Making a lot of stuff from scratch lately with the increase in grocery prices

My sons chicken nuggets are like nine dollars

I Buy 9 chicken breasts for that same price and can make whatever I want. I can make chicken nuggets, boneless chicken wings, chicken curry, chicken and rice, chicken tacos, enchiladas or even chicken salad

It’s wild how much some stuff has gone up. My son likes sweet potato Dinosaurs and fries but sweet potatoes “already made” are so unaffordable

There are still a few things that you can buy frozen that cost less than making at home like pizza for example. My son LOVES pizza.

I can buy the potatoes for like three dollars and make 5 times as much comes in that one bag

I stopped going out for coffee altogether. Coffee costs almost $5-6 dollars it used to cost around $2

It’s ridiculous I make matcha tea and coffee at home I even froth the milk. I put it in a jar and shake it up until it becomes foam. I try to replicate whatever it is I go out for at home to avoid the temptation

I used to go out to eat as a hobby I really liked going to different restaurants and trying new things. Phew that went out the window 😂😂

Oh well I really enjoy cooking and I’m enjoying learning all these new recipes

My country ability of making everything from scratch is finally coming in handy. When I first moved to Florida when I was really poor I was making homemade bread because bread was like $5 and I literally couldn’t afford that. Thank god I found $1< bread at aldi because baking bread is a lot of work and you don’t even want to eat it hardly because it’s so much work goes into making it🤣🤣🤣 at least for people who don’t own bread makers

Did I ever tell you I know how to make homemade baby wipes? I can make toothpaste. I know what things you can substitute for other things. You can use cornstarch as anti-perspirant if you can’t afford deodorant. You can use shampoo and conditioner as laundry detergent if you can’t afford laundry detergent

I used to use my mascara as eyeliner and use my eyeshadow for blush and contour

Me personally ?
When life gives you lemons figure out how many different ways you can get use out of them lol

Lemonade, lemon water, bleach (lemons are a natural bleach) mix lemon and baking soda to whiten your teeth (don’t do this a lot tho it erodes the enamel)

😝 I could write a book seriously