I see a lot of people here buy sugar, you may want to think about cutting that out of your diet, for financial and health reasons. There are cheap alternatives we can grow. In fact I have one now but - well, I have not used it because since buying it I have very mixed feelings. Still I will tell...
This is something I forgot to post in my last post that I just remembered:
You can grow lemons, oranges, limes, mandarins or any citrus in a pot indoors by the window, even if you live where it gets very cold in the winter. I hate limes but I love oranges so I'm thinking of getting a dwarf...
You don't have internet, but you're on here- is this a library computer you use? If so then I would not do this for security reasons, but if your phone has internet:
If you or any of your teens are into art/photography, check out zazzle. Its a website that lets you design shirts, cloth...
That happens all the time sadly, usually they have nowhere to go. Bless you for taking him in.
It looks like you're being very frugal already. As far as feed goes, I just started a thread on home-mixed feed with lots of recipes- some may be more or less than what you pay, so you could check it...