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notes from the frugal trenches a simple frugal life in a large canadian city skip to content notes from the frugal trenches a simple frugal life in a large canadian city menu home all about me contact me keep in touch what our food budget looks like in 2026 january 3 2026 i don t think you ll find a place across the globe that isn t impacted by ever increasing food prices canada ranks particularly high with regards to food costs i just read this article from the university of calgary as to some of the reasons why it doesn t appear like there s any significant policy actions to reduce more what our food budget looks like in 2026 10 comments what our food budget looks like in 2026 happy new year january 1 2026 i won t lament about how fast time passes i always feel older and crankier when i do what i will say is i m grateful for all the good in 2025 and the opportunities to learn from the things that weren t quite as good despite a few things that cropped up unexpectedly many of the intentions more happy new year 14 comments happy new year it s been far too long may 4 2025 i never mean to step away from this space i always miss it as time seemed to erode and evaporate in the best of ways with a full life of parenting toddler to teens including the transition to adulthood for the eldest kids while still being in the toddler messes phase with the youngest and more it s been far too long 23 comments it s been far too long weekending january 14 2024 we are currently stuck hibernating due to a significant snowfall it felt like it started 72 hours ago and only just stopped mid morning after such a very un canadian like winter it s quite the change the skiiers are happy my gp said to me last week that they went away the week prior and it more weekending 1 comment weekending frugal friday how we saved money this week january 12 2024 as i type we finally have a snowstorm after one of the balmiest winters i can remember some places have lost power which i am hoping doesn t happen here as one of my younger ones has medical equipment at night that requires it in preparation for tonight s storm i made a big batch of hamburger more frugal friday how we saved money this week 6 comments frugal friday how we saved money this week posts navigation older posts welcome i m frugal trenches obviously not my real name a lover of natural simple and frugal living i use this space to document a beautiful purposeful and abundant life life is not always simple oh how i wish it was and for several years things were harder than one would ever want but we got through it learning a great deal and taking those lessons with us into a life that allows us to thrive welcome follow notes from the frugal trenches on wordpress com current finance goals all debt is paid off recent comments from our community frugal trenches on what our food budget looks lik frugal trenches on what our food budget looks lik frugal trenches on what our food budget looks lik cynthia sanoy on what our food budget looks lik kathleen on what our food budget looks lik follow blog via email enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email email address follow join 386 other subscribers welcome i m frugal trenches obviously not my real name a lover of natural simple and frugal living i use this space to document a beautiful purposeful and abundant life life is not always simple oh how i wish it was and for several years things were harder than one would ever want but we got through it learning a great deal and taking those lessons with us into a life that allows us to thrive welcome r blog at wordpress com subscribe subscribed notes from the frugal trenches join 386 other subscribers sign me up already have a wordpress com account log in now privacy notes from the frugal trenches subscribe subscribed sign up log in report this content view site in reader manage subscriptions collapse this bar