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Dave Ramsey would be proud… » Blogging Away Debt. By Beks Since we discovered we are having a boy, my husband and I have been arguing over names.
We have agreed on precisely… None of them. My dad is my hero so naturally I wanted to name the kid after him… or after my brothers… or after my grandfathers. Something to honor the truly great men in my life. Despite my best suggestions, my husband shoots down my ideas and keeps coming back to one name – Cash. Is it because of our newfound lifestyle of paying cash for everything? Nope. The guy is seriously obsessed with Johnny Cash. I called my sisters for some support on the issue and they meekly said they happened to like the name.
I’m losing the battle and, don’t tell my husband but… Cash is slowly starting to grow on me. If I ever meet Dave Ramsey, I’ll swear Cash is after the lifestyle, not the singer. As an afterthought, my husband said, ‘At least I didn’t suggest we name him Sue’ “A Boy Named Sue” by Johnny Cash. How to Buy a Side of Beef. Kris and I grow our own berries. We harvest walnuts from a tree in the yard, and glean hazelnuts from a friend’s orchard. We keep fruit trees and a vegetable garden. For city folk, we try to grow as much of our own food as possible. But one thing we cannot grow is our own meat. We’ve discovered the next best thing, though: . , but not for everyone. The include: — Grocery-store meat is aged 5-7 days. . — Commercial ground beef is often produced using meat from dozens of animals. . — I like the fact that buying beef from a local rancher allows me to support him, and to support the meat packer that processes the animal. — Because you’re buying your meat all at once, it’s easy to budget your costs for an extended period. — Plus you no longer have to plan your meals around what’s on sale. — If you buy large quantities at the grocery store, you need to repack the meat to freeze it.
The are: — When you buy your meat in small quantities, as you need it, you don’t need a spare freezer. Ask around. Side of Beef Savings? Home Lifestyle Groceries and Food Meats and Poultry Side of Beef Savings?
Side of Beef Savings? I recently bought a side of beef in an attempt to save money. Here is a Formula I hope before you purchased that side of beef you looked into the yield grade of the beef. Let's say you bought a side of beef, 250 lbs at .89 per lb. with a yield grade of 3. When it comes to figuring out how much you saved you would have to know how many of each cut you got from that side of beef. I would recommend that you buy retail cut. Experts Say to Look For Sales I worked for the Cooperative Extension Service for many years and asked this same question of our Agricultural Agent.
Stock Up When On Sale In our area the supermarkets like Winn-Dixie frequently have whole sirloin on sale. Quality versus Expense I used to always purchase my meat this way. What you do get is quality beef. Instead of purchasing beef by the side now, I purchase Top Sirloin Roasts when they are on sale. Updated May, 2013 Take the Next Step.