming. If there is anything I have learned during this time of upheaval as a result of the pandemic, the inflation and the coming recession, it is that things don't always have to be the way they have always been. We have been forced to do get togethers differently, and that gives us the freedom to make changes that work for us. I sincerely hope that during the impending holiday season, you are able to find some joy. Something you can hold onto to remind you that no matter what circumstances you find yourself in, there is still light.
Happy Thanksgiving!
~Sarah
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