Was going to post this on facebook, but decided to post it here:
Fun facts from our year's spending (yes I'm a Geek and record EVERYTHING! I like statistics, what can I say?) Here goes with my analysis: I spent as much on butter and vegenaise as I did on beans this year ($170). I spent twice as much on fruit as vegetables (thanks to getting lots of produce from the farm/wish we had mature fruit trees!), if we built a high tunnel for $350 where we could grow bell peppers, lettuce, onions, potatoes, zucchini and sweet potato only, it would pay itself off in a year). I spent as much money on avocados throughout the year as I did on cantaloupe during the summer (around $105) (a result of not having a garden this summer!), if I could make my own tofu, I could save about $100 a year, if I could bake my own bread I'd save a lot of money ($520!) which gives incentive to buy a grain grinder and fancy Kitchen aid dough mixer...but only after I read "Wheat Belly" and decide if I should invest in Kitchen Toys that are mainly used for wheat. If I went oil free, I'd save $200 a year, I spent as much on sea salt as I did on sugar ($62). If David had several hives of bees that were productive and provided us lots of honey we could save $125. We could never grow enough peanuts to satiate our love of peanut butter, nor would it be worth it ($163).
Wow Hope, that's some intense record keeping! You amaze me with your attention to detail. I thought I was doing just to know how much I spend on "food" each month, but I've never thought to break it down.
ReplyDeleteThis is some great data to play with! This much more detailed than how we track our food expenses. Deborah bought a Bosch bread mixer for less than $100 off of Craiglist. My mom loves it much more than her Kitchen Aid for making bread. Can do up to 6 loaves at a time, I think. Do you guys have a root cellar for preserving all the produce from your farm?
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