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Lizzy
I’m going to share some of my grandma's money-saving habits. She was a single mother of four during the Second World War. She was very poor and hard-working, raising her children on her own during such hard times. She had lots of different techniques for saving that we can learn from and use today.
I was lucky to spend time with her during my childhood and learn from her habits. She taught me so much about being frugal and being careful with money. Her habits revolved around waste prevention, reuse, and being resourceful.
My grandma did a lot of baking, and she was very careful to use every ingredient wisely. She would always save the paper from the butter and use it to butter the baking trays.
When making jam tarts she’d use three quarter teaspoons of jam and push it into the bottom of each pastry. They were never overfilled. The conserves were such a sweet treat, she didn’t want to waste them.
Her meals were a lot smaller than we have today. An evening meal, for example, would be something like half a can of soup with a slice of cheese on toast.
Canned fruit and evaporated milk were treats for desserts. I still have my grandmother’s can opener which has lasted for decades. Read more...
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