This post is sponsored by Veetee Rice. All comments and opinions are my own.

Heads up guys…I found a great deal on one of my favorite dinner shortcuts. Look for Veetee Rice on sale 3/$4 right now at Publix. That means that it’s time to stock up and enjoy an incredibly convenient rice that’s ready from the microwave in just 2 minutes.

I mentioned this rice before and had someone email and go into a long tirade basically saying that I can’t use this rice and still call myself frugal. It really made me giggle but I have come to realize in my ten years of blogging that people love to judge others and also LOVE to give their opinion without knowing all the details.

I am definitely frugal…just ask my family 😉  I am also a busy mom, a hard-working wife, a volunteer at my kids school, a cook, a housekeeper, a chauffeur, an accountant, a gardener, a small business owner, a dog walker and wear any of a dozen other hats in any given day. Basically, I am busy all of the time, every single day of the week. I don’t sit around eating bonbons and always have a huge list of things that I need to do at any given time.

So with my lifestyle, sometimes I honestly don’t have 20+ minutes to wait for rice to cook. If we are getting home from football practice at 8pm, we need to eat almost immediately after we walk in the door. So I can have dinner waiting in the crock pot, pop a tray of Veetee in the microwave, steam some veggies and in just minutes we can be seated at the table enjoying a meal.

So now we go back to the question of frugality. Sometimes it’s not always just about the cost of the product. Often I have to factor in the cost of my time as well. I feel that my time is very valuable so I look at ways to balance money, time and sanity.

There is no perfect combination and every single person will have a different plan. Heck, my plan can vary from day to day. But using products like Veetee Rice, helps me maintain that balance so I can get on with the million other things that are on my to do list in any given week.

So for all you other busy frugal moms (and dads) out there who are trying to balance money, time and sanity you might want to stop by the rice/pasta aisle and stock up while we have a sale. Remember, Veetee rice tastes great and comes out of the microwave with the perfect texture every.single.time! It has no additives or preservatives and is sodium free, cholesterol free and gluten free. Each tray is just nutritious rice that you heat and eat or use in your favorite recipe.