Thank you so much for loving my storage ideas! I just got my husband to watch the video with me on the TV and he was impressed. Our consumer debt will be paid off next month. I have learned all my tricks and tips from watching living on a dime! Can’t wait to share the video! Love you all ♥️❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@patriciacooke886

5 ай бұрын

Way to go! You are an inspiration.

@LivingOnADime

5 ай бұрын

You go girl!! You are doing great!!! Thanks so much for sharing!!

@brightstarr57

5 ай бұрын

You did an awesome job! Enjoyed watching your stockpile, etc.

@goodsoul00

5 ай бұрын

I am so interested in your pantry. Is this a piece of furniture you actually bought? So unique!

@leslievalenciano-lopez8887

5 ай бұрын

Thank You for sharing so many great tips! You've motivated me to get my Pantry organized. Yours looks really nice!!!

This lady, Kimberly, was by far my favorite grocery audit. If I could nominate someone for the award, she would get it. She’s obviously not afraid of working hard to organize herself and to prep her foods from growing to processing packaging. I really take a lot of inspiration from Kimberly AND she is relatable.

@kimsrurallife8775

5 ай бұрын

Thank you. I’m just a simple farm wife living in rural Wisconsin on a fixed income. I always watch the videos and live shows from Facebook.

@M.L.E.85

5 ай бұрын

@@kimsrurallife8775 I am honored to talk to you through the comments! I really love your pantry design and your attitude and just everything. Your farm is beautiful. My very best friend in the world lives in Appleton! I retired from teaching high school after 36 years and I too am on a fixed income. A lot of the information from this channel has saved me money and time. I’m so grateful. Blessings to you and Merry Christmas.

@KarinCole-bk2sd

5 ай бұрын

@@kimsrurallife8775 You've got it going on! Thanks for sharing this with us! Signed Your Upper Peninsula Friend

@Chelle-kd1po

5 ай бұрын

I agree! ❤

@margaretbedwell3211

5 ай бұрын

I totally agree. She does an amazing job both buying and food storage.

My son is a nurse, when my husband had to be life flighted due to a heart problem, my son came home and said "lets pack our lunches for the next few days, we are not eating hospital food". I always have left overs so it was not a problem to pack a little cooler and off we went each day to the hospital.

@eatiegourmet1015

4 ай бұрын

Before "that thing" went around, our local hospital had a great cafeteria and I could stop in and get a substantial, very tasty meal for about $4.50. I didn't have health problems, but was working 10-hour days, and some days just did not want to cook at all. They also offered a huge croissant, over Filled with excellent egg, chicken or tuna salad on lettuce for $3.29, And they made the best hand-dipped milkshakes in this town. It was one of this small city's best kept secrets, mostly just staff knew about it and used it. Alas, those days are gone...

I love how she uses all the little boxes for storage and they fit perfectly in her shelves.

I've used a box from my depends pads and hide cans of meats in them. A thief wouldn't pay attention. Sitting on a shelf with laundry soap.😊

Kimberly has it going on! She is so organized and understands stock piling.

Kimberly has a lot of food variety & is well organized.

By the way, it was so nice to see Jack in a cameo appearance. What a delightful young man! He is a miniature Mike and he has inherited your beautiful complexion, Tawra. He got the best of both of you

My granddaddy invented that pantry with the swivel shelves in the 60's I think! Hi from South Africa 👋

@kimsrurallife8775

5 ай бұрын

Wonderful! They can still be bought today. My house is very very old but kitchen was remodeled back in the 60’s or 70s and I believe that’s when that cabinet was put in.

@eatiegourmet1015

4 ай бұрын

@@kimsrurallife8775 I just commented on that... somewhere... up or down from here...

I reeeeeeeaaaaalllllly enjoy watching grocery audits & food pantry videos. Jack & Dave are so funny. 😆🎄🙏🙋‍♀️

Peanut butter lids also fit on mason jars!!

@kimsrurallife8775

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for that tip!❤

I only have 1 pantry. I rent a room. I use my closet for my pantry.

Wow ! I nominate Kimberley for the best grocery audit ! She really knows the Tawra way 👏 . Excellent job !

Tawra, Love your videos, this one imparticular. Just one thing - about the dog. They live on a farm, so they have no near neighbor,. and bigger dogs are great for security alerts and protection. People with nefarious intent are more hesitent to cross paths with a bigger dog. Dogs are great companions and I know from experience boost your spirits, give you purpose every day to get up and get moving. They also help you up when you fall and great to balance against when wobbly. I could not do without my big dog. Also, did you know you can feed your dog by making their food - cheaper & healthier than dry food and definitely cuts down on illness/vet costs. Thanks for all you do to share your amazing skills!

I'm a old man and everybody I know is riding on the struggle bus heading for the cliff and it seems like the bus driver has his eyes closed... stay strong and buckle up...

This lady has it together, love her ideas!

I recently watched a video about using shortening for candles. The gentleman placed the wicks ( he used beeswax candles which are longer than birthday candles) directly into the container of shortening. DON'T DO THIS!! The containers are no longer metal, they are now made of waxed cardboard and will catch on fire if the flame gets low enough. Melt the shortening enough to pour into a glass container, stick in fridge until solidified, put the small candles in and you've got a safe candle.

@kimsrurallife8775

4 ай бұрын

Thx for tip!

I didn't realize you could store canned goods on their side like that. I always thought you had to do them upright. Awesome idea.

@tinaingram885

5 ай бұрын

Some people have documented that the cans that have a pop top can leak eventually. I am storing standing up.😊

Mayonnaise lids also fit on mason jars!

🎉Great job Kimberly. Love your pantry. Tawra how is it that a world known cookbook author has a Mon (and coauthor) that won't eat beans and a son that would live on pb & j? Hilarious. 😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤

I drink instant coffee everyday. As a one person household, it’s a lot more convenient.

I like instant coffee!😊

I think Not Just Beans is a wonderful title! 😄 Instant coffee tastes nothing like brewed coffee. It’s almost like a whole different beverage. I use instant coffee in baking, or to make my flavored specialty coffees: iced mochas, Frappuccino’s, lattes, etc.. For daily drinking coffee, I stick to brewed. ☕️

Awesome grocery audit! Great job, Kimberly!

People were led to think that the perk coffee bricks are long lasting.Not realizing that freeze dried instant is even better long term storage.

All I drink is instant coffee.

@karenkaren5013

5 ай бұрын

Me too, I make ice coffee with instant coffee everyday ❤. I ran out of folgers and Walmart was out so I had to buy their brand of coffee, it only took 3 ice coffees to get use to it now it's my favorite ❤.

My hospital go bag also includes a sweater because the a/c is always too cold.

@tinaingram885

5 ай бұрын

And my ear phones for cell to listen to videos and etc. Magazine or 2. A couple of snacks. 😊

Love the Dr Pepper box hack

I loved the comment about peanut butter and jelly was what survived at Woodstock. I laughed out loud. Haha! Love the use of soda cartons. Genius! You're doing a really good job with your pantry.

I live in WI, what a wonderful job this lady does.

@kimsrurallife8775

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! South Central Wisconsin here.

@tashad2201

5 ай бұрын

OMG so good to see Wisconsinites!!!!!

@diannthomas7849

5 ай бұрын

I live in South East Wisconsin just outside Kenosha. Yes, you are doing an amazing job.

@joanneschoenke2767

5 ай бұрын

SE Wisconsin here - New Berlin 😊

Here a tip for all those who are storying pantry like the soda can boxed etc... like buying the store shelf ie: tunna packets grab the shelf box and all that left dont leave the empties take them home use them in pantry and really cool tip use either spray oaint or brush paint use primer then the colors you like and take a lable off a can and then use a water sealent primer and or can use a glue that dries clear and it will help the cardbord not to become musty moldy affect and it free to use also if you want you can find like tiny bottle caps to glue on to raise them up just a bit to give air flow to keep everything from moisture... moisture is how can begin to rust or mold so get those in camper section find for keep moister i forget name of them and to help keep bugs away sasha of the spices and herbs that detoyr naturaly insexts spiders etc... no chemical mess around your foid storages and if you got a root celler cedar and pine needles help sometimes... still always once a month at least esoecially in root cellers go and sweep and clean each can dusting isn't just for furnature as my granny said growing up... hope this helps i'm not able do all these fancies yet it nice see y'all do like my family did before they passed on.... thanks take care everyone sorry my post so long

The soda box idea is awesome. It’s one of those why didn’t I think of that??🤦🏻‍♀️

We use a spare bedroom as a pantry. We use an old computer armoire to put cans and some small boxes and condiments. Just shut the doors and nobody knows.

@kimsrurallife8775

5 ай бұрын

I got that computer cabinet at Office Depot 15 years ago. it was a floor model that had slight damage and I got it for 60 bucks. When we were no longer using it for the computer I stored blankets and stuff in it and then when I started stockpiling food and needed extra space that’s when I came up with the idea to use that cabinet.

@tinaingram885

5 ай бұрын

Us too. My treadmill is there also. 😊 coolest room in the house too.

My mom only drank instant coffee and now I drink it. Regular and decaf.

Love you ideas Kimberly. You are AWESOME!😊

I can totally relate to health issues and its effect on how much you cook being a factor in what groceries you buy. There are days that cooking is just to much for me.

Speaking of expiration dates. I found a can of clam chowder dated 2013. I opened it, smelled it and cooked it. Just a sip tasted ok so I ate it and never got sick from it.

I don't do instant coffee just because it's more expensive to make larger amounts. The best thing we have started is "cold brew" coffee, it's so much cheaper. We bought a large 1 gallon glass jar with built in strainer. 1-2 cups ground coffee per 1 gallon water. Let it sit in the fridge or counter for 24 hours. (Then keep in fridge otherwise molds in about 4 days.) It has just as much caffeine as almost as much as hot brew due to the longer "brew" time. (Coffee grounds in with coffee longer.) Then coffee is ready all work week in the fridge.

We use night stands for a years worth of can meats, toothpaste, toiletries. 😊 we put an old chest of drawers in the smallest bedroom with the treadmill. Holds a stockpile of vitamins in alphabetical order. Fishing supplies in a drawer. Etc for prepping. 😊

I tried to watch the grocery audit videos when you first started doing them. They were too long & too choppy for me. This one was awesome. We’re 2 weeks from the end of 2023. I added up what I’ve spent on groceries for the year. I still have $24.65 per person that I can spend this year before I reach the average monthly spending of $75 per person. At this moment my grocery spending has been an average of $73 per person per month for 2023. I don’t think it will exceed $75 per person per month. The only way it would is if I find a great sale on something that we eat.

I use mason jar with parm lid for ice tea, put a straw in the hole side....have for years

I love to make a cup of instant coffee. I buy a box of 6 or 7 pixies of Cafe Bustelo and Folgers brands for $1 and have a great cup of coffee in a hurry for a few cents.

Love it❤

I like how she did the spices. It is easier to see all of them than a cabinet.

Wow! Love that pantry storage & the tips & tricks Kimberley has for storage! Really awesome! I've loved seeing how others store things! 🥰Blessings from South Australia💕🐨

Jack's future wife has it made! 😂 She can get away with Peanut Butter and Jelly and make him happy. Great video! ❤

I'm in WI, too! My mom hated regular coffee and only drank instant. I can't stand any kind of coffee in any form. YUCK. I'm a huge tea drinker, though.

@SimmsMillFarm

4 ай бұрын

My mom always drank instant too!

Love it!

I want a pantry unit like hers. Excellent job Kimberly!

@eatiegourmet1015

4 ай бұрын

My parents had one of those put in the 1924 house they bought and updated in 1964. (Honestly, nothing had been updated since 1924. And that particular 40-year period had seen extraordinary changes, from appliances to cabinetry to telephone and electric!) A local cabinet-maker built it in place, with solid cherry wood exterior doors. It was my mother's pride and joy, (after us kids, of course), and it was called "the Cannarama" (so 1960s!). It was a genius use of space, still is.

I drink coffee everyday all the coffee even Starbucks but I drink instant too I think it’s a little stronger when I need a little boost. My brother in law does same thing he’s a welder. Instant coffee is a great option

Love the video. Thanks

My dream is to have her organizing space 😍

@kimsrurallife8775

5 ай бұрын

Where there is a will there is away. FYI - Those swivel pantries can still be bought today.

Great video!

I love eating green beans and beets straight out of the can. I’ve done it for years I don’t end them heated up, it’s kinda like snacking but on healthy foods

I’am just admiring your Christmas decor🎄🎄🎄☃️☃️☃️ did you have a home tour??⁉️

@LivingOnADime

5 ай бұрын

On Wednesday's live show.

Or, for the brilliant 12 can soda box storage idea, can take the label from a can & tape it on the outside of the box. At first when we were using powdered or instant coffee's the flavor was different than a fresh brewed cup, but tasters choice's coffees helped change that, and after you mix it with some cocoa, vanilla, hazelnut flavors, it's like having a homemade cappuccino so no worries there anymore. It's definitely cheaper to make a cup as you go than to brew a pot.

I have loved these videos I am so sorry that they have not worked for you I have loved everyone!

I still use my autographed copy of "Not Just Beans." I also ordered 3 more back then for each of my kids. Have all the small yellow books by you and Jill, and my copy of Living on A Dime volume 1 has been used so much it's coming out of it's spiral. Decided to treat myself and just received Living On A Dime 2 a few weeks ago. Kids are grown and gone now, but "Not Just Beans" is living on to see a new generation here in Wisconsin!

This is one of the best videos. So many useful ideas and tips. Thank you Kimberly!

An amazing video! A bunch of treasures in this one! Thanks so much for sharing! 🤗

Great video. Love 💕 and Hugs. ❤❤❤

Great pantry tour! Your storage ideas are fantastic and I will be using some of them in my house. Thanks for sharing.

She's doing very well 👏👏👏

i recently ordered volume 1 and 2. ive been married for 50yrs. and feel like a new bride just now learning how to cook

@SimmsMillFarm

4 ай бұрын

I really didn't cook much until my 40's.

Instant Coffee usually contains gluten. I'm gluten sensitive, but I keep it in the house for a backup spare in case of emergency. Hubby drinks coffee often. * I use your gf cookbook all of the time. Love it!❤

What a clever lady.

Great video

Great Video!

Shes doing a Awesome job 😊

Jack is so grown up! ♥️.

Yes instant coffee bind test!

I love this grocery Audit . Great job Kimberly! This is my favorite I hope she wins

Great job Kimberly 🎉

I have that same canister set she is keeping the coffee pods in.

@kimsrurallife8775

5 ай бұрын

We had that set when I was growing up. I found a set at Salvation Army and picked it up. It just feels like home.

Yes, my pantry is store what we eat and eat what we store. It works perfect for just the two empty nesters. We always share some of our 1/4 cow, venison, and pork we buy/hunt locally with our youngest son and his family who live 10 minutes away instead of the other three who are 1500 miles away.

All good ideas, nice pantries. We use individual coffee bags when we don't want to make a whole pot, have instant in the long term pantry.

I use an inexpensive espresso maker, but use regular ground coffee. It's as fast as microwaving a cup of water for instant coffee. It's also cheaper and tastes much better.

I am off subject but I want to tell you I read the Bible I got from you folks every day. Thank-you from the bottom of my heart.

I love instant coffee, I have it in my preps. But I use drip coffee for every day use.

I didn't know you've been doing this for 20 years! I've really missed out lol. And I did find one of your recipe books at a yard sale, I couldn't believe it! I had been wanting one and God provided. And because I gave food to their pantry, they gave me a credit so I could buy whatever.

@LivingOnADime

4 ай бұрын

LOL yes 25 years since the book came out 27 years when I started writing it. :-)

I made my own chocolate sauce using 4 ingredients to give as gifts. I did add peppermint extract to one jar and orange extract to another. Two I left plain chocolate. So easy and good!

Kimberly is a rock star!👏👏

Oh my, Kimberly. I have never found another person who owns the 1970’s vintage metal “Flour” and “Coffee” canisters (@14:42). I bought the set of four when I moved into my first apartment during college. And? Am still using them for rice, quinoa, lentils, etc. (I now live in rural Nebraska. Think: Critters.)

Hello from Deadwood! Great show 👏 Thanks

@LivingOnADime

5 ай бұрын

Hello there!

My daughter orders in Starbucks coffee! Not me, I have a pour over glass coffee pot. I just heat up a cup of coffee in the microwave.

I have 1950 old home with inbuild wooden cabinets in lounge room there but of space on top that's my stock piling area dry beans rice pasta tin fish tin vegies tin tomatoes tin soup etc

OMGEE,I recieved your gluten free Dairy free cook book and I LOVE IT TAWRA...Im happy that you have them. HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A BLESSED NEW YEAR! Mary from florida

@LivingOnADime

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! You too!

I don’t know why people don’t use instant coffee either. I’ve had Keurig’s, Mr. Coffee, nonelectric drip coffee pots and I’ve gone back to instant coffee. I usually only drink one cup of coffee a day anyway so why take up a lot of counter space when I can use instant. I find I like it better. This was a great video with lots of great ideas. Oh, I got Diing on a Dime volume two and made the cranberry slow cooker roast and it was amazing. I’m going to try the fruit cake too for Christmas too

Love your videos! Looking forward to the “old prices”-video. I feel like you have done one or maybe even two of those before, but I have not been able to find them. I remember them as really inspiring and as a real kick in the but from you and Jill! 😅

@LivingOnADime

5 ай бұрын

It's coming up! Mom found grandma's old ledger so we decided to wait and do it when she gets back and use "real" numbers. :-)

@matildesvanegaard4199

5 ай бұрын

That will be a GREAT video I am sure! Looking forward to it - have a great weekend 😀

I use some instant coffee- some instant is better than others. you can also make pour over coffee- a little cone you put in a coffee paper and just enough for cup coffee.

You were asking on another one of your videos about where you wanted to put your flour and sugar MI I finally bought the stackable Tupperware it worked out perfectly in my cabinets

Hey Kimberly 👋🏻 I’m in Beloit, WI. I do have a Sam’s Club membership (hubby gets it free through work). I often find 90/10 ground beef marked down for $3.64/lb (for 4-5lb trays). I stock up when I see that price because I haven’t seen it that cheap anywhere around here lately, even when buying in bulk. For a while we were buying the $20 great value frozen hamburger patty pack from Walmart to use for all our ground beef needs, but the price shot up this year. Keep doing what you’re doing Kimberly because you are doing great!

@kimsrurallife8775

5 ай бұрын

Rock County Township! Hello neighbor! Thanks for the tip. I will have to check that out. Subscribed to your channel. I don’t have a live channel but I love watching other farms. We actually rent out our fields we don’t actually farm them. But we do love the rural lifestyle. We escaped Aurora, south of Chicago, almost 20 years ago, and have never regretted it.

"Not just beans." It's catchy.😄

I use instant coffee a lot and have a stock pile also. It will last a long long time

This is such a great video. I got lots of ideas and inspiration. Just in the process of moving so I can begin stockpiling as I go. Big thank you. Keep going with these videos. They are just fantastic ❤ xkaren

Wow, that lady has it all together! I also had your old paperback cookbook, Not Just Beans. But sadly I misplaced it when we moved. ( I know it's somewhere in this house. I would not have thrown it away) I am going to start packing my car with some snack foods. Today I was driving home from my kids ( a two and half hour drive) I have fibro and RA and was getting really tired and hungry. So I stopped at a Big Boys ( not a fancy place) and got a philly beef sandwich with a coffee...cost me over $20.00, not including a tip! crazy!

Have you ever considered doing a show with food recall updates. Thought it might help those who have short to long term pantries make sure nothing is recalled.

I only you regular instant coffee

I drink coffee and tea. I can always tell when it's instant. I don't what it is but there is a different taste to it. I don't enjoy it but I do use it on occasion.

Regarding dogs...Mine was a fuzzy little puppy when I got her. She just kept growing to 110 pounds. She sometimes wants to sit in my lap but can't fit so only half of her can be in my lap. She will probably eat better than me if something really goes wrong. She knows when someone is coming long before I do so I figure that is her security pay.