Living on a severely restricted budget can be a difficult and harsh reality that many people are now faced with. This eBook is to share our family's experiences on how we coped with, and prospered, over the last few years after having to live on a very restricted budget. It provides ideas for many budgeting skills and recipes that we use regularly to help provide meals and the other necessities our family has needed. My experiences over the last 40 years have given me a reasonable knowledge of basic food preparation, this I have adapted to suit our economic situation. I make all our food from scratch using mainly organic fresh produce, much of which we grow ourselves in our organic mulch garden. We use very little processed foods of any type; instead make our own. We also make our own home and health care products, this is not only for budgeting considerations, but also as a health measure. Many chronic health problems, including cancer, heart disease and diabetes are a direct result of diet and the chemicals in our environment and the products we use.