Things We Will No Longer Purchase

With prices constantly rising for food, personal care, and household goods, these are the things that we will no longer be purchasing.

Chicken legs: The one meal serving that we have left, I am throwing out. I know most people can get them for $.99 a lb. and under. However, there is barely any meat on them and the last package I bought the skin would not crisp up even in the air fryer. It makes me wonder what they are washing them with or injecting into them. So for our safety, I am tossing them.

Bread: I have a bread maker. I will use up the bread that I bought this week for French toast for family and that is it. Bread has gotten really expensive and the quality has gone down. Have you noticed that both hamburger and hot dog rolls and sesame rolls fall apart when you eat them with your meat? I have also noticed that any kind of bread except fresh from the bakery lasts for weeks. No mold! Why is that? I have found recipes for making hamburg and hot dog rolls so I will make my own.

Personal Care Products: Conditioner, toothpaste and floss( I get plenty of samples from the dentist.), nail polish, and body wash. My hair gets oily when I use conditioner. I use bar soap in the shower and bathtub. It is cheaper and lasts a lot longer. I find Ivory soap and Dove soap to be the best.

Magazines and Books: I can read current magazines at the library. I can borrow books and read them online through my library.

Fast Food: We go out to local restaurants with friends once a month. We can get a meal for just a little bit more than we would pay for fast food and the quality is much better. The fast food restaurants are not going to survive between their high prices, poor quality food, and expecting a tip now. When we are not out with friends we cook at home except for our anniversary and birthdays. The only exception is getting take out Chinese once in a while from our local restaurant.

Energy Drinks: They have gotten so expensive and I have decided they are not that healthy for us.

Some Laundry Products: I haven’t bought dryer sheets in years. We rarely use our dryer. I only buy laundry detergent and Oxyclean. I put a tablespoon of the Oxyclean in each load along with my liquid detergent. Any stains easily come out.

Candles: I always bought scented but I can’t tolerate the smells anymore. We also don’t want Eloise around them.

Movie Tickets: The last time I bought tickets was when Alexa was little and wanted to see a Disney movie. She is 19 now so that was many years ago. There are so many streaming services now that I get free through Spectrum that we don’t need to go out ever for a movie.

Wrapping Paper: I have a huge roll of brown paper that I use that for wrapping gifts.

Cleaning supplies: I still have some left but when they run out I will make my own.

We have quit buying seasoning packets and gravies. We make our own taco and fajita seasonings. Just search online and you can find recipes for almost any that you would buy.

We used to use a lot of paper towels. I replaced them with microfiber cloths. I use about 1-2 rolls a year just to drain bacon.

We have a bidet so we only use about a roll and a half of toilet paper a month. I was thinking about getting a bidet for the guest bathroom but we don’t have enough company during the year to make it worth the price.

That’s enough for today. I have a lot of work to do around here that got neglected while my back was hurting.

What are you no longer buying?