Great Ideas! Would you mind if I listed this post in our Sotall Community Directory. We are just getting started and I need to set up a category for it, but the two main purposes of the group is to give away seeds to those who need them and provide a directory of all the thousands of posts done by members that help people grow food, have clean water, make herbal medicines and such. I think saving money fits right in with everything else!

I buy a lot of things in bulk or large containers (like mushroom soup) then freeze it in ice trays so I can use just one or two at a time. I also keep a soup bucket in the freezer. All the leftover veggies get tossed in and when it is full, I make a huge pot of soup, eat my fill and freeze the rest in individual serving sizes.