Four women, four challenges, and one month to change their spending habits. How did it go?
No new groceries for a month. I have to use the chicken and meat in my freezer or the items already on my pantry shelves. The only exception is perishables: fruits, vegetables, milk, eggs, fish, etc.
My father always used to laugh and ask, “If we were stuck in the house, how long would we survive?” The answer was always “very long.” My mother’s a huge fan of stocking up. The freezer is always full of meat and chicken. The pantry always has all the ingredients you’d need to make breakfast, lunch, dinner, and five snacks a day.
And I guess I’m her daughter.
When we first moved to our (tiny) Jerusalem apartment, I knew I couldn’t shop the same way I did in America. I planned to use the nearby shuk as my fridge for fruits and veggies. The local makolet would serve as my pantry. Basically, I’d only buy what I needed, when I needed it.
For the most part, I do. But even though the American me would be shocked at how little is in my pantry… it’s somehow stuffed to the brim. I buy pasta for dinner and then decide to make rice instead. I make a bulk meat order and forget how little only two people can eat.
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