I was SHOCKED!! Family Budget Review + Garden/Life Update

Hey, Y'all!!
June was a fun, but busy month. There’s always lots to do during the summer, but I have really enjoyed the extra family time!
This is a link to the channel I referred to- / @cheshirelass
I just love listening to her talk. I find her very comforting.
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Lori
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[@lynnchristensen5510]

I shared before that I have stage 4 cancer and am in treatment. We live in the desert and the temp. Is 123* Needles to say we are in ALOT. I look forward to your videos. They help with ideas to feed my family. Just listening and watching you be real is awesome. I feel like we are friends Thank you❤

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

I feel like we are friends, too! You always comment on my videos. That makes me feel so good. I am praying for you. I cannot even believe 123!!

[@GeorgiaPeach87]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻look into long fasting. Cancer needs food to grow. I pray for Jesus to heal you.

[@libraryslug]

You are such an inspiration to me! I work outside of the home as well as being responsible for homemaking. I have learned so much from you. I regularly use my instant pot to cook whole chickens for meals during the week now. This not only saves me money but helps me provide more nutritious meals for my family. Thank you!

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

You’re so sweet. Thank you for that encouragement!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@jacki6301]

I canned for the first time. I'm in my 50s. We had a bumper crop of persian cucumbers. I made dill pickles. 9 quarts full! So happy for my first try.

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

Yay!!!!! I love pickles! Did you make up your own spice blend? What recipe did you use? I would love to make pickles!

[@jacki6301]

@@homemadesimplewithlori 2 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed small handful dill 1 teaspoons mustard seed 1 teaspoon coriander 1 teaspoon fennel ½ teaspoon ground pepper 1Tablespoons sea salt In each quart jar, I added the above ingredient to each jar. I estimated the amount of liquid I would need for each jar. Equal parts 5% vinegar and water heated on the stove and poured into filled jars. I water bathed them for 10 minutes. Pulled them out and let cool overnight on the counter. I'm sure more experienced canners may have a better recipe than me. Next, I need to find more jars and can bread and butter pickles. If we have too many cucumbers, I will try relish.

[@Nisa-gm5wg]

@@jacki6301 nice recipe. I make spicy garlic dill pickles and let them marinate in the fridge for at least 3 days. I actually sell them and use the money for my household. My coworkers love them too. I can a few jars for my family each year cause we don’t eat a lot of pickles

[@prairietarrien3467]

You can definitely handle the canning. I had to tackle it for the same reason…to keep from wasting the harvest. We had SO many tomatoes. It’s not as big and scary as everyone makes it out to be.

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

Yay!!! Glad you had a good harvest!!

[@deanna6483]

I love all your videos! Follow your heart! There is no way to please everyone! 😊

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

Thank you ❤️❤️❤️

[@tinabartle8225]

Thank you for such a great video have learned a lot from them and I’m 65 and never to old to learn ❤you share the real life and you authentic and not fake which I feel is one of your best qualities and you’re a good mama and a good wife. Have a blessed week. Be looking forward to watching the rest of your week setting up for your fourth of farmers party😊

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

Thank you so much. That makes my heart smile. I am definitely not a perfect mama or wife. But I love my people with all my heart and I try my very best. I want to be authentic here. No need to fake…most people accept us just as we are, as long as we are trying to improve and are kind through the process ❤️❤️❤️

[@nancykaufman1645]

Thanks Lori, love hearing about your home and family ♥️♥️♥️

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

Thanks for watching ❤️❤️

[@gaynellparker3505]

Thankful you have such good neighbors and you can have a rest from the hard work occasionally ❤️

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

And a mama who comes and watches over everyone while we are gone. Love you.

[@yvettegerry9862]

I don’t shop at our Aldi just don’t care for it. I have already started stocking the sale items for winter . I’m also doing my freezer clean out using it up . I Enjoyed the video Thank you ! 🌸🐓🌸

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

I have to go a city over to go to Aldi the closest one is 🫣. Good for you on all the others!!!

[@yvettegerry9862]

@@homemadesimplewithlori you do a great job thank you ! 🌸

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

@yvettegerry9862 that’s sweet of you. Thank you!!

[@yankeemom3579]

I just loved the lizard story!!! Had a great picture in my mind!! 😂. And canning? You can absolutely do it! I’m in my 60’s and when I was in my 30’s and feeding my family I got the ball blue book of canning(had no computer back then) and I tell young moms that I read the book, followed the directions and prayed to the good Lord that I didn’t kill my family!!!😂 and He’s been faithful!!! You can do it!!!

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

😂😂😂. I know! It’s stressful!! But I know I can do it I’m just a little panicky about it 😝

[@muwgrad1987]

First comment! Hoping to get inspiration from this video. June had a few unexpected expenses and planned family gatherings, so I got offtrack.

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

It’s so easy to get side tracked. But, we all do it so, we can help encourage one another! Hope you had fun with your fam!!

[@muwgrad1987]

@@homemadesimplewithlori it was wonderful having grown children home to visit!

[@annadams436]

South Alabama here. 50-60 years ago my mom went to the chicken coop to gather eggs, Long story short, she was almost hands on the eggs when she saw a chicken snake wrapped around the eggs. Harmless? Maybe but never cared for eggs since then. Lots of love from one Alabama (Auburn) girl to another Bama girl! 🪱

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

I love this comment for so many reasons 🥰😘

[@ambrosined1981]

loved the 🦎 story.

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

😂😝😄

[@AlienTurkey7]

I remember getting the lizards to attach to my earlobes as a kid. Lol!!

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

You are KIDDING!!!!! 😂😂😂

[@cheryldepedro7029]

Hi Lori, I really enjoy your videos, ALL of them. I, looking forward to 4th on the Farm. I feel that the decisions you make are well thought out even when you decide to have to change course. I wish we were neighbors! ❤❤

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

Well, we can be KZbin neighbors anyway ❤️❤️

[@dianepayne5613]

Great video...your lizard story made me laugh...😂😂😂

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

🤪🤪🤪

[@creativehomemaker503]

Great video, and thank you for your continued encouragement in many areas of homemaking/homesteading. ❤ Question: I am on the Eastern Shore and the heat index is reaching near 110. My chickens have stopped laying due to the heat. Is there any advice you can give me to help them keep cool and to start laying again? I am making and freezing corn in muffin tins for them as a frozen treat, and they are afraid of the fan we put out for them. Thanks much and be blessed!

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

Mine slows down too. I’m definitely not a chicken expert. I just let mine free range and go with the egg-laying flow. They don’t like to lay much in the heat of summer or cold of winter so I just have extra chickens 😂😂😂. I’m sure there’s good advice about that subject on KZbin though. Sorry I can’t help much.

[@creativehomemaker503]

@@homemadesimplewithlori thank you! I appreciate your help!

[@muwgrad1987]

On canning, you can do it! Tomatoes are the easiest veggies to can, IMO. Remember on green beans that you need to pressure can them for safety. Tomatoes can be done in a boiling water bath since they are acidic. I used to can when I had a larger garden. I'll still do it if I get enough hot peppers -- hot sauce and pepper jelly.

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

I need to know how to do hot sauce!

[@michellebarnett4994]

I love to see you sit and chat. Our Aldi here in Connecticut has a big old rat trap in the parking lot, which is near a stocking room inside. Yuck,!! We have garter snakes up here, but they don't grow too big. Thanks for the video😊!!

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

Eeeeeew!! I’d take a lizard any day! 😂😂😂

[@susans9491]

Not gonna lie here, I’m kinda jealous that you had a lizard in your buggy! Personally I think they’re cute, we really don’t have them here in New England. So pleased to hear that the Aldi staffer just calmly took the little guy outside!❤❤❤

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@desertfamilyhomestead3127]

I can only wish to have that cheap of a feed bill. I don’t have any chickens right now but between the 2 cows, 7 goats and 1 horse I spent over $300 in hay, grain, mineral blocks and a colic preventative(horse). I know that I have to go buy more hay and grain before the month is over too. I will be buying a squeeze of hay(84 bales) either tomorrow or Monday and they will deliver it and it should last us at least 4 months. I will be selling all my bucks pretty soon too(3 of them) and my 4 does are all pregnant I believe and due to kid next month, dairy goats so we can milk them and make soap and cheese.

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

Yeah. It’s a lot to have animals. Sorry. ❤️❤️

[@desertfamilyhomestead3127]

@@homemadesimplewithlori it is but I also knew that going in and getting them too. If we had a pasture it would be cheaper but a pasture in the desert isn’t a common thing.

[@hockenberryholler3150]

I like this format. Chicken snakes are such nasty creatures when it comes to chickens, they can have all the rodents on the farm they want.... but get near my chicks or eggs... game on!!!!! Hugs~ Lea

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

Yes exactly! Except, I don’t like to see them no matter WHAT! 😂. I didn’t know how scared I was of them until I had to deal with it 😂😂

[@samanthadodd8112]

I like ur channel, but I do prefer the groceries and cooking videos. That is just my preference, u should do these for yourself, not just for us.

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

That’s very helpful. I appreciate your feedback. I definitely want to make the videos y’all want to watch! ❤️❤️

[@nanar.8088]

You handled the Lizzard issue much better than I would have. 😅😂 I don't use a spreadsheet but I have an old fashioned spiral notebook that I list every purchase with date, store and amount then on another sheet have budget categories and subtract from each as spend. At end of month see how I did and compare from previous month

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

Wow! That is so good!

[@lynnhensley4326]

I use a spiral notebook for my budget with a pencil. I track every dollar. I have blue tailed lizards around my steps. They are great bug eaters. Just ran across your videos. Good job on your good budget.

[@gensguineas]

Funny story about the lizard, had to be a country boy lol. Great job budgeting this mos. not easy in todays day and age. Appreciate your videos.

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

Yes! For sure a country boy at heart. Thanks for watching!!

[@monicavalentine8472]

Cash is so hard....

[@homemadesimplewithlori]

Agreed!