It's Friday! Woot!

[morganskye]

No Rebate for me today. Boo. I guess I'll get it next week like everyone else. A co-worker of mine told me that he got his on Tuesday, so I guess the early deposit bit wasn't a lie. It's just a shame they're not doing that next week too.

We went to Barry's sister's last night for dinner. It was really nice! They made picnic food (yum!), and we had a Coldstone Creamery cake for desert. Omg good! The best part was taking the rest of the cake home. Lol!!

I'm making a menu for the week to help keep our food budget down. So far I have...
Pizza kit (we don't have a pizza pan anymore, but we'll get around it)
tuna helper
clam chowder
chicken pot pie (from scratch)
fried rice (from scratch)
fish w/ side
salad

The nice part is that we already have the makings for everything listed. Yay! Hopefully this will keep costs down since all we need are staples (eggs, milk, bread, etc). I do need some nuts for my cereal, but I'll only get it if it's still in budget. Ugh, I hate being restricted!!

Comments

[cassandramorgan.livejournal.com]

Well, technically....you might get your rebate on Monday, which is "early" since the original date was Friday. It's just not as early as some of us were hoping :/

[morganskye.livejournal.com]

*crosses fingers and toes* Please please please!!

Anything over the base $300 is going to bills, so the sooner I get it the better. I hate paying finance charges. ^_^

[mobobocita.livejournal.com]

*gigglesnort*

Ok, so I was reading the list, got to Chicken Pot Pie and some how that became Chicken CHERRY Pie and I was VERY confused what kind of food you were making. *Snort*

We are in the last batch of DD money to go out so I'm just not even thinking about it for a bit.

[morganskye.livejournal.com]

lol! Who knows, that might be a good combo!

Ick, that sucks. At least you're not waiting on a paper check.

[bandvamp01.livejournal.com]

I've been making menus, too! It helps soo much, both with grocery-store budget and "wah i dunno what to make for dinner LET'S GET TACO BELL OM NOM NOM" budget.
My favorite is to make veggie chili (ok, i cheat- i use one can of Hormel Veggie Chili and add a can of store-brand Chili Beans to stretch it), and then we have chili with homemade cornbread one night, and there's not enough left over for a full chili meal, so i make some turkey dogs and pour the chili on top another night, along with some

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I've been making menus, too! It helps soo much, both with grocery-store budget and "wah i dunno what to make for dinner LET'S GET TACO BELL OM NOM NOM" budget.
My favorite is to make veggie chili (ok, i cheat- i use one can of Hormel Veggie Chili and add a can of store-brand Chili Beans to stretch it), and then we have chili with homemade cornbread one night, and there's not enough left over for a full chili meal, so i make some turkey dogs and pour the chili on top another night, along with some <a href="http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Parmesan-Potato-Wedges/Detail.aspx"Parmesan Potato Wedges"</a> (just one large potato makes enough for me and Nate). SO GOOD.
Also, if you make your own veggie burgers, they're way cheaper AND you can freeze them just the same (that's what the intrabutts telled me anyways). And pea soup! That stuff freezes perfectly, I LOVE PEA SOUP OM NOM NOM!

p.s. Also, please to be telling me how to make fried rice-- I tried it once and it resulted in a HIDEOUS FAILURE.

[bandvamp01.livejournal.com]

Auuuuugh, my html is a HIDEOUS FAILURE!

Parmesan Potato Wedges

[morganskye.livejournal.com]

Even your failures make me giggle. ^_^

I cheat with my fried rice. I use a mix packet and it's goooood. I use COLD cooked rice, and essentially heat it up in a large skillet with the mix, 2 eggs, and veggies. I usually also add any leftover meat in the fridge, assuming it hasn't been mixed in with something else already.

[aarana.livejournal.com]

Did you check the IRS website? It will tell you the timeframe in which it will be mailed depending on your last 4 of your social. the lower the number is, the quicker you will get it.

http://www.irs.gov/irs/article/0,,id=180250,00.html

[morganskye.livejournal.com]

Yup, seen it. I'll be getting mine by next Friday. The only thing that bites is that it doesn't take into account the advanced deposit time line for the 800k lucky ones who get their checks Mon-Wed.