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I made stuffed peppers with some lime cilantro brown rice. Everything but the brown rice is from Aldi (either mine doesn't carry any or I am over looking it.)

**Aldi**

-Bell peppers 3pk - 2.55

-Ground beef 93% lean 1lb - 8.82

-Canned pinto beans 29oz - 1.59

-Canned diced tomatoes 14.5oz - .99

-Bag of limes - 2.45

-Bag of fresh cilantro - .89

-Avocados 2 - .59 ea

-Lite sour cream - 1.75

-Chili lime seasoning- 1.69

-Hot sauce - 2.09

-Shredded mild cheddar cheese - 3.65

**Walmart**

Brown rice boil in bag 4pk - 1.76

Total 29.41

I only used half the ground beef, beans, and dice tomatoes, so I frozen for later.

Made a total of 6 meals, which breaks down to 4.90 or 3.95 if you subtract out the half I put in the freezer.

I hope this helps someone. Have a great evening. 😊

Please don't judge. I have had this heated flat brush for a few years and I don't use the much anymore since working from home. I have no idea how to clean it. Any tips would be helpful.

Small town income, big city gas prices. 😮‍💨

I got a couple of kallax units for an entryway project with shelf and drawer inserts. I decided to paint the whole unit and the inserts. I started with the inserts first since nothing has been assembled yet. Over the last 4 days I've sanded, apply at least 2 coats of paint, and 3 coats of polyurethane sealant, and every single panel has chipped paint.

As you can imagine, I want to throw these panels like freebies into the street.

So I found a YouTube video explaining the "correct way" to paint Ikea furniture.

https://youtube.com/shorts/Tl-hjDHCO6U?si=QP8\_j0DDLvDxU5sK

Turns out I used the wrong paint and should have used a primer.

I used Behr stain blocking paint and primer interior semi gloss enamel. I thought being a paint and primer would be enough. Apparently not.

So I picked up Zinsser Bin shellac primer and Behr cabinet, door, and trim enamel semi gloss paint.

How do I start over? Can I strip the panels with Citristrip or do I have to 80 grit sand paper? Which would be faster and the least amount of mess? Like I said I've already spent 4 days on painting these panels and still need to paint the actual kallax units and assemble everything. These are part of a larger entryway project I am working on and my house is a huge mess of materials.