You were talking about how we snack so much today and that’s true. I’m in my 60’s and we didn’t have snack foods when I was a child. If we wanted a snack it was a piece of bread or a piece of cheese, soda crackers with peanut butter or maybe a celery stick. Once in awhile we had graham crackers which I loved to dip in milk. No chips, cookies, granola bars, etc.. When I think about it, it’s no wonder that a large portion of the population is obese.
I'm in my early 30s in Australia and that's how I was taught to snack and how I still snack although fruit is a favourite of mine now too, just one banana or a plum in the morning or afternoon or whatever is cheap at the store that week. If I ate my dinner and was still hungry, I'd have a bowl of plain lettuce 😂 Or a piece of bread with some jam on. Cookies are a dessert for when dessert night is.
My mom ( born in 1941) lived on a farm , no indoor plumbing, unless you count a hand pump in the kitchen sink . Flour sack dresses made on a treadle sewing machine . They grew their own food , foraged in the woods for berries to make jam. We are spoiled.
Just Tuesday I purchased 6 lbs of 80/20 ground beef for $1.87 lb. It was a loss leader at Albertson’s (one of my most expensive grocery stores.). Limit was 6 lbs so that is what I bought. Came home and repackaged it for the freezer. I always buy my meat and chicken on sale and put it in the freezer.
I love it when you call out the bs . Because of your show and cook book I have been out of consumer debt ! It’s true , wants and needs are all mixed up . I also say to myself how bad do I want this ? Is it worth the hours I have to work etc ?
Yes there the real deal👍I live just like them!Hubby and I are 60 been retired now 5 years and we are debt free on everything👍Love thrifting and garage sales and I am a great food shopper👍We don’t over eat and we walk for exercise 👍We enjoy our life love these ladies and her hubby too🙂
Hi I am in Australia our 27 year old twins are both buying a house each they have never had debt , have 50% deposits and 12 months emergency funds. They worked very hard, 6 days a week both in physical work as arborists did not go out with friends but had a goal and a plan. They did not get any help from anybody but they have lived home with us but they did pay rent to us. They are going to areas they can a ford and looking at houses that are well within their means. It can be done in 2024 if you are prepared to work and sacrifice to reach your goals.
That was really interesting.... thanks for doing the research on the figures back in 1947 compared to now! I'm not at all surprised that we're much better off these days in comparison! Even when we got married nearly 40 years ago it was different with much lower expectations! We bought a few essential pieces of furniture at thrift stores & the only new items for anything were wedding or engagement gifts! 🥰Blessings from South Australia💕🐨
At Bible study tonight, the teacher blessed us with PB&J sandwiches. I need to make them more often. It was made with love. We talked about how Jesus loves the sinners. We also went through the history of the song "Amazing Grace", I first heard it when I was at a rehabilitation place. There was a room with a party, and they were singing the song. I snuck in and listened to it.
Tawra & Jill, I always had cooked chicken and cooked ground meat in my freezer for quick meals for our family. Great shows, Yes God blesses our health even though many die each year but God doesn't promise us a certain amount of time in life. Thanks
EDIT: went to get the the boneless skinless chicken breast, and the man in the meat department said he didn’t know why they advertised it because I didn’t send any chicken breast. What good is a sale if they don’t send the product??? Our local grocery store has boneless skinless chicken breast $1.59 a pound and ground beef $2.59 a pound. They also have russet potatoes $1.89 for 5 pounds.
You guys are so right, when I'm thrifting and find a steal, I love it! Last year was a gorgeous $$$$ Nativity set marked way down, and more recently, a 10 person setting of china plus servers.. 96 pieces! Only $25 ❤ gorgeous.
I was talking with my grandma last week and she showed me her high school graduation picture from 1947. She was married a month or so later and had her first of three children in 1948. Times were definitely different.
Between the years of 1987 and 1994 I worked in my brother and sister in laws tiny little grocery store for $2 per hour after taxes. That and my child support of $300 monthly is what I supported my two small daughters on. Tough but I did it. I chose to work for my brother for 30 hours a week because I lived within yelling distance of the store. I did not have to drive far to work, and I did not have to pay a babysitter. I wanted to be with and near my daughters who were dealing with their dad and I divorcing and him moving to Chicago. They needed me and I needed them.
Where I see the most increase in costs is in insurances. Health care costs are unmanageable. We are 65. We are currently on Medicare. Five years ago we dropped health insurance and went to a share pay.
Tawra, When you go to your Safeway/Albertsons store, when you go to the meat department, check the sell by date - if it is within 2 - 3 days of the date you are there, you can see if the meat mgr will discount it more an add'l 25 to 30% & sometimes 50% (even if it is on sale) .... If he will do so the disc sticker will be added to your package. Also ask them when their unposted senior day is - found out mine is first Wednesday of the month.
Another thing that my parents and grandparents never had was credit card debt. Which a lot of people have nowadays because they want their lifestyle. I do have a credit card but it gets paid off in full every month. I got married in 1977 and we rented a small one bedroom apartment for $80 a month which was considered cheap even back then. My husband was working but I was still in school. I furnished our house with hand me downs and garage sale items. A lot of people think everything has to be brand new nowadays. My house is still furnished Mainely with hand-me-downs and resale items . I don't see the need to buy brand new things. It's like I tell my kids it's not always how much you make but how you spend it.
I keep these under the sink for easy access and have not found anything else to easily remove the white scale that builds up on stainless. I think this is the result of hard water.
We have a cabin on in the country somewhere. Before it was rebuilt, we had to use outhouses. Now we thankfully have plumbing and running water. I remember my dad taking a stick and getting the spiders away.
Oh I remember all those creepy bugs in the out houses. I hated them and dreaded having to use the bathroom at my grandma's. Bees, spiders, flies and mosquitoes ugh.😀😂🙃
We had an outhouse in the 60's when I was a kid. I was about to sit down once and a bird flew out of the hole! Another time I opened the door and a mouse flew past both holes. In went the cat-bye bye mouse. Yet another time a mommy skunk decided to have babies under the outhouse. Very fitting perhaps...@@jillcooper172
I agree with a majority of this! My only question would be, and it may be nearly the same.. but what was the rent to income requirement? The properties in my town are a minimum of 3x the rent and some are 4x. Now I’m sure there are the odds and ends apartments they could find some wiggle room on. So really that $1200 apartment you can’t make less than $23 an hour. That being said, yes! Shop smart, work hard, stop the eating out.. life’s hard but it’s a heck of a lot harder when you make bad choices!
Wow that's a great price. You can always bake some of them,scoop out the potatoes and make mashed potatoes, put the mashed potatoes back into the skin's and freeze them. We call them twice backed potatoes and they are delicious ❤.
I agree, I make my own power wash, laundry cleaner, etc. Peroxide, rubbing alcohol, washing soda, vinegar, borax, baking soda, usually clean most any stain or issues. everything
I have two friends, one from Western Rural Oklahoma didn't have indoor plumbing til mid to late 60's . The other in rural Kansas didn't have in door plumbing until the mid 70's.
When I was a kid in the 1960s, there was a commercial with the theme, “Food is a bargain.” I believe they said Americans spent 15% on food compared to up to 50% in other countries.
Just a heads up for seafood lovers: Lent starts on Feb 14 this year, so stores will have big sales on fish/ shrimp and eggs. Even if you don't observe Lent or abstain from meat on Fridays, this will be the time to stock up on those foods that are usually very expensive. This weekend, my local store has varieties of fish for $2.49/lb. That's cheaper than I can get any beef or chicken breasts.
Listening to you, especially Jill humbles me and led me to repent for misusing God’s resource. Complaint about finance and gave up on working for better. Yet I hear you are saying that we have to give tithes. Hallelujah.
If that’s true, that would be over spending for a family of 4. I’ve never trusted the inflation totals people come up with. I guess if it’s specific to your own city ect.
I came in late & after the fact but good show - always love seeing & hearing you ladies & Mike. Received my Price Book today - can't wait to put it to use. I hope to get the Planner before they are all gone - i need it! Have 1 & 2 cookbooks & love the recipes & tips! My favs so far are the chocolate syrup, your salsa & buttermilk recipe! Being a Mississippi girl i use the buttermilk every day in my bread, biscuits & cornbread - its a lifesaver! Love, love, love it! I appreciate all you do for all of us followers - y'all provide clear, understandable information!!
In my area most of the handicapped and elderly are buying precut fruit and vegetables. They say it's a convenient. The college students buy meal kits out of kroger. ( waste of money) and are too lazy to fix a real meal.
Your mother is so very wise as I am 4 years older than her , and I agree with her. She has lived it, like me and my husband has, and we really know. We don't have to compare the cost of living. My mom did all the driving in 1953 till her death, at 22 years old. I do think the prices will keep rising.
Esther from Chicago, a missionary from Korea. I was not able to listen to Jill’s detail recommendations; 1) reduce the laundry, shower with timing, do not use new bath towel every day and so on. All the details that I thought I know by motivated and emotionally moved do not work in reality. I had to practice literally according to what Jill said, especially from early shows, helped me to pay off the mortgage. Ever since I listen to you guys more and try to put them into practice.
My parents bought a 960 Sq ft 3 bed 1 bath FHA house in 1962. Mortgage was $100 a month 5% interest. They used the1 acre paid off land for the down payment to secure the mortgage.
I just wanted to say I love your hair style! Those curls look great! I use my bread machine every other day. I like to make my yeast roll dough and doughnut dough in my bread machine. 1 cup warm milk or water 1/4 cup sugar 2 & 1/2 teaspoons yeast or 1 packet 1 egg 2 tablespoons oil or butter 3 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt In that order. Hope this helps somebody.
Thank you!! All this crazy look how cheap it was to live nonsense drives me crazy. Groceries look super cheap by today's salaries! But look at their annual income! Most make that in a month now.
Hello! I just got all three of the cook books. I have collected cook books for years, these knock it out of the park fabulous! Love the memes. Simple delicious recipes . Keep it up girls and Mike
Tawra says that there are 1500 recipes and tips on her website, one has to buy the books which have organized and one can get in seconds. Helps a lot to understand the shows.
Jill,I have made bread for years, a big recipe that makes anout a dozen loaves. Family joke that we sacrificed the first loaf immediately. Hot bread, butter and some honey or homemade jam. I would freeze most of it. With a big family it lasted a week. Not as good once it was a day old.😊
I think part of the problem is the 80's and 90's babies were raised in a generation of excess. No one I knew had one car, or no cable etc. We literally know nothing different and it's just gotten progressively more and more excessive. I cloth diapered, make my own seasonings/mixes, don't use paper towels etc and my parents think I'm crazy.
Youre right about the 80's and 90's, that's when everyone discovered credit cards. I used to tell everyone the economy was a house of cards, and I was right. Even in my 20's, I could see what was going on.
Any time I have any thing left from my food budget each fortnight I half it and put that half on my mortgage to help keep interst down my bank guy gave me a high 5 when I was in there last it dont matter if its 5 dollars or 10 or only 2 it all helps oh the other half I put into an emergency fund
Great job! My mom paid off her mortgage in 7 years by adding some every single week, whether it was a big chunk (sold a piece of furniture) or a few dollars just like you're doing. Keep going!
I have a 1100 square foot home for a family of 7 for $531 a month. Is it my dream home, no but I love our house payment. We are so close to paying it off. It will be done by next year. I love I have a home mortgage like 1947. I swear I live in the wrong era.
It really is goid you left Kansas years ago. With the Wichita aircraft factories, people make so much money, but in debt beyond belief. Have the big pick-ups, the big SUV, the boat, the trailer, etc. Its nuts.
I was born in 1960 and left home in1981. I remember my Mama making two big sheet pans of cat head biscuits every morning. Sometimes she would have to make more by supper time. She also made the best corn bread. Another type of bread she made was what I call corn pones which she fried up like pan cakes in a skillet. My Daddy would make up a dough and fry it up in a skillet like Mom did the corn pones if Mom was not able to be home for some reason. Us kids had the best fun throwing small pieces of his bread on the ceiling, if it stuck, we knew it was not done, if it fell back down it was done and we would eat it. There were 8 of kids in the family but two were married by the time I remember. I grew up with 4 brothers, one sister and one niece that my mother raised and by the time we were grown she felt just like my blood sister, not my niece.
I've had a Shark Professional vaccum for 6 years. It works great. The kids ripped the hose out though...had to get it replaced. Also have a Dyson old style that I don't like. with the Shark, it does require maintenance. I clean the filters all the time.
My parents ( born in 1941) were raised on farms . They baked bread once a week . They had gardens til they were old ( 80s ) We had full garden growing up . Grandparents canned ( one grandma had 5 Granny Smith apple trees ) Grew up with green beans filling up the freezer above the fridge . I can the stuff from my garden .
It was "easier" because they cooked at HOME and convenience foods were not the norm. If we would buy REAL food in season, it would help. Plus people weren't as picky. Don't like it dont eat.
Based on your price book, I started paying attention to how much all the items I buy cost perbpound. Shocking! I am very stingy on buying meat but now I know I spend that much or more per pound of all kinds of dumb things. I was SHOCKED to see that La Choy chow mein noodles at Wal-Mart actually run $6.08 a pound! Id tather have meat!!runs
I love barkeepers friend until I used just baking soda and liquid dish soap. I sell on ebay and have tried every cleaner to get very soiled pans clean. Baking soda is much cheaper and works like a charm!
This was before the hundreds of thousands of immigrants moved into the country House shortages raising house prices and shortages of food Endless strikes and pay increases
Jill, expanding on the recipe for potato soup - used to be simple baked chicken - now all the recipes say to add a can of cream of mushroom soup, a block of cream cheese and some heavy cream and sour cream, and don't forget that pound or so of shredded cheddar. I am so astonished. Not just for chicken, but also for pork chops. Not only are people much more unhealthy, and fat, but how do you "portion" that extra stuff. I like shake 'n bake for pork chops only, but I also do oven fried chicken all the time. Because that's what I like.
Oh man. Date night 🙄 My husband and I catch so much flack because we don't do date nights. People, especially Christians, have been brainwashed into thinking that date night is essential for a healthy marriage. Such a lie!
I think it depends where you live Here in qld Australia Morayfeild I spend up to $ 300 a month just for me A couple is $250 a week Our Bananas have been $ 4.50 a kilo Sometimes down to $ 4 Red peppers or capsuim are $ $9.50 a kilo I do bulk by Made your tea And make oat milk and buy almond milk
1. I LOVE you sweet girls❤, I have learned so much over the years! 2. I prefer chicken legs with skin because I always cook the bones and the skin one ore two times after eating the meat to get a yummy broth. 3. Since I stopped buying needless stuff and organic food I saved thousands over thousands on money. It is unbelievable. I have two autoimmune deseases and I am healthier than many people around me, who are buying all the expensive organic food and eating out every week. They all have had the influenca in December, I not. They all have had the big "Thing" in November, I not. I buy and use normal food from Aldi/Lidl and cook at home. Thank you thousand times for yor help.❤
Tara, You said you spend $200 a month on groceries. It would be so helpful to me if you could post your grocery store receipts on your podcast. I would like to see what you purchase. My monthly bill is higher for 2 people but i also include TP and vitamins.
There's a difference between bar keeper's liquid version and powder. The powder actually works, it is an abrasive, wear gloves and use carefully. No I don't use it to disinfect. It is only like $2 /can.
Well... I can't believe the prices you are paying your food. Here in Canada, on Vancouver Island, prices have gone crazy. Bread, normal bread are between 3.99 and 6.49, depending of the kind... and not gluten free which is around 8.99. Chicken is around 10-15$/pound, depending of the provenance and NOT organic... I saw ground beef at 7-9$ a pound... a little pack of chicken wings, let say, is around 11$ up to 15$. Cukes are 3$ each, a tiny bunch of cilantro is almost 3$... a small lettuce non organic is around 4-5$... the gas was, for many months, at 8$++ a gallon, now it is going down a tad. My grocery bill... and I am very frugal... that was costing me 87$ per week before now cost me at least 150$ but my tiny pension have been raise by 7$. As I have a lot of food allergies, I can't buy processed food. Give me a bowl of Campbell soup and I am rolling on the floor in pain so I have to buy everything fresh and make it myself... which is great but it is more expensive than process food is some ways. I am lucky that I have my own house, a mobile home... my pad rent is around 560$ while a 1 bedroom apartment is now 1,800$ average (nothing included)... how can you pay that when your pension is 1,900$. Hydro bills almost double these last 4-5 years... there too, I am very frugal (almost maniac 😂) and my bills are still reasonable at less than 100$/month in winter (I have a wood stove also) while my neighbour pay 300$/month++ even in summer because the put their heat pump on automatic and never stop it and open the windows... I have a heat pump too and even we are in a heatwave presently, I put the clim maybe 1 hour today and I stopped it as my hubby was too cold and my, clim gives me headaches. I never go to the restaurant, do all my food from scratch, sew my clothes with fabric I buy in thrifts, knit and crochet all my wool stuff for the winter including socks, do my own cleaners, rarely go out once a week to get fresh fruits & veggies as I can't go for rides like before as gas is way too expensive. So your advice are really wonderful but... for Americans only, it seems, sadly. But you are right, wherever we are in the world, people now are spending sooooo much on gadgets, the new car, the new iPhone, the Apple watch, big cable combos plus Nutflix, Disney and etc, the big huge TV with the home theatre... we would have, in some ways, to go back a bit in time. Nothing infuriate me more when I listen to Paternity Court to see those women meowing super angrily that the dad never buy them diapers or wipes... but why don't they use cloth diapers (buy once and that is it) when they are at home and keep the Pampers for when they go out (what I did with all my kids)? And the wipes... those things are expensive and full of chemicals for the tender butts of our babies... why not use a facecloth and soap like before? People are spoiled rotten and they don't even realize it. One of my son is making a good salary but never stop complain that his 23$/hour salary is not enough... and he doesn't understand how I can even survive on my small pension... I think I would have to get a serious budget talk with him 😊 Anyway, thank you for your videos that I find entertaining and even tough the price levels are way different, I enjoy many of your tips and agree on a lot of things you are saying, you and your cute mom. So, until your next video, thank you, have a wonderful day and enjoy your life 🌹💞
100% agree!! We are in such a privileged society and people don't like to hear that, because it removes any responsibility from them. I'm not saying people don't struggle or fall on hard times but for a vast majority of us we are living like royality. We have food banks, charities, shelters, benefits and communities supporting their people. We have far more than they had in the 40s. We have generous government assitance and housing (here in the UK) and I get so cross at people who tell me "They don't get enough" yet they have smart phones, cars, holidays, tattoos, peircings , designer or named brand clothing & shoes, takeaways, nights out etc etc the list goes on! (again not saying people dont truly struggle) We really need to get a grip! I've been with my husband 24 years and we started out with nothing. Wr had 2 children and earning £11,000 a year. We had to scrimp and scrape (literally counted pennies) 15 years later we have 9 children, only living in a small 800sqft and we make the best of our situation. We have an income that puts food on the table and we live within our means. We might not have the fancy car or holidays but we have what we need and don't complain 😊 (the debt free journey continues)
There’s one thing about having been poor for the majority of my life and that’s that it doesn’t really scare me and I’m not attached to things. I’m pretty confident in my ability to get by on nothing…although I’d rather not lol
Tawra what do you do when your spouse is such a picky eater? He only likes bologna sandwiches, chips, bananas, cokes and Vienna sausages, hot dogs and eats cereal for a snack at night. This everyday! I can make a pot of vegetable hamburger or ground turkey soup and cornbread and eat a week. I Always have to go back to the store to buy more of his stuff. It gets expensive.
This is so ridiculous! Going back in the past ,and thats a wrong thing to do . everything was cheaper. Stop worrying about the past and stay positive for today.
Before he retired, my dad got frustrated with young home buyers expecting to buy the same large house that took their parents decades to afford.
Exactly!!
I love frugal living...it makes you think, learn and feel blessed for what you have and are.
I'm so glad you did this. It really shows people how good we have it, even when it seems like things are bad
You were talking about how we snack so much today and that’s true. I’m in my 60’s and we didn’t have snack foods when I was a child. If we wanted a snack it was a piece of bread or a piece of cheese, soda crackers with peanut butter or maybe a celery stick. Once in awhile we had graham crackers which I loved to dip in milk. No chips, cookies, granola bars, etc.. When I think about it, it’s no wonder that a large portion of the population is obese.
Yes we are obese because we never stop eating. :-(
I'm in my early 30s in Australia and that's how I was taught to snack and how I still snack although fruit is a favourite of mine now too, just one banana or a plum in the morning or afternoon or whatever is cheap at the store that week. If I ate my dinner and was still hungry, I'd have a bowl of plain lettuce 😂 Or a piece of bread with some jam on. Cookies are a dessert for when dessert night is.
I love you guys it's nice to know there are still people with common sense in this world.❤
I have a small garden just to enjoy some fresh veggies and to practice growing food incase it will be more of a necessity in the future.
My mom ( born in 1941) lived on a farm , no indoor plumbing, unless you count a hand pump in the kitchen sink . Flour sack dresses made on a treadle sewing machine . They grew their own food , foraged in the woods for berries to make jam. We are spoiled.
Just Tuesday I purchased 6 lbs of 80/20 ground beef for $1.87 lb. It was a loss leader at Albertson’s (one of my most expensive grocery stores.). Limit was 6 lbs so that is what I bought. Came home and repackaged it for the freezer. I always buy my meat and chicken on sale and put it in the freezer.
I love it when you call out the bs . Because of your show and cook book I have been out of consumer debt ! It’s true , wants and needs are all mixed up . I also say to myself how bad do I want this ? Is it worth the hours I have to work etc ?
Way to go getting out of consumer debt and changing your thought process!! Congratulations!!
Good job!!!
Yes there the real deal👍I live just like them!Hubby and I are 60 been retired now 5 years and we are debt free on everything👍Love thrifting and garage sales and I am a great food shopper👍We don’t over eat and we walk for exercise 👍We enjoy our life love these ladies and her hubby too🙂
Hi I am in Australia our 27 year old twins are both buying a house each they have never had debt , have 50% deposits and 12 months emergency funds. They worked very hard, 6 days a week both in physical work as arborists did not go out with friends but had a goal and a plan. They did not get any help from anybody but they have lived home with us but they did pay rent to us. They are going to areas they can a ford and looking at houses that are well within their means. It can be done in 2024 if you are prepared to work and sacrifice to reach your goals.
That was really interesting.... thanks for doing the research on the figures back in 1947 compared to now! I'm not at all surprised that we're much better off these days in comparison! Even when we got married nearly 40 years ago it was different with much lower expectations! We bought a few essential pieces of furniture at thrift stores & the only new items for anything were wedding or engagement gifts! 🥰Blessings from South Australia💕🐨
At Bible study tonight, the teacher blessed us with PB&J sandwiches. I need to make them more often. It was made with love. We talked about how Jesus loves the sinners. We also went through the history of the song "Amazing Grace", I first heard it when I was at a rehabilitation place. There was a room with a party, and they were singing the song. I snuck in and listened to it.
Tawra & Jill, I always had cooked chicken and cooked ground meat in my freezer for quick meals for our family. Great shows, Yes God blesses our health even though many die each year but God doesn't promise us a certain amount of time in life. Thanks
Wow guys this is so eye opening food was more expensive back then. We are so spoiled we don't realize how good we got it.
Exactly ❤
EDIT: went to get the the boneless skinless chicken breast, and the man in the meat department said he didn’t know why they advertised it because I didn’t send any chicken breast. What good is a sale if they don’t send the product???
Our local grocery store has boneless skinless chicken breast $1.59 a pound and ground beef $2.59 a pound. They also have russet potatoes $1.89 for 5 pounds.
You guys are so right, when I'm thrifting and find a steal, I love it! Last year was a gorgeous $$$$ Nativity set marked way down, and more recently, a 10 person setting of china plus servers.. 96 pieces! Only $25 ❤ gorgeous.
We have so much to be thankful for.
YES WE DO!!!❤
I remember having a huge pan of fried potatoes with eggs for a family of 5. And that was dinner.
Ketchup and mustard were on the table.
I love fried potatoes and eggs
I agree! Grocery Outlet on 1 13 23. Coffee beans, $1.97 for 12 ozs, I bought 3, funfetti frosting 2 for .97, 40 gall freezer bags $2.99, laundry deter $9.99 240 loads, Markdown avocados 8 large $2, ripe bananas for 20 cents lb, colorsilk hair dye $2.99, 1 lb jelly candies 25 cents each, christmas 75% off, land of lakes 7 1/2 lbs $14.99 each. The deals are there.
I was talking with my grandma last week and she showed me her high school graduation picture from 1947. She was married a month or so later and had her first of three children in 1948. Times were definitely different.
I want to thank you for your wise information ❤.
Between the years of 1987 and 1994 I worked in my brother and sister in laws tiny little grocery store for $2 per hour after taxes. That and my child support of $300 monthly is what I supported my two small daughters on. Tough but I did it. I chose to work for my brother for 30 hours a week because I lived within yelling distance of the store. I did not have to drive far to work, and I did not have to pay a babysitter. I wanted to be with and near my daughters who were dealing with their dad and I divorcing and him moving to Chicago. They needed me and I needed them.
Thank you Tawra, Mike, and Jill! You encourage me to economize so much!
Where I see the most increase in costs is in insurances. Health care costs are unmanageable. We are 65. We are currently on Medicare. Five years ago we dropped health insurance and went to a share pay.
Tawra, When you go to your Safeway/Albertsons store, when you go to the meat department, check the sell by date - if it is within 2 - 3 days of the date you are there, you can see if the meat mgr will discount it more an add'l 25 to 30% & sometimes 50% (even if it is on sale) .... If he will do so the disc sticker will be added to your package.
Also ask them when their unposted senior day is - found out mine is first Wednesday of the month.
Welived in a 800 square foot house for 30 years. Saved enough money to build a new house by not buying unnecessary things.
Another thing that my parents and grandparents never had was credit card debt. Which a lot of people have nowadays because they want their lifestyle. I do have a credit card but it gets paid off in full every month. I got married in 1977 and we rented a small one bedroom apartment for $80 a month which was considered cheap even back then. My husband was working but I was still in school. I furnished our house with hand me downs and garage sale items. A lot of people think everything has to be brand new nowadays. My house is still furnished Mainely with hand-me-downs and resale items . I don't see the need to buy brand new things. It's like I tell my kids it's not always how much you make but how you spend it.
Stainless pan I use a dash of hot vinegar then baking soda. Like you I use a minimal number of cleaners and am a big fan of great value “dawn”.
I keep these under the sink for easy access and have not found anything else to easily remove the white scale that builds up on stainless. I think this is the result of hard water.
Hello from Nova Scotia. You two are so awesome. Thank you for posting this awesome truth.
Hi guys! How is everyone? Watching the replay, I definitely can’t miss any of your shows ! ❤
We have a cabin on in the country somewhere. Before it was rebuilt, we had to use outhouses. Now we thankfully have plumbing and running water. I remember my dad taking a stick and getting the spiders away.
Oh I remember all those creepy bugs in the out houses. I hated them and dreaded having to use the bathroom at my grandma's. Bees, spiders, flies and mosquitoes ugh.😀😂🙃
We had an outhouse in the 60's when I was a kid. I was about to sit down once and a bird flew out of the hole! Another time I opened the door and a mouse flew past both holes. In went the cat-bye bye mouse. Yet another time a mommy skunk decided to have babies under the outhouse. Very fitting perhaps...@@jillcooper172
Thanks for all your wisdom ladies!! May the Lord continue to bless you!
Cute shirt, Jill. Red is my favorite color
I agree with a majority of this! My only question would be, and it may be nearly the same.. but what was the rent to income requirement? The properties in my town are a minimum of 3x the rent and some are 4x. Now I’m sure there are the odds and ends apartments they could find some wiggle room on. So really that $1200 apartment you can’t make less than $23 an hour. That being said, yes! Shop smart, work hard, stop the eating out.. life’s hard but it’s a heck of a lot harder when you make bad choices!
No spend months have helped reduce my wants and mindset to ward off temptation!! Great way to save
My local grocery has 15 lbs of potatoes for 2.99 this week. I'm a widow but I'll go through that easily in a month.
Wow that's a great price. You can always bake some of them,scoop out the potatoes and make mashed potatoes, put the mashed potatoes back into the skin's and freeze them. We call them twice backed potatoes and they are delicious ❤.
I agree, I make my own power wash, laundry cleaner, etc. Peroxide, rubbing alcohol, washing soda, vinegar, borax, baking soda, usually clean most any stain or issues. everything
I have two friends, one from Western Rural Oklahoma didn't have indoor plumbing til mid to late 60's . The other in rural Kansas didn't have in door plumbing until the mid 70's.
When I was a kid in the 1960s, there was a commercial with the theme, “Food is a bargain.” I believe they said Americans spent 15% on food compared to up to 50% in other countries.
Jill, out of true love and care you do your best to be honest and telling the truth. You are like my mother in law Laura100 Italian, I am Korean.
Just a heads up for seafood lovers:
Lent starts on Feb 14 this year, so stores will have big sales on fish/ shrimp and eggs. Even if you don't observe Lent or abstain from meat on Fridays, this will be the time to stock up on those foods that are usually very expensive. This weekend, my local store has varieties of fish for $2.49/lb. That's cheaper than I can get any beef or chicken breasts.
Listening to you, especially Jill humbles me and led me to repent for misusing God’s resource. Complaint about finance and gave up on working for better. Yet I hear you are saying that we have to give tithes. Hallelujah.
Great show😊 as always. Tell them to put their big girls and boys pants on and get it done.
$12.50 in 1947 is approximately $165 now according to an inflation calculator.
Crazy. Isn’t it?!
If that’s true, that would be over spending for a family of 4.
I’ve never trusted the inflation totals people come up with. I guess if it’s specific to your own city ect.
That's about how much I spend a week for my family of 6 .
I came in late & after the fact but good show - always love seeing & hearing you ladies & Mike. Received my Price Book today - can't wait to put it to use. I hope to get the Planner before they are all gone - i need it! Have 1 & 2 cookbooks & love the recipes & tips! My favs so far are the chocolate syrup, your salsa & buttermilk recipe! Being a Mississippi girl i use the buttermilk every day in my bread, biscuits & cornbread - its a lifesaver! Love, love, love it! I appreciate all you do for all of us followers - y'all provide clear, understandable information!!
In my area most of the handicapped and elderly are buying precut fruit and vegetables. They say it's a convenient.
The college students buy meal kits out of kroger. ( waste of money) and are too lazy to fix a real meal.
Thank you for the perspective. I get so much out of your videos
Your mother is so very wise as I am 4 years older than her , and I agree with her. She has lived it, like me and my husband has, and we really know. We don't have to compare the cost of living. My mom did all the driving in 1953 till her death, at 22 years old. I do think the prices will keep rising.
Totally agree on the vacuum situation... Love watching your videos
Esther from Chicago, a missionary from Korea. I was not able to listen to Jill’s detail recommendations; 1) reduce the laundry, shower with timing, do not use new bath towel every day and so on. All the details that I thought I know by motivated and emotionally moved do not work in reality. I had to practice literally according to what Jill said, especially from early shows, helped me to pay off the mortgage. Ever since I listen to you guys more and try to put them into practice.
That's great!
My parents bought a 960 Sq ft 3 bed 1 bath FHA house in 1962.
Mortgage was $100 a month 5% interest. They used the1 acre paid off land for the down payment to secure the mortgage.
I just wanted to say I love your hair style! Those curls look great! I use my bread machine every other day. I like to make my yeast roll dough and doughnut dough in my bread machine.
1 cup warm milk or water
1/4 cup sugar
2 & 1/2 teaspoons yeast or 1 packet
1 egg
2 tablespoons oil or butter
3 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
In that order. Hope this helps somebody.
Thank you!! All this crazy look how cheap it was to live nonsense drives me crazy. Groceries look super cheap by today's salaries! But look at their annual income! Most make that in a month now.
Hello! I just got all three of the cook books. I have collected cook books for years, these knock it out of the park fabulous! Love the memes. Simple delicious recipes . Keep it up girls and Mike
Tawra says that there are 1500 recipes and tips on her website, one has to buy the books which have organized and one can get in seconds. Helps a lot to understand the shows.
Happy to watch your video! Missed the live since stuck at work, but will watch a bit on my lunch break!
Jill,I have made bread for years, a big recipe that makes anout a dozen loaves. Family joke that we sacrificed the first loaf immediately. Hot bread, butter and some honey or homemade jam. I would freeze most of it. With a big family it lasted a week. Not as good once it was a day old.😊
It is good to have perspective.
I like the tester videos
My mom bouggt her home it was 50 a month 2 bedrooms 1 bath she raised 7 kids
I think part of the problem is the 80's and 90's babies were raised in a generation of excess. No one I knew had one car, or no cable etc. We literally know nothing different and it's just gotten progressively more and more excessive. I cloth diapered, make my own seasonings/mixes, don't use paper towels etc and my parents think I'm crazy.
Youre right about the 80's and 90's, that's when everyone discovered credit cards. I used to tell everyone the economy was a house of cards, and I was right. Even in my 20's, I could see what was going on.
Any time I have any thing left from my food budget each fortnight I half it and put that half on my mortgage to help keep interst down my bank guy gave me a high 5 when I was in there last it dont matter if its 5 dollars or 10 or only 2 it all helps oh the other half I put into an emergency fund
Great job! My mom paid off her mortgage in 7 years by adding some every single week, whether it was a big chunk (sold a piece of furniture) or a few dollars just like you're doing. Keep going!
I have a 1100 square foot home for a family of 7 for $531 a month. Is it my dream home, no but I love our house payment. We are so close to paying it off. It will be done by next year. I love I have a home mortgage like 1947. I swear I live in the wrong era.
I made you waffle mix the other day and they were delicious!! My 5 year old who is so picky and doesn't eat ate two whole waffles!
So your 5 year old isn't really picky they just like good food lol. I'd say they are smart,not picky 😂❤.
I thought something was wrong with me on the vacuum cleaner- I’ve been needing to replace it every other year- and they still don’t work that great!
I loved this discussion!!
It really is goid you left Kansas years ago. With the Wichita aircraft factories, people make so much money, but in debt beyond belief. Have the big pick-ups, the big SUV, the boat, the trailer, etc. Its nuts.
Oh yes! I could do an entire show on it. :-)
Tears and Jill y’all are amazing.😊
I was born in 1960 and left home in1981. I remember my Mama making two big sheet pans of cat head biscuits every morning. Sometimes she would have to make more by supper time. She also made the best corn bread. Another type of bread she made was what I call corn pones which she fried up like pan cakes in a skillet. My Daddy would make up a dough and fry it up in a skillet like Mom did the corn pones if Mom was not able to be home for some reason. Us kids had the best fun throwing small pieces of his bread on the ceiling, if it stuck, we knew it was not done, if it fell back down it was done and we would eat it. There were 8 of kids in the family but two were married by the time I remember. I grew up with 4 brothers, one sister and one niece that my mother raised and by the time we were grown she felt just like my blood sister, not my niece.
Magic Mirror was the name of her hand held looking glass
I've had a Shark Professional vaccum for 6 years. It works great. The kids ripped the hose out though...had to get it replaced. Also have a Dyson old style that I don't like. with the Shark, it does require maintenance. I clean the filters all the time.
Your mom's hair is so pretty. 🤩
My parents ( born in 1941) were raised on farms . They baked bread once a week .
They had gardens til they were old ( 80s )
We had full garden growing up . Grandparents canned ( one grandma had 5 Granny Smith apple trees ) Grew up with green beans filling up the freezer above the fridge . I can the stuff from my garden .
They had chamber pots . No one went to the outhouse in the middle of the night
It was "easier" because they cooked at HOME and convenience foods were not the norm. If we would buy REAL food in season, it would help. Plus people weren't as picky. Don't like it dont eat.
Watching the replay,love watching u
Based on your price book, I started paying attention to how much all the items I buy cost perbpound. Shocking! I am very stingy on buying meat but now I know I spend that much or more per pound of all kinds of dumb things. I was SHOCKED to see that La Choy chow mein noodles at Wal-Mart actually run $6.08 a pound! Id tather have meat!!runs
Sorry for the typos. I'm tying on a kindle and am lucky it is even going through. Sorry.
Good idea!
I love barkeepers friend until I used just baking soda and liquid dish soap. I sell on ebay and have tried every cleaner to get very soiled pans clean. Baking soda is much cheaper and works like a charm!
Baking soda is awesome for so many things. From cleaning to using for a upset stomach ❤.
this is an interesting comparison of than versus now.
Made the brownies tonight from dining one! So good!!!😊
So glad!
My uncle agrees the economy was better with Trump. And he's an American History major. Thanks to you guys I have 2-month supply of food.
This was before the hundreds of thousands of immigrants moved into the country
House shortages raising house prices and shortages of food
Endless strikes and pay increases
Jill, expanding on the recipe for potato soup - used to be simple baked chicken - now all the recipes say to add a can of cream of mushroom soup, a block of cream cheese and some heavy cream and sour cream, and don't forget that pound or so of shredded cheddar. I am so astonished. Not just for chicken, but also for pork chops. Not only are people much more unhealthy, and fat, but how do you "portion" that extra stuff. I like shake 'n bake for pork chops only, but I also do oven fried chicken all the time. Because that's what I like.
I like your hair. YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL!
Don't you dare talk trash about your hubby Tawra! He's an angel! Love listening to you darling gals! Great video!
Oh man. Date night 🙄 My husband and I catch so much flack because we don't do date nights. People, especially Christians, have been brainwashed into thinking that date night is essential for a healthy marriage. Such a lie!
I think it depends where you live
Here in qld Australia Morayfeild I spend up to $ 300 a month just for me
A couple is $250 a week
Our Bananas have been $ 4.50 a kilo
Sometimes down to $ 4
Red peppers or capsuim are $ $9.50 a kilo
I do bulk by
Made your tea
And make oat milk and buy almond milk
I have wheat and I have yeast so if nothing else we will have bread.
1. I LOVE you sweet girls❤, I have learned so much over the years! 2. I prefer chicken legs with skin because I always cook the bones and the skin one ore two times after eating the meat to get a yummy broth. 3. Since I stopped buying needless stuff and organic food I saved thousands over thousands on money. It is unbelievable. I have two autoimmune deseases and I am healthier than many people around me, who are buying all the expensive organic food and eating out every week. They all have had the influenca in December, I not. They all have had the big "Thing" in November, I not. I buy and use normal food from Aldi/Lidl and cook at home. Thank you thousand times for yor help.❤
That's awesome, thanks for sharing ❤.
Tawra is your “toupee” a clip in or a ponytail type?
One problem is young adults do not know how to cook. They had no home ec classes in school. Home Ec was my favorite class in school.
How funny, I was just thinking about what they didn’t buy and then you did!
Jill is right. It gives them an excuse of justification. It can be done.
Tara, You said you spend $200 a month on groceries. It would be so helpful to me if you could post your grocery store receipts on your podcast. I would like to see what you purchase. My monthly bill is higher for 2 people but i also include TP and vitamins.
I sped $400 for 4 people.
There were a few romper room ladies across the ctry it was a local show she says it in one of her vids
There's a difference between bar keeper's liquid version and powder. The powder actually works, it is an abrasive, wear gloves and use carefully. No I don't use it to disinfect. It is only like $2 /can.
Well... I can't believe the prices you are paying your food. Here in Canada, on Vancouver Island, prices have gone crazy. Bread, normal bread are between 3.99 and 6.49, depending of the kind... and not gluten free which is around 8.99. Chicken is around 10-15$/pound, depending of the provenance and NOT organic... I saw ground beef at 7-9$ a pound... a little pack of chicken wings, let say, is around 11$ up to 15$. Cukes are 3$ each, a tiny bunch of cilantro is almost 3$... a small lettuce non organic is around 4-5$... the gas was, for many months, at 8$++ a gallon, now it is going down a tad.
My grocery bill... and I am very frugal... that was costing me 87$ per week before now cost me at least 150$ but my tiny pension have been raise by 7$. As I have a lot of food allergies, I can't buy processed food. Give me a bowl of Campbell soup and I am rolling on the floor in pain so I have to buy everything fresh and make it myself... which is great but it is more expensive than process food is some ways.
I am lucky that I have my own house, a mobile home... my pad rent is around 560$ while a 1 bedroom apartment is now 1,800$ average (nothing included)... how can you pay that when your pension is 1,900$. Hydro bills almost double these last 4-5 years... there too, I am very frugal (almost maniac 😂) and my bills are still reasonable at less than 100$/month in winter (I have a wood stove also) while my neighbour pay 300$/month++ even in summer because the put their heat pump on automatic and never stop it and open the windows... I have a heat pump too and even we are in a heatwave presently, I put the clim maybe 1 hour today and I stopped it as my hubby was too cold and my, clim gives me headaches.
I never go to the restaurant, do all my food from scratch, sew my clothes with fabric I buy in thrifts, knit and crochet all my wool stuff for the winter including socks, do my own cleaners, rarely go out once a week to get fresh fruits & veggies as I can't go for rides like before as gas is way too expensive. So your advice are really wonderful but... for Americans only, it seems, sadly.
But you are right, wherever we are in the world, people now are spending sooooo much on gadgets, the new car, the new iPhone, the Apple watch, big cable combos plus Nutflix, Disney and etc, the big huge TV with the home theatre... we would have, in some ways, to go back a bit in time. Nothing infuriate me more when I listen to Paternity Court to see those women meowing super angrily that the dad never buy them diapers or wipes... but why don't they use cloth diapers (buy once and that is it) when they are at home and keep the Pampers for when they go out (what I did with all my kids)? And the wipes... those things are expensive and full of chemicals for the tender butts of our babies... why not use a facecloth and soap like before? People are spoiled rotten and they don't even realize it.
One of my son is making a good salary but never stop complain that his 23$/hour salary is not enough... and he doesn't understand how I can even survive on my small pension... I think I would have to get a serious budget talk with him 😊
Anyway, thank you for your videos that I find entertaining and even tough the price levels are way different, I enjoy many of your tips and agree on a lot of things you are saying, you and your cute mom. So, until your next video, thank you, have a wonderful day and enjoy your life 🌹💞
100% agree!! We are in such a privileged society and people don't like to hear that, because it removes any responsibility from them. I'm not saying people don't struggle or fall on hard times but for a vast majority of us we are living like royality. We have food banks, charities, shelters, benefits and communities supporting their people. We have far more than they had in the 40s. We have generous government assitance and housing (here in the UK) and I get so cross at people who tell me "They don't get enough" yet they have smart phones, cars, holidays, tattoos, peircings , designer or named brand clothing & shoes, takeaways, nights out etc etc the list goes on!
(again not saying people dont truly struggle)
We really need to get a grip! I've been with my husband 24 years and we started out with nothing. Wr had 2 children and earning £11,000 a year. We had to scrimp and scrape (literally counted pennies) 15 years later we have 9 children, only living in a small 800sqft and we make the best of our situation. We have an income that puts food on the table and we live within our means. We might not have the fancy car or holidays but we have what we need and don't complain 😊
(the debt free journey continues)
There’s one thing about having been poor for the majority of my life and that’s that it doesn’t really scare me and I’m not attached to things. I’m pretty confident in my ability to get by on nothing…although I’d rather not lol
Tawra what do you do when your spouse is such a picky eater? He only likes bologna sandwiches, chips, bananas, cokes and Vienna sausages, hot dogs and eats cereal for a snack at night. This everyday! I can make a pot of vegetable hamburger or ground turkey soup and cornbread and eat a week. I Always have to go back to the store to buy more of his stuff. It gets expensive.
Make sure you have a good life insurance on him!
This is so ridiculous! Going back in the past ,and thats a wrong thing to do . everything was cheaper. Stop worrying about the past and stay positive for today.
My house was built in 1946 it's only 1174 sqft one bathroom two bedrooms and an unfinished basement