For most of us bread is a staple. Where I am, a cheap loaf of generic bread costs about $1 or $2 for a good loaf. I've found that I can make my own delicious hearty bread for about 45-50 cents per loaf. If I make sourdough bread then it can be as little as 25 cents per loaf. That can add up to a substantial savings. If you're paying $2 per loaf and use a loaf per day then you could save $52 by learning to make your own sourdough bread. That works out to be about $14/hour for your work (assuming 30 minutes of hands on time per batch of 4 loaves). And you get delicious bread in the end!

The easiest way to make bread is in a bread machine. Bread machines can now be found used in thrift stores so you won't have to pay that much if you want to go this route. I calculated that if I spend 10 minutes per loaf with my bread machine and 30 minutes of hands on work to make 4 loaves I can actually come out ahead by making them by hand. If you're interested in trying this the first link below has wonderful pictures and an explanation of bread making. There are a lot of other helpful sites that you can find with a google search.