Frugal March chatter (Marching on with Savings) cont'd Frugal Feb....

[matty's mom]

Someone say meat? Well I ordered a laminated poster from the Canadian Beef people at one point, check out the Beef Merchandizing Guide I have here:
http://www.canadianbeef.info/ca/en/r...s/default.aspx

The Retail Merchandising Handout (Folded) (bilingual) shows the cuts and their uses (roast, stew, etc.) and is free to order I highly recommend this! I keep it with my cookbooks. Order a spare as people always want to know where I got this and if I have an extra

There is one for pork here http://www.putporkonyourfork.com/foo...cut_chart.html I have the laminated poster version in my kitchen as well.

As well as getting lots of compliments from men when they see the posters of MEAT lol these have been an incredible time saver to explain to dh what I just bought and what it is good for. Roughly, back quarter of the animal is good for roasts, front quarter, stew, and middle 1/2, steaks and chops.

It is really helpful to have a visual because dh sometimes knows what he wants visually but cannot explain himself without the poster. This way he can just grunt and point lol

Anyway, if you want to know more about meat, I would start here with those freebies.

Thanks Mac1960 for all of the likes- makes me feel special. Lecale - that is really helpful a big THANK YOU. I will order those right away. It will be handy to have it in front of me.

I've been thinking of placing an order through a farmer in Alberta. I live in the NWT, so it's fairly mind boggling to figure out the logistics of getting it up here. I'd get a half cow from them. You don't get much choice in the cuts. But each one is different.

When we lived in Ontario, we got orders from Canadian Select Farms (I think that's what it was called or maybe meats, not farms?). We picked exactly what we wanted and we got it shipped in 2 or 3 shipments (we'd call to get the next one). You could make monthly payments too. It was great cause we picked what we want, didn't have to get it all at once and could make payments.

I'd google Ontario Beef Farmers and see if there are any close to you and take it from there. That's how I found a farm in Alberta that I liked their practices, ect...

Thanks Insane. We have a local(ish) farmer who ethically raises, medicates and slaughters their cows. I met him @ our local farmer's market. The nice thing is that the farm is open anytime for customers to come and see the cows. So I have gotten that far...

I can imagine that logistic to the NWT is mind boggling for a lot of things... and costly.

[jasperandchar]

[Frugal Lisa]

Happy hump day!!! Hope everyone's weeks are going well!! I spend a lot of time last night making my trades list, now I just have to wait for someone to want my coupons!! Lol!

[macw1960]

Love the sign.

[jasperandchar]

my tradelist is updated as well, it's so time consuming but hopefully worth our efforts (lol)

Happy hump day!!! Hope everyone's weeks are going well!! I spend a lot of time last night making my trades list, now I just have to wait for someone to want my coupons!! Lol!

[jasperandchar]

thanks, I couldn't resist

Love the sign.

[jasperandchar]

FRUGALITY VILLAGE:

So here's a thought since a few of us have now updated our trade & wishlist, how about we try and barter or trade amongst our group (here) if possible.

I know we all have coupons that we would rather trade than go to waste, I personally would rather some of my coupons find a new home and get something that I could use in return.

So how about we have a spot on here for looking fors:

thoughts? comments?

[Frugal Lisa]

my tradelist is updated as well, it's so time consuming but hopefully worth our efforts (lol)

Ya!! It took me a long time too... And mine isn't as organized as some of yours! Jeepers!!! Lol!

[Frugal Lisa]

FRUGALITY VILLAGE:

So here's a thought since a few of us have now updated our trade & wishlist, how about we try and barter or trade amongst our group (here) if possible.

I know we all have coupons that we would rather trade than go to waste, I personally would rather some of my coupons find a new home and get something that I could use in return.

So how about we have a spot on here for looking fors:

thoughts? comments?

Great idea!! I'm not sure that I have many rare coupons that people are really after tho... But I'm in either way. Even if people don't want my coupons it's a learning experience!!

[jasperandchar]

Don't worry I don't have any HV coupons and very few FPCs...

Great idea!! I'm not sure that I have many rare coupons that people are really after tho... But I'm in either way. Even if people don't want my coupons it's a learning experience!!

[Frugal Lisa]

Okay!! Works for me than!

[jasperandchar]

COUPONS THAT I AM LOOKING FOR (jasperandchar):

.50 Yop, minigo etc. exp. Dec. 31, 2103 - have a look at my tradelist under about me.
.75 IOGO
$1.00 IOGO
$ Villagio bread (any amounts) NEWLY ADDED
B2G1 Pedigree wet dog food exp. May 2013 or later (from insert) NEWLY ADDED

FRUGALITY VILLAGE:

So here's a thought since a few of us have now updated our trade & wishlist, how about we try and barter or trade amongst our group (here) if possible.

I know we all have coupons that we would rather trade than go to waste, I personally would rather some of my coupons find a new home and get something that I could use in return.

So how about we have a spot on here for looking fors:

thoughts? comments?

[Frugal Lisa]

I am looking for any snack, dairy or cereal coupons.

[jasperandchar]

Dry food or wet food?

I am looking for $3 off whiskas cat food, or meow mix. Also any black diamond coupons.

[wimbly11]

Love this thread! We just stopped and looked at our finances and realized we need to manage our money better if we want to save for things we want in the future!