Welcome Monroe Louisiana Ward!!

Welcome!!

We heard that the Monroe Louisiana Ward had their 1st Self-Reliant Meeting. We are so excited that you've started your own Self-Reliant group! Let us know if you need help in any way. Please let us know if you start a blog or a website and we will link you on our sidebar.

If there are any other Self-Reliant groups out there, please let us know. We would be more than happy to send you copies of our "Beans and Tortillas" & "Where to Store Your Food Storage" Videos on DVD. Please feel free to download our newsletters and use them in your wards or meetings. Our goal is for other groups and wards to start their own Self-Reliant groups!

Smart Shopping - Buying Items on Clearance

At our last Self-Reliant meeting we talked about smart shopping. One of the ways to shop smart is to buy things during the post-season clearance and save them for next year. Couponing 101 just posted a great article about shopping post-season clearance sales. It's a great article so please check it out!

LDS Home Storage Centers (The Cannery)

Southern Nevada Home Storage Center (The Cannery)

4455 Allen Ln
North Las Vegas, Nevada 89031
Phone (702) 649-2909
FAX (702) 649-5065

I've uploaded all the labels from the Cannery in the post. Each label contains storage life, ideal storage conditions, preparation instructions and ingredients. LDS Home Storage Center locations are listed here. More great documents to download are found at Provident Living. I've linked them here as well.

• Provident Living Index
• Basic Recipes Pamphlet
• Family Home Storage Pamphlet
• Storage Containers
• Home Storage Center Order Form
  

November Self-Reliant Challenge

Here is the Self-Reliant Challenge for November.

• 72-Hour Kit Challenge: Having money on hand is very important in case of an emergency. Place five dollars or a roll of quarters ($10) in your kit.
• Recipe Challenge: Select one recipe your family would enjoy eating using beans. Suggestions: taco salad, soup, refried beans, baked beans, burritos,...
• Document Challenge: Take a snapshot of each family member and one family photo. Laminate them or place them in a zip-loc bag.
• Prepare & Share Challenge: Once during the next Eight months, take a recipe from the basket. Prepare and share it in our monthly class.

You can also download this challenge in pdf form here.

Each meeting we will also be passing out monthly challenges prepared by Rachelle. We would love for everyone to become “Self-Reliant Certified” by completing all the monthly challenges. Our last meeting will be dedicated to those who have completed some or all of the challenges. Prizes will be awarded to those who have completed all the challenges.

Esther Earl's Banana Nut Bread

Since bananas are on sale this week I'm posting this amazing Banana Nut Bread recipe.

Banana Nut Bread
by Esther Earl

1 ½ cups mashed bananas (about 3 1/2 bananas)
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
¼ cup melted butter
1 ½ cups sifted flour (or whole wheat flour)
1 tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
½ cup nuts (I used walnut)

Mash bananas & cream with sugar, eggs and butter. Add dry ingredients & mix together. Add nuts (optional) and stir. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes.

Financial Resource Fair

Saturday, November 7, 2009 9:30 am – 1:00 pm

The Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints
Green Valley Stake Center
410 Valle Verde Dr. (just north of Warm Springs)
Henderson, NV 89014

Learn financial strategies from the experts
in entertaining and informative workshops and displays

Topics Include:

Financial empowerment

Employment services

Avoiding identity theft
Available college money

Tasty food storage

Myths & heath
Mortgage restructuring

How to buy & sell online

Christmas with Spirit
How to write a resume

Valid wills & trusts

Living abundantly while living on less
Interviewing skills

Retirement planning

Effective couponing

How to cut hair

Debt reduction strategies

La Bonita Supermarkets

La Bonita Supermarket is one more grocery store to price match from. I can view their weekly specials online, but haven't figured out how to print out their ad. That option doesn't seem to be available online. I do know that Rene at the Neighborhood Walmart at American Pacific & Stephanie does get this ad delivered to her home and she brings it to work with her. You can always figure out what you want to buy and then check out with her. Most Walmarts won't price match unless you have a printed ad with you.

Here is the original post for price matching at Wal-Mart.