Butcher Shops are they worth It?

Butcher Shops are they worth it? When you go grocery shopping, what is the most expensive thing you buy? (Meat).  Our grocery bill is much cheaper when I buy my meat from a Butcher shop. Meat in the store is so expensive and the quality is not as good. So today I am going to show you how I save a bundle of money by buying from a Butcher shop.

Let’s start with beef, I good pound of ground- chuck can go for over $4.00 dollars a pound in the grocery store. Don’t even look at the steaks prices, they make me cry. Beef is very expensive in the grocery stores. Here’s how I save a bundle on beef. Call around to your local Butcher shops and compare prices. Our family goes to Becks Meats out of Kaukauna. We order ¼ to ½ of a steer at a time and save big time. The price for all the cuts of beef are $2.99 a pound plus this includes butchering and wrapping. Now I can have my steak and not cry. If you are a single person and you don’t want that much meat at a time, ask a friend or family member to split the cost of the meat. Just by ordering a bigger amount of meat up front can save you a lot of money. The meat is much leaner and healthier for you.

Next, let’s talk about pork. A good pound of bacon can cost you over $3.00 dollars a pound. Look at a good pork roast or ham around the holidays and I just get sticker shock. Not any more, I go to Becks Meat Market in Kaukauna and I buy a whole pig for $1.69 a pound. This includes butchering and wrapping. I love pork chops on the grill and those delicious pork brats. The butcher’s shop customizes the cuts of meat to your liking. They ask you how many pounds you want in a package and how thick you want your meat.

At Becks Meats they also do chickens for $1.59 a pound. Each chicken averages around 5 to 6 pounds each. We do all our own chicken ourselves. We order chickens from of local coop and raise them to around 8 to 10 pounds then butcher them ourselves. We do about 25 chickens a year. This a day long project for us. The girls and I wait till dad chops the heads and then does the de-feathering.  Then the girls and I clean and cut them up into pieces. Freeze and enjoy fresh chicken year round.

Always do your research and check several meat markets for prices and amounts or meat you needed to buy to get your biggest discounts. I find I can save hundreds of dollars this way when I buy my meat. Everybody loves some meat, so why not save money and do your meat shopping at a butcher shop. Enjoy that steak, bacon and chicken from Suzie Homemaker.

Commercial Free T.V.

How many of you hate commercials? I know I sure do! Today I would like to talk to you about your T.V. viewing. How many times during your favorite T.V. show do get stopped to watch a commercial? I don’t know about you, but I hate to be sold something every 5 to 10 minutes. This makes it so hard to follow your T.V. show you are watching, and I hate commercials. Our family used to have cable T.V. but this was becoming so expensive so we canceled it. We found cable T.V. to be boring because they show the same movies over and over again. We as a family decided to become a cord cutter. So today I am going to tell you what we decided as a family  to do to cut costs on T.V. and view fewer commercials.

The first thing we did was drop cable and went to straight local T.V. only, saving over $75.00 dollars a month. We decided to get Netflix instead of cable. We only pay $8.99 a month. Netflix has all kinds of movies and T.V. shows that you can pick from commercial free. We have 4 different accounts that we set up so each person can have their own selection of movies and T.V. shows they want. You can watch any movie or T.V. show you like at any time of the day. Knowing we don’t have to be sold something every time we turn on the T.V. was a major plus. Getting rid of cable has made our T.V. viewing time a lot less because most days the T.V. doesn’t go on till after supper.

Another good online streaming platform is Amazon Prime. This platform cost $10.99 a month or $99.00 dollars a year. They also have a lot of movies and T.V. shows to pick from commercial free. One thing I like about Amazon Prime is they have free shipping for all your packages which is a major plus. Since my husband has a business this pays for itself each year for us.

How many of you have kids who like to listen to music? Mine would listen to music all day long if they could. Buying music online or from any other source can get very expensive. If you have a smart T.V. that hooks up to the internet, check out Pandora. My kids love this and it even has music that mom and dads can listen too also. Why should you pay for music when you can have it right at your fingertips.

Having movies and T.V. show when you want them doesn’t have to cost a fortune or break the bank. Instead of paying over $800.00 dollars a year we now pay about $250.00 dollars a year. By being a cord cutter we as a family have more time together. Finding ways to save money is a great way to save for your future. Cutting cable saved us a bundle and we will never go back, from the house of Suzie Homemaker.

Suzie Homemaker

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Hi, I’m Suzie Homemaker, welcome to my blog on tips to help you simplify your life and to save money in the process. I will be writing on how to do things on, canning ideas and recipes that work for me and you and how to make homemade laundry soap shampoo, conditioners and more.

                At the age of 51 I decided to start a blog.  My family has decided to downsize and cut costs, so I’ve found ways to make this possible and have fun in the process.

                As a young girl I was taught how to do canning of different fruits and vegetables and more. I love to cook, sew and garden. People say I’m a bargain hunter and this is very true. Here are some things I would like to teach you on how to save money in a fun way without sacrificing luxury.