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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
I am that guy who sees the massive amount of pork tenderloin or striploin roast on sale, buys it, than plays amateur butcher to portion it out and freeze it. If I splurge for a rotisserie chicken I boil the carcus after we eat most of the meat to make soup out of it.
Pretty soon I'll try and add a cold room for food storage and start canning things in the fall. In short...I'm going to have to learn to live how my grandparents did in the 50's.
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I'm thankful for my parents, who were immigrants to Canada from China, without an education, but still managed to buy a house through hard work and disciplined saving. From a young age, I observed how they saved money on everyday purchases and as I got old enough to understand, they drilled it in me how important saving is. Everything I was taught, I've continued to do in my life.
Buying large portions of meat, portioning and freezing (properly) goes a long way towards saving money. Going with the no-name cheaper brands for things like toothbrushes and other household supplies constantly also saves a lot of money. Going to Bulk Barn to buy spices for a fraction of the cost compared to a $9.99 bag of whatever spice from the big box grocer also saves a lot. You don't need that big bag of coriander seed for that one recipe, so buy the 3 grams you need instead.
I don't have kids, so don't have the same level of spend as people with kids, so I haven't noticed too much of a change in my spending habits, but in a way, I've always spent as little as possible on some things. I do spend on vacations because my parents always taught me to reward myself, but to save on other things that aren't that important to me. I do eat out less frequently now though as it's hard to justify the cost when most of the time, I can replicate the meal at home, even though the experience at a restaurant is hard to match.