Whether you want to preserve all of the goodness from your garden or save those leftovers, what is the first thing you reach for? Is it the Plastic Wrap or the Ziplock type bags?
Always remember that "when you buy plastic, you are buying future garbage". Plastic does not break down easily. It will break and wear out, but the pieces will continue to exist. It will develop an unusual "sticky" feeling when it starts to break down and makes a terrific black smoke if melted or burned.
Why pay hard earned dollars for anything that is destined to end up in the trash? Whether is it a day, a week or months from now - this is money down the drain. Might as well throw it out the window.
The prices for Oil and Energy are rising and you might find yourself wondering where your paycheck is going lately. Now is the time to sit down and start to evaluate where you would like to spend those dollars. The biggest savings begins at home. All of the little things will amount to a bigger dollar amount if you take a closer look. Why pay for what you don't have to?
Our family does not like to spend additional money on special packaging in order to preserve our foods for the refridgerator or freezer. We save our plastic containers from yogurt, margerine and cream cheese, etc. Sure you can't see what's in them, but a nice label made out of masking tape and a pen works well for us.
Plastic Grocery Bags? A thing of the past. We use reusable cloth grocery bags. They cost about $1.00 which can be a slight investment if you need several of these. You do have options: Your local thrift store will sell them for $0.25, or you can fashion an old t-shirt by cutting off the sleeves for handles and sewing up the bottom - easy peasy!
We save on not having to spend money on fancy bags or labels and have extra money to spend on more food! Completely Fool Proof!
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