Been buying a half-cow every year to supplement my protein intake from a local farm/butcher and the quality of the meat and the flavor and texture are lightyears above what you'll find at any mid-tier or below restaurant.
Conversations with them about the quality of animals that get selected for fast food rapidly made me never want to eat fast food ever again.
And by breaking that out into one giant expense, my overall monthly bills at the grocer went down significantly, and my costs overall are lower (buying in bulk at once means that I am still on pre-inflation pricing until my next order.)
A bigass veggie garden as well is semi-annoying to care for, but also dramatically drops the cost of grocer visits.
As time goes on and I transition to also getting eggs/milk from farms direct instead of grocers I expect a dramatic decrease in my overall bills.
Got a new freezer in, going to order a pig in the future and stop getting bacon at the grocer as well. Good times will be had.
It took me about a half-decade of prepping before I was ready to do it. 2 chest freezers and one standup freezer, one each purchased on Black Friday to knock the price down. In my area the ding and dent places never seem to have them in stock or I would have gotten them there (lots of hunters these parts.)
One of the most frustrating facts of life is that it takes money to save money and it takes time to make money. Planning is essential for long term success.
Been buying a half-cow every year to supplement my protein intake from a local farm/butcher and the quality of the meat and the flavor and texture are lightyears above what you'll find at any mid-tier or below restaurant.
Conversations with them about the quality of animals that get selected for fast food rapidly made me never want to eat fast food ever again.
And by breaking that out into one giant expense, my overall monthly bills at the grocer went down significantly, and my costs overall are lower (buying in bulk at once means that I am still on pre-inflation pricing until my next order.)
A bigass veggie garden as well is semi-annoying to care for, but also dramatically drops the cost of grocer visits.
As time goes on and I transition to also getting eggs/milk from farms direct instead of grocers I expect a dramatic decrease in my overall bills.
Got a new freezer in, going to order a pig in the future and stop getting bacon at the grocer as well. Good times will be had.
It took me about a half-decade of prepping before I was ready to do it. 2 chest freezers and one standup freezer, one each purchased on Black Friday to knock the price down. In my area the ding and dent places never seem to have them in stock or I would have gotten them there (lots of hunters these parts.)
One of the most frustrating facts of life is that it takes money to save money and it takes time to make money. Planning is essential for long term success.