Tag Archives: Frugal

Jan Updates Frugal and Declutter..

Posted on January 31, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

The 2021 budget is wide and vast, some area’s are super lean, some area’s are like a fat cat that wants heavy cream and the good fatty fish.. Thankfully some are one off’s! Other area’s are unknowns.. Budget/Frugal or Fat … Continue reading →

Posted in Life moves on daily | Tagged Declutter, Frugal, Frugal fail, Seeds | 5 Comments

Low Buy Jan

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Just another day on the farm

I joined a budget based group that lasts the month of Jan, its a good overview and tweeking type of plan.. I laughed a touch as folks are like.. what is something your life that costs you money every single … Continue reading →

Posted in frugal | Tagged Budget, creating a budget, Frugal, its time to create your budget, low buy | 13 Comments

Dollar Store Challenge Day 1

Posted on November 16, 2020 by Just another day on the farm

Breakfast :Coffee, Rice Pudding and Apple Sauce. So first off almond milk is grey.. milk should not be grey.. and its thick and odd textured, I gagged trying to drink it as is.. however in a coffee its like a … Continue reading →

Posted in 30 day challanges | Tagged Almond milk, Dollar Store Challenge, Dollar store challenge day one, Eating shelf stable foods, Frugal, Getting it done, rice pudding | 10 Comments

November No Buy -Week 2 Overview

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Hi Folks Week two of the November No Boy Month and it was a much bigger struggle this week.. The reason’s can be broken down into two reason. #1 reason is simple, I got to town for the shortest trip … Continue reading →

Posted in No Buy November | Tagged 10 dollars a week budget, Farmgal's No Buy November, food fatigue, Frugal, limited budget, No Buy November | 17 Comments

No Buy November -Week 1

Posted on November 8, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Week one of No Buy November Overview We had a good week, I did not look at amazon once, this is a good thing.. I will own that I have one pre-ordered and pre-paid book that will be published next … Continue reading →

Posted in No Buy November | Tagged Farmgal's No Buy November, Frugal, make from scratch, No buy challanges, No Buy November | 3 Comments

Canning Dark Brown Beans

Posted on December 29, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

It seemed like the perfect day to can up some dark spicy beans. I set a whole bag of navy beans to soaking last night, changing the water twice. This morning into my big pot went the beans and my … Continue reading →

Posted in Charcuterie, food, Food Production and Recipes, frugal | Tagged Canning, Canning Baked Beans, Cost cutting measures, Dark Baked Beans, Frugal | 5 Comments

November No Buy Finish up.

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

Nov 28th It was a busy day here on the farm, the morning was spent doing the normal weds things, I did some banking, I did some cleaning and so forth. This lovely photo came up on the Facebook memory’s. … Continue reading →

Posted in No Buy November | Tagged Farmgal's No Buy November, Frugal, saving money for a goal | 17 Comments

November No Buy

Posted on October 23, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

Now normally it is No Buy Feb and I might do that one as well.. but I have been reading along on a couple of blogs and a Facebook group that are all doing “reduce” or no Buy challenges. The … Continue reading →

Posted in No Buy Feb | Tagged Belt tightening, Cheap and Frugal Meals, Frugal, No buy challanges | 10 Comments

Frugal Pasture Repair

Posted on October 21, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

Happy Sunday to my lovely readers.. We are having a very productive weekend, we are in repair mode on a project here on the farm.. We are in the final push on it today.. If we get it done fast … Continue reading →

Posted in frugal | Tagged Frugal, hay, Pasture | 1 Comment

Lets talk about the farm’s Sugar use in 2016

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

So in 2016, we used a grand total of 126 pounds of sugar for coffee, tea, baking, canning and so forth.. My records show that approx. 76 pounds went into canning or curing items. Now it gets really trick at … Continue reading →