Tag Archives: Frugal
No Buy Feb Update-Week 1
What a challenging start to No Buy Feb, It seems like every time I turn around, I am having to say no.. it got to the point that even my dear hubby had a bit of a bad day over … Continue reading
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Tagged Frugal, Homesteading, No Buy Feb, No Buy Feb 2017, No Buy Feb Challange
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No Buy Feb 2017 – My Sixth Year..
Its amazing to me that we have been doing No Buy Feb for Six years now.. What is No Buy Feb? It all started years ago as a way for folks to reach two main goals a) do a home and … Continue reading
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Tagged Farm budget check, Frugal, Frugal February, No Buy Feb, No Buy Feb 2017, Saving money on the homestead
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Overdone.. Waste Not
This was the sauce.. half a cup of mustard, 1/4th cup of marmalade, 1 soy sauce, half a tsp of keen hot dry mustard and half a tsp of black pepper. So yummy.. it was put over a mix of … Continue reading
Sept-Harvest Challenge 2016- Sunflower Seeds
Now I should have had a killer sunflower harvest, we planted out four rows of around 40 seeds each, so I should be harvesting around 120 heads for storage, some for our own use for lovely homemade eating.. but a … Continue reading
Golden Needles Harvesting
or in common terms, picking and drying lots and lots! of unopenned Day Lily flowers. Ah, the common, humble daylily that most of us call, tigerlily’s or Ditch Lily’s are so wonderful to have in the kitchen, the little root … Continue reading
Posted in frugal, gardens, wild foods
Tagged 100 mile food challange, Food Production and Recipes, Frugal, Garden, Wild Foods
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Farm Sale..
Well, my best buy was this full bedroom set.. the full sized dresser, matching mirror, two end tables and full bed set.. also picked up a sweet little white five drawers dresser as well as a awesome Food Warming box … Continue reading
Second Hand Score.
Just love this new to me second hand hutch I picked up for 15 at the local second hand store, that was one of there higher priced items, I have seen over the years but so worth it. it fits … Continue reading
Old vs new
Where does frugal cross the line from saving to costing us more When the 21 year old dryer that came with our farm broke weeks ago, I just moved everything to the line drying.. which is used a lot but … Continue reading
Posted in Life moves on daily
Tagged Energy cost savings, Frugal, home repairs, old verse new stuff, repair work, Saving money
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My Sweet Little Freeloader..
Miss Puddin is without a doubt one of the few freeloaders on the farm, she earns her keep by being cute, sweet and purring when I pet her. That is a lead in and a connect to a coming post. … Continue reading
Just another Day on the Farm 