Surviving on Shoestrings by Donna Miller

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• Frugal Decor ideas for the home.

  It truly is a homesteading mindset to look at things a little 'off' the set normal center. That's what I love about the pioneering spirit of homesteading. The truth is that mindset can be used everywhere!! Let's look at home decor and... Posted Jun 16 2009, 02:22 PM by Millers Grain House with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: frugal, budget, homestead mindset anywhere, homesteading, stretching, dollar, saving, house, decor, home, decorating

• I took the road less traveled by....

  "I took the road less traveled by, and that has made all the difference." Robert Frost (The Road Not Taken 1915) This poem always made me reflect on life. Am I a follower or a leader? Do I know when to be one or the other? " The road less... Posted Mar 24 2009, 12:01 PM by Millers Grain House with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: suburubs, frugal, creative, contentment, homestead mindset anywhere, homesteading, works, skimp

• Herbs and Ideas for Headaches

  I don’t get headaches, ever. Yet, I've had a rare headache that has now lasted for one full week. Usually being one to avoid over the counter medications, I've not thought too clearly (because of having the headache) to remember what herbs I actually... Posted Feb 23 2009, 10:39 AM by Millers Grain House with | with no comments Filed under: homestead mindset anywhere, herbs, ideas, headaches

• Sharing my journey and why the homesteading mindset works.

  I've not had much of a chance to share my journey with everyone, so I'll do a brief synopsis. We were a struggling young family like most in the eighties. My husband worked his way up for a nice and stable position. Through all those years (about... Posted Feb 19 2009, 10:13 AM by Millers Grain House with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: frugal, homestead mindset anywhere, journey, works, finances, poverty, lifestyle, income, salary

• 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

• 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

• Nation wide peanut butter recall - homesteading mindset solution

  In case you haven't read/heard there is a huge peanut butter recall (yes, again) across the nation. It is affecting everything from the stuff itself to ice cream and candy bars that peanut butter is in - I mean EVERYTHING is getting the FDA warning... Posted Jan 19 2009, 07:41 PM by Millers Grain House with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: food, save, homestead, frugal, how to, preparing, home-made, budget, homestead mindset anywhere, survive, mindset, peanut butter, homesteading, recipe

• Organize: The effects on the spirit

  Life on the homestead (at least on ours) can be first riddled with chores (mind you it's not a complaint) and distractions (okay that one is a complaint) to the point that we can sometimes feel that our heads are spinning from the 'to do'... Posted Jan 09 2009, 04:05 PM by Millers Grain House with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: homestead, save money, budget, homestead mindset anywhere, organize, winter doldrums, clean

• Making gifts and decorations for the Holidays

  This year, we are doing as we have often done as we have trimmed our budget to the bone; we are making most of the gifts and decorations. This is not a new thing for our family. It actually began years before the kids were born, but has become a tradition... Posted Dec 10 2008, 02:50 PM by Millers Grain House with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: dollars, stretch, save, homestead, wood, stretch dollars, how to, creative, shopping tips, food budget, home-made, contentment, homestead mindset anywhere, holiday, gifts

• Saving pennies does add up

  Plastic baggies. Aluminum foil. 25# -50# Grain bags Mulit purpose uses for things like a dehydrator. Cheap storage for pots/pans/lids. One grain used many ways. All these (and more as my mind works) are multi-use topics that help me save pennies around... Posted Nov 14 2008, 11:08 AM by Millers Grain House with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: stretch, save, homestead, re-using, save money, videos, frugal, free videos, how to, storage, budget, homestead mindset anywhere, cheap, pennies, recycle