The Homestead Mindset Anywhere: by Donna Miller

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• A tip to 'thinking like a homesteader.'

  Well, weather you care to learn these tips because you dream of 'Little House on the Prairie Days' or you just want to stretch the dollars you have, a homesteader's mind works a little differently than most. One main thing is to look at any... Posted Mar 31 2009, 01:55 PM by Millers Grain House with | with no comments Filed under: dollars, food, stretch, recycleing, homestead, gardening, re-using, cost effective, save money, stretch dollars, videos, frugal, budget, homestead mindset anywhere, recycle, mindset, homesteading, container garden, video, rethink, free, stretching, reuse, finances, homesteadead

• Weekly Preparation Practice Checklist

  I have come up with a list of items that warrant practicing each week to prepare for an uncertain economical or governmental future. It isn’t being pessimistic to actually WANT to and look forward to being able to be more self-sustaining and out of debt... Posted Mar 03 2009, 02:00 PM by Millers Grain House with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: dollars, food, stretch, homestead, gardening, re-using, cost effective, grocery bill, save money, stretch dollars, frugal, game, depravity, creative, budget savings frugal groceries cooking stretching dollars, storage, preparing, home-made, thrifty, groceries, recycle, recipe, garden, rethink, stretching, reuse, money, long term, finances, income, ideas, practice, preparedness, list, preparation, checklist

• Homesteading on a porch

  I always love to hear the trials and triumps of others who have that same pioneering spirit of a homesteader. Many people are overcoming the limits in which they live (financial, spacial, educational,etc) to find ways to improve their lives on a deeper... Posted Jan 26 2009, 12:18 PM by Millers Grain House with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: city, food, homestead, suburubs, gardening, cost effective, tomatoes, how to, creative, preparing, food budget, contentment, homestead mindset anywhere, cheap, herbs, groceries, recycle, mindset, homesteading, porch, container garden, veggies, garden

• Left Over Turkey Ideas!

  We had two turkeys for Thanksgiving. Somehow we anticipated a hoard of guest that just never seemed to show up so now we are over loaded with turkey. We have a left over smoked turkey and a regular one. There should be an award for how many dishes you... Posted Dec 02 2008, 03:23 PM by Millers Grain House with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: food, cost effective, save groceries, culinary, menu, food budget, cheap, groceries, potato, turkey, left-ver

• Keys to bulk buying, storage and learning to stretch grocery dollars.

  If, like us, you are preparing your long term pantry for whatever reason (weather, gas savings, economic future) you may be a tried and true veteran of this longstanding homestead traditon or you may be new at it and ready to take the plunge. Either way... Posted Oct 14 2008, 03:24 PM by Millers Grain House with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: dollars, city, food, stretch, save, homestead, cost effective, grocery bill, save money, save groceries, stretch dollars, frugal, free videos, how to, shopping tips, pantry, storage, preparing, bulk, food budget, budget, thrifty

• More ramble on that "Thrifty Commercial" topic...Buyer be Aware

  It is pretty funny how I had the same reaction as Anne (one of our other bloggers here) to the KFC and Frozen Chicken commercial. Toss in Stouffers and a few others and we have yet another media twisting epidemic. As unsuspecting busy American's just... Posted Oct 03 2008, 09:26 AM by Millers Grain House with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: dollars, gardening, cost effective, budget savings frugal groceries cooking stretching dollars, preparing, home-made, commercials, budget, thrifty, KFC

• An Audio-Visual Tip for Saving Money on Groceries!

  An Audio-Visual Tip for Saving Money on Groceries! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cycj1dEAK0Q “Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime”—Author unknown More visual tips uploaded every week... Posted Sep 09 2008, 03:03 PM by Millers Grain House with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: dollars, stretch, save, homestead, re-using, cost effective, grocery bill, save money, save groceries, stretch dollars, videos

• Wood Burning Stoves

  We don't have central heat in our home, just baseboard and one really nice fire place in the den, on the far end of one side of our home. The den and kitchen are about all that stay toasty over the coldest of days. So we are looking for at least one... Posted Aug 26 2008, 03:14 PM by Millers Grain House with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: heat, wood, cost effective, stove