We’re So Frugal The Ants Don’t Like Us…

I caught a tiny black ant crawling across my kitchen counter last week. My favorite thing to do is bleach my countertops so I knew his search for food there was like trying to find water in the desert. I wiped him away and tossed him in the trash.

A few days later, there were more. I caught about 10 or so scouting my pantry. They didn’t congregate. They weren’t crawling in any specific direction, just searching for good snacks.

Since I cleaned our pantry a few months ago and saw the amount of food I was wasting, I hardly buy anything. Grocery shopping is organized and limited to items on my list. There are no snacks. No chips. No cookies. Nothing but canned goods and tightly sealed bags of baking supplies.

In the past, when I caught the scouting ants, I knew I was in for it. I’d have to throw away food and spray pest killer.

Um. Not this time.

Apparently there is so little food in my house, the ants called it a day and moved out this morning. On to greener pastures and fuller pantries I guess.

Who knew living frugal would annoy the ant population?

Posted by Beks on November 30, 2011 at 6:19 PM in food, Home Ownership, Living Frugal | 5 Comments »
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  1. Newlyweds on a Budget responded:
    Posted: November 30th, 2011 at 7:07 pm

    I had an ant problem not too long ago, and it drove me INSANE. i had to clean out everything in my kitchen and it was all sitting in the living room. I was thisclose to moving, but we fixed the problem.

  2. Amy Turner responded:
    Posted: December 1st, 2011 at 3:01 am

    Cute post…I love that the ants aren’t interested in you anymore. I’m a frugal grocery shopper too….nothing on my list that we don’t NEED!! I love following your blog. Thanks for your great example!

  3. So You Think You Can Save responded:
    Posted: December 1st, 2011 at 12:09 pm

    We get ants in the spring. They’ve never made it as far as destroying or getting into any food, but they are kind of nasty. I always try to get ahead of them by spraying the perimeter outside, which helps if I get to it in time, but if I forget, their numbers are definitely higher.

  4. Bill Swan responded:
    Posted: December 5th, 2011 at 3:53 pm

    Unfortunately when people strive to be thrifty like making meals in advance and only using what they need, nature seems to go off wack. The poor ants had to go find another restaurant.

  5. joelfernandes responded:
    Posted: December 7th, 2011 at 7:43 am

    ants can be such a nuisence, especialy with bread around!i think the best thing about being frugal is keeping those darn ants away!!

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