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I am 64 I live in west Tenn. I grew up on beans, potato's and cornbread. As you said in the south that is a rich mans meal. I have it at least once a week I am raising two grandchildren 8 and 10. I also lost my husband a year and a half ago. No help from their mother my daughter MIA father also MIA I have them legally. I have had to learn how to survive on my own with these babies and no I do not get government help nor child support my home is paid for but I have had to learn to go back to my roots again and learn all over. Thank you so much for this video you are very down to earth a southern lady for sure.

My grandma survived the Russian Revolution , came to America ,and went through the Great Depression ( The old girl was tough as nails , but she had some rotten timing ) so as you can imagine she knew hunger. She told me this and I never forgot it .........." A empty stomach , is never finicky ". Great Video . Peace , Be Free.

When I was a child we had beans sometimes 3 to 4 days a week. Sometimes we put fried taters with them, another day salmon patties, sometimes sauerkraut and kielbasa or wieners. Then maybe turn them into chili beans or refried beans. Back then chicken was the cheapest meat so we had fried chicken often or chicken and dumplins. I cant remember not enjoying a single meal we had. Mom was a super great cook, she could have made a shoe sole taste amazing. Blessings to all.

When we were young there we're times when we went to bed without food,, so this really touched me. I wish my mom couldve seen this back then. I really enjoyed this video because you have people who are struggling in silence because they don't want to be ostracized for being unable to feed their kids. This will help a lot of people who would probably otherwise worry themselves to death because they are in a situation and don't know how to get through it. Thanks for taking the time out to share this with the world. Keep the videos coming.

That "emergency" budget was once my budget for much longer than 4 days (months, as a single mom). You did an amazing job. For one of us who understands, I salute you!

You did good, girl! Just a tip for anyone looking to fill bellies on a budget, if you add just a little PB or cream cheese with your banana toast, it will keep you full for longer because of the fat and protein. Cabbage and rice are also good, cheap meal stretchers. If you have any leftover meat, add it to a pan of shredded cabbage with some soy sauce, cook and serve it over rice. Cabbage, potatoes, and hot dogs (smoked sausage if you can get it cheap) makes a great one pan dinner. Rice with milk, butter, and sugar (cinnamon and raisins if you've got them) makes a delicious, CHEAP breakfast. Leftover rice with a bag of frozen vegetables and soy sauce makes "good enough" fried rice. 😉

I love that you used to Clara's depression poor man's meal. I have watched all of her videos and she was such a gem. Love that you actually cooked that meal.

Finally, someone makes a true down home inexpensive and comfortable meal. Classic beans, fried potatoes and corn bread. Yum.

When you started to say this one didn’t get a slice of cucumber, sounded like you was going to say cause I didn’t have enough but that’s not what mommas say, we say what you did “cause I didn’t want any”…. You’re a great mom!

I am very very proud of you and you did excellent! 40 years ago, I was a single parent of one working full-time and paying daycare so we were always in a very tight situation. I had to send this video to my son to see how much he remembered, LOL. Instead of bananas we always picked up a large bag of oranges, and yes 40 years ago you could buy four boxes of generic mac and cheese for a dollar. We had potatoes made Every Which Way but Loose with every dinner and a lot of times with lunch. Oh my the hot dogs. Some would be surprised what you can do with the hot dog. We did always have milk or tea which I made by the gallon. I would buy a dozen eggs and hard-boil them all oh, that was a good snack for grab-and-go. We got by and my son was a very healthy child and I don't even remember him getting a cold. Now he is raising two daughters and remembers everything I taught him. We never went hungry and we worked hard for our money but he was aware that there is no shame if you need to ask for help. We basically just used our creative minds and we always got by. I am so happy to see your video and I just think that you did wonderfully for your family of five. Love sent from Grandma Gia in the Ozarks

I just have to tell you that what you're doing here is absolutely amazing. You are helping so many people and you just come off so down to earth and real so its relatable. Sometimes when I watch some of the other similar channels it legit makes me feel so bad either because they all seem to crazy perfect or they just don't seem to show realistic hauls/meal plans, at least not for me. I love your totally realistic approach to meal planning and I feel like I learn so much from watching your videos. You're offering so many people who are struggling right now to just feed their families so much more than you realize. Thanks for being amazing!

I'm going to warn you. Everybody who stumbles across/clicks on your channel and watches for a few seconds is going to become a subscriber and a huge fan. Prepare for success, girl, you're gonna have it! All my friends growing up were from poor farm families, and this is the kind of food I ate when they invited me over and I got to stay for supper. There would have been bacon grease in the beans and molasses on the cornbread, but for them it was just how things were daily. They grew and raised much of their food. Now I'm going to look up Clara's poor man's supper. I'd forgotten about her channel.

Just watched this video. When I was a child raised in WV mountains we ate rice, oatmeal, biscuits and gravy, pintos & cornbread and our main protein was eggs. We ate these things constantly until I married and left home at 16. When I set up housekeeping for me and my husband guess what we ate? I'm 65 now and cook the same foods.

Yes ma'am you get an A+ for these yummy frugal meals..People are under the impression that if you arent buying all organic foods and meat with every meal,they aren't providing good nutrition..Well guess what ? Some of us don't have a budget for it,but are truly hungry..I'm almost 60 yrs old and learn so much from you ! Love your videos ! Bless you !❤❤❤❤❤

This is such an awesome lesson in using up what you have, too! I frequently buy way too many groceries at one time thinking it will save me a trip later, but then I get overwhelmed by the options or forget about things or don’t meal plan well and things get wasted. The fact that all you had leftover was some cheese slices is amazing!

Beans and cornbread is one of my favorite meals. Fried potatoes too, with onion like my dad used to make them. You got a lot of food for $20!

Haha, that poor man's dinner from the great depression...that was our go to growing up forever. We loved it and didn't know it was poor man's dinner. A couple years ago when the family all got together for a family reunion we were all in charge of bringing ingredients to make a days worth of meals. All 4 kids and my parents all brought potatoes, hot dogs and onions to make fried potatoes with hot dogs! Lol

Love this video! So inspiring to cut back even if it isn’t an emergency! I was so proud of myself bc I got a picnic pork butt 10lb for 10$ and made it into Chinese pork, pork fried rice, split pea soup, and puerco asado (4/4serving meals for a total of $20 for all meals) this is even more amazing and I can’t wait to try and push myself beyond what I’ve been doing. Thanks so much 🥰

Your boys are so sweet. I love that you made this without assuming everyone has a ton of seasoning in their cupboard or an onion or butter. These were real hard times meals.

I remember eating beans and a piece of toasty bread, and loving it. My mom would make baked macaroni with one pkg of elbows, a can of cheddar cheese soup, and a can of tomato soup. It would fill a baking pan and was so delicious, and like you said, filled our tummies and no one went to bed hungry. She would make sliced hot dogs in the frying pan, and then scramble eggs into for dinner. She would take crushed cornflakes, cover whole hot dogs in ketchup, and then roll them in the crumbs to coat, then bake them…they were crunchy and juicy, and no rolls necessary!.I’ve fallen back of many of the things I ate when my parents were struggling, and my own kids loved them…to me they are true comfort meals. I’m 60, and never ever remembering being hungry…a little creativity can fill bellies.

Oh darlin, if I had $20 to feed even my significantly smaller family I'd be a hot mess express no kidding. You did so absolutely just incredible and im literally in awe over here.

@SouthernFrugalMomma I want to commend you for what you do for people here on your channel. It's so needed. In the US we often get things confused between what we actually need, and what we've been conditioned to THINK we need. We frequently buy too much food, we're the most wasteful nation in terms of food that gets purchased, but thrown out, our refrigerators are huge, so fill them up, then throw away (this, of course, isn't everybody, but it's true of way too many). And we eat too much. What you do here...low cost, reasonable portions, healthy appetites (instead of excessive appetites), and it tastes good. In college (paid for with grants, loans, and PT jobs), I had a $30.00 a month budget (that was in the 90s). Now, I can spend more for groceries, but I like to spend what is necessary, not what is possible, so I track prices and set limits. In 2022, I can do a monthly grocery budget of $50.00. The trick is to be willing to cook most things from scratch. Learning to garden helps, too (I "container" garden). The time it takes to do this is made up for by not having to work 2-3 jobs to afford food. It's possible to do more with less is all I'm saying. We mustn't keep believing the hype about how we have to live to prove we're "successful". "Prove" to whom? Successful by whose definition? Anyway, THANKS for what you do. You, and your family are wonderful!

You are so special and everyone that watches your channel is blessed. God is using you in a mighty way. I raised 6 kids and worked 2 jobs. It was never eSy but I learned to cook cheap.

Im a new sub. I started getting a little stressed because I became sick and missed a week of work. I don't get assistance or help. So my check was only $72. I had to put gas in my vehicle but my kitchen was bare. I could care less if I eat but my son is gonna be feed 3 meals no matter what. My husband is going to be feed at least once a day. They are my everything. These videos help tremendously. There was even a worse time when the pandemic hit and I wasn't working at all, I had gone into a store, 711 to be exact. I asked the manager if he could give my son a slice of pizza. I told him it didn't have to be fresh. It could even be something they were gonna throw out. He laughed and said no. I left there crying. 2 weeks later I found out that manager got fired plus they were gonna shut down that particular store at the end of the month. Look, you never know what a person is going thru. It pays to be kind. You bless someone, you eventually will be blessed. So I never really ask anyone for help because of how I was treated, but I learned to rely on God and doing my homework. I looked up cheap or budget meals and at least my family is feed. Keep making these videos because you never know who you are helping. I just happened to be one of those people.

I live in the UK, I love watching how people make ends meet to keep their families fed. Good for you. We can all learn from eachother and with what the future holds we are going to need to help eachother. Thank you for sharing x

I loved your video. I have 5 kids myself so for me the end was my favorite when the kids said their favorites. I've been blessed not to be down to a 20$ budget for four days but we are trying to spend way less to pay off debt and just be smarter financially now that me and my husband are in our thirties looking back at all of the money we wasted the past 7 years of our marriage. I love videos like this because it's not fake in appearance, just real life trying to show viewers how to make ends meet and help them save money. Not you need to buy this or you need organic that. Just real life actually helpful tips. Alot of KZfaq moms overdo their videos in a way that makes people feel guilty for not giving their kids some outrageous expensive meals but at the end of the day you remind me of simpler times when my mom was raising me and my siblings and the focus was more on just making sure you could keep your kids fed to get by. Yes healthy meals are important to all parents but there's a clear point where some people just over do it because of their A. Entitlement B. Fear of judgement or C. Lack of self confidence and fear of judgement. I think you do a great job of keeping true to yourself and will be subscribing and watching more.

I found you yesterday and am amazed by your wealth of ideas. at first i thought oh my god thats not enough for her, how can she feed a whole family with this! you leave me speechless! that it's just amazing and also so many recipes, thanks for sharing

Something I was introduced to when I met my husband is what we call Sausage, Noodles and Tomatoes. My mother was not big on pasta, so I got mac and cheese and spaghetti occasionally. Anyway, all it is, is cooked elbow macaroni, a pound of breakfast sausage,cooked (we use the hot, but use any flavor your like) or smoke sausage, sliced and a can of tomatoes. Toss together and serve with cooked cornbread. We like to use the fire roasted tomatoes. This is a recipe that anyone can change to their liking.

I know I'm a year late finding you, but I *really* appreciate seeing a 'week of meals' that isn't the exact same meal over and over again cause my picky husband is not going to do it no matter how much it saves us. The amount might be more now, but this is still a great guide when my current budget is just way too high for our family. Thank you so much!

Omgosh I absolutely LOVE that you did one of Clara's recipes! I adore that lady, was so sad to read that she had passed. Really enjoying your frugal ideas, keep it up!👍

You did phenomenal with this challenge! Definitely encouraged me to remember everything doesn’t have to be expensive! Most of us need to “remember” these meals lol 💕love this!

I just found you today and am SO impressed with your ideas and the magic you worked with a $20 budget. Well done! Subscribe button smashed!

This Definitely deserves A+++. The fact that your kids loved it all says alot. New sub too.

When she said "in the South when you would go over to someone's house and they had this cooking (beans) you are like OMG YES" she wasn't lying!! I LOVE beans!! My Dad made beans and ham my whole life growing up and I followed in his steps because I love them so much!! I love having some ham and beans, cabbage and cornbread with white rice🤤🤤🤤

I watch these because they are so interesting but I imagine so many people really need them, and you never know when it could be you! I think you did a great job on just 20 bucks!

I am a southern girl, too. When you made the beans, potatoes and cornbread.... it really is the best!

This was awesome! The boys are so mannerable and well-spoken. New subscriber.

My parents both suffered in the Great Depression. When I was a little girl we went through a time when we were very poor. I remember my mom making meals very much like yours. Thank you for sharing these!

I love seeing the emergency meals, but would love to see your regular meals and grocery hauls. Big hugs and Happy Easter

Great job,Mom !!! Its tough to please the kids sometimes but you did it .With the prices of food today in general I will have to rethink some things. I've been trying to cut way down on meats .We really don't need to have it every day.

Your family look very well nourished they are so handsome too! thanks for doing this ....these prices are crazy , thats why everyone needs to vote consciously

I skip Breakfast pretty much everyday.. I am just not hungry... I was happy to hear you mention Miss Clara.. I love watching her videos

❤❤My single mother once made green bean soup out of 2 cans of green beans with seasonings and home made flour tortillas out of flour and lard to feed our family of 3 because we had nothing in the cabinets. We were children so, we didn't understand the struggle. We just knew our mom loved us, was able to feed us and we survived. These videos are incredible. I just love you and your family. Thank you

A+++ I would like the Appalachian potato soup recipe please! And if you don't mind, the chicken n' dumplings recipe. Thank you for this amazing video. Love your personality.

Just goes to show everyone what they can do do with just a little. Loved it. Thank you

Very well done! Beans/cornbread/fried potatoes is my all time favorite meal. (Came here from Coffee with Kate)

A lot of this is what my meemaw cooks. Thank you for giving us some affordable meal ideas. Very much appreciated!!

People throw you hate? Please dont listen. Hurt people hurt people. Your channel is so fun and helpful. Great job!!!

Beans, taters, cornbread and onions.. that's a Kentucky girl's steak 😆 grew up eating this and still fix it for my hubby and I..just found your videos...love it. I wanna plan like you when I grow up!💚

Our Walmart refuses to change prices, they just say I'm not able to. So, I usually have them delete, because I think the nasty attitude means they need to walk it back to the shelf.

Everything you fix was absolutely fantastic ❤ your helping a lot of people believe me it's hard out there thank God for you we can do what we have to do to make it ❤ OUR GOD IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING...

Awesome job! I am new subscriber & this video is so helpful. We are seniors living on SS & my MIL lives with us. She has a big appetite so your video was also helpful with portion control. Even though there are 3 of us I cook meals for 4 servings due to her appetite. Thanks so much for this video.

You did a great job! Yes in an emergency you have to do what you need to do to keep tummies full.

Great job!!! I’m blown away by your great ideas! Please do some more of these budget meals! Lots of people are needing your kind of helpful ideas! God bless your precious family!❤❤❤

God bless you and your family...Those look like some good yummy meals and no one was hungry..And I loved that it was home cooked and not from a freezer box..♥️🙏🙏🙏♥️

You did amazing! Wow! And I love miss claira! 😍 I watched all her videos a few years ago and she was so sweet.

Im in the process of becoming frugal as well. I waste so much food, this video has helped me alot. Great job, Im learning so much

I know this is a year old, but I am binge watching your videos. From NM, beans are everything here too. Beans, rice, eggs, cheese, green and red chile, potatoes, and flour to make tortillas. These are our go to items for cheap eating :) Loving all of your videos, giving great inexpensive and delicious meal ideas is so needed. Thank you!

I stumbled upon your channel and I'm really liking it! Hi from Cairo, Egypt!

You did a fabulous job stretching your pennies! I've never heard of the bananas & toast, I'll have to give that a try. Ps. My kids ate grilled cheese every day for breakfast for years. They said it was the only thing that kept them full until lunch. Good job keeping your boys tummies full! 😊

GIVE THIS GIRL THUMBS UP.... SHE did amazing

I sometimes have toast with peanut butter and sliced bananas...but the smashed banana and honey sounds like heaven!

I love her videos poor mans meals from the depression 💕

Hi there ,I'm new to your channel , I am very impressed by you , I didn't believe it till I saw you shopping and making your meals , can't wait to learned more about you and your family .

You have have neon hearts reflecting on your glasses! Thank you for this video. I learned a lot from it and it brought up many childhood memories of cooking with my gramma!

I love your videos! Thanks I’m gonna keep these meals in mind. It’s just me & my husband but times are getting tough with grocery prices.

We LOVE BEANS!!!! Growing up my mama would make beans and rice about every week.. that and a breakfast supper!!!

that was awesome...I doubt I could do that where I live because prices are so high...but I might give it a go! it's an amazing skill to have

Necessity is the mother of invention. Great Job!

You just showed up in my video feed, and I clicked to check out this video, and I'm so glad I did! You did an amazing job with this challenge! New subscriber here!!!

Simple food is super tasty! Thanks for the practical, simple and realistic $20.00 budget grocery challenge.

Loving these videos...all the way from Los Angeles. Yep. We city slickers love you too! Truth is, my Mom and Pa are from the South (Georgia) and this is the food I was raised on. Keep it up!

Love your tee shirt! Thanks for the budget ideas that are reasonable for average home cooks! Coffee with Kate recommended you!

This just makes me grateful for what I have and want to live more carefully while spending on food. Especially when they are raising the prices on everything ! Thank you for showing people how to be creative on a budget!

I loved seeing your video. I loved that you mentioned Clara because I have a big soft spot for her, she was a great woman. Even though the prices are different, and the currency is different… I enjoyed your down to earth vibe. I look forward to seeing some recipes from your neck of the woods. Big hugs from up North. 🇨🇦

You make amazing meals, and use few ingredients. I am truly so impressed! Love your channel!

I'm so impressed that you were able to feed all the kids and yourself technically with less than $20... because I'm subtracting the slices of cheese that were left over.👍

So impressive! I'll be referring to this often and be watching many of your videos. You are positive and sweet boys. Glad you have a channel.💜💜💜

I'm in this situation now ..as a single mother with kids ...fell on hard times as I been having health issues due to catching covid and couldn't work as much as I used to. I'm familiar with struggle ...as my mother was also a single parent and we moved around alot & often got food from food pantrys etc. however I've done a pretty good job to not let my kids experience that. .so they're not used to that kind of struggle but they're gonna learn today! lmao. it's nice to see someone show the real experience of how life can be . I do rice as well ...it's very filling and u can make so many different things with rice .

I buy jiffy corn mix and make as usual then add one pack Splenda or equal or stevia then make in waffle maker then toast Then eat like cookies or with syrup or beans on top.

Everyone needs to prepare for the horrible future we r facing! Great job

I’m In Texas we were raised on fried potatoes pinto beans cornbread very good inexpensive meals onions. Any beans are great.

If you happen to have a WinCo near you, you can get a lot of that stuff in bulk, buying just what you need at even lower prices. WinCo's bulk section has been a huge blessing. Everything from candies and dried fruit, grains and pastas, herbs an spices, to even pet food can be purchased in bulk. It's a great way to stock your pantry at a more reasonable price as well. Also, I'd like to add that I found you to be so delightful. I've subscribed.

You are my kind of gal!! We ate like this when I was growing up, & I fixed it a lot too,for my family!!!👏😊

Yes yes and yes girlie good budget options and good and filling those bellies. Great job your gonna do great things on your channel 🙂

Okay I am a new subscriber and I loved this video.I live in middle Tennessee I have a family of 5 as well I have all teens and adults we would probably have to bump up the budget by $10 just because I have teenagers boys in high-school and a daughter in high school and my husband and myself. I am so glad I found your channel.

I watched this out of curiosity. And it was delightful! This shows what you can do when you have to!

Gente Esto lo hace para darnos una idea d lo q se puede hacer con Poco dinero, es d Gran ayuda...aparte es comida , a muchos nos gusta....jamas digas q una comida apesta....

Hi from London -UK here, new to your channel, and this is the first video, I watched of yours, have to say your cheese mac looks so yummy.

This was great 😊 You did a wonderful job using all the ingredients and the meals looked really good 👍🏻

“As Americans we are spoilt…” Not just in the US Brooke. I think the western world in general has been spoilt for many years and now they’re all panicking because they’re not used to having to think, plan, and actually cook rather than eat out or order in. Well done, you, for caring for your family and showing the world how to get through the tough times. Our fave ‘poor man’s meal’ is pasta with pasta sauce and a sliced smoked hot dog per person thrown in. Add a little paprika to the sauce, or garlic powder if you have it. A little shredded cheese on top is a bonus.

You're fun. I feel like summer time watching this...maybe the music.💜

I loved that you used every bit for 4 full days of meals. Very realistic portions and easy to make meal ideas

This was excellent!! We don’t know what is down the line if things go bad!! Glad to have suggestions!!❤

Just found your channel and love it! I busted out laughing when you made Clara’s poor man’s meal because it’s a favorite in my family! Can you please add a recipe for the tater soup? Take care!

You did great!! Thank you for sharing! Your right, we are spoiled and spend too much unnecessary money! …and your showing the next generation that anything is possible! Keep posting great videos! 😊

Excellent job love!! You rocked the mess outta this challenge!! Thumbs up for sure!! Blessings 🙏

You did amazing! I love this type of videos and I usually feel portions are super small but you had good size portions and delicious food ❤️

I grew up poor and this hits home. I make my kids these meals often as a comfort even though we have enough food now. I love that you posted this, it will help people that are struggling to feed their families with this inflation and lack of food at the store,