Surviving on Shoestrings by Donna Miller

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• Overwhelmed by learning about long term food storage? Relax, here's a plan.

  I know how you feel. Just take a deep breathe and compartmentalize.....it can be very overwhelming at first. That's one reason I found the easy open buckets for my home were because people were telling me that for a year's supply I had to vacuum... Posted Feb 09 2009, 02:02 PM by Millers Grain House with | with 11 comment(s) Filed under: food, homestead, gardening, grocery bill, save groceries, frugal, creative, pantry, storage, preparing, food budget, home-made, thrifty, homestead mindset anywhere, survive, groceries, pennies, homesteading, garden, money, survival, long term

• My Only New Year's Resolution - Organize: it saves money

  Whether you live in a small apartment or in a mansion on a one hundred acre spread of land, organizing is one of the top resolutions for the New Year for many people. It usually comes in about third place in the list behind health related and financial... Posted Dec 31 2008, 03:12 PM by Millers Grain House with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: food, save, grocery bill, save money, save groceries, stretch dollars, food budget, groceries, organize, New Years: 2009: dollars, resolutions

• How to stretch a left over baked potato.

  Now, I know there are more ideas than this one....but this is our FAVORITE way to use them rather than toss them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MumZcIjTJQ It's short so it should load pretty fast! Best Blessings and enJOY! Donna Posted Nov 06 2008, 01:21 PM by Millers Grain House with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: dollars, food, stretch, re-using, grocery bill, frugal, creative, menu, budget, cheap, groceries, potato

• 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

• Preparing the 6-8 month pantry.

  My last post was hoping to see how very far I could stretch my $115 in groceries for our family of five (all adult eaters). This fun frugal challenge, however, came to an abrupt end when my husband took us on a switch in direction. We are now re-stocking... Posted Sep 30 2008, 03:13 PM by Millers Grain House with | with 12 comment(s) Filed under: dollars, stretch, homestead, suburubs, grocery bill, save groceries, stretch dollars, how to, pantry, storage, preparing, bulk, food budget

• Fun New Game: "Let's see how long before I have to get groceries again!"

  Part of the homesteading mentality is making deprivation creatively FUN ~ So after I got groceries this past week - I thought it would be fun to see how long before I have to get ANY again...so the game is ON! Drinks always consist of mostly water between... Posted Sep 24 2008, 05:23 PM by Millers Grain House with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: food, grocery bill, save money, stretch dollars, free videos, game, culinary, how to, depravity, creative, without coupons, shopping tips, menu

• In words - Stop Tossing Tomatoes!

  Well, it was pointed out to me, quite kindly, that some frugal choices are to have dial up vs. DSL so I will try to put it into words what was in the video post just prior to this one. I *DO* know that you can choose 'dial up' as an option for... Posted Sep 19 2008, 12:36 PM by Millers Grain House with | with no comments Filed under: food, grocery bill, save groceries, stretch dollars, frugal, tomatoes

• 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