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

• Watching the lessons learned come to life!

  Sometimes we wonder if this frugal lifestyle of homesteading has been worth all the hard work. It isn't easy and it isn't typical. However, the fruits of our labor may not always be measured in income vs. expense, but in lessons learned as we... Posted Jun 11 2009, 01:28 PM by Millers Grain House with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: frugal, homesteading, income, frivolous, consumerism, spending, status quo, adult children, expenses, lessons

• Today's Homesteader: What type are you?

  So maybe you don't live on a farm or out in the back woods of the rural country side, but you may be one of today's homesteaders and just not even know it yet! Now, let me be honest and give credit where it is due, they die-hard homesteader really... Posted Apr 27 2009, 03:01 PM by Millers Grain House with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: city, homestead, creative, homesteading, lifestyle, ideas, farm, farmers' market

• 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

• 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

• Video of a free, pesticide free fruit fly trap

  http://www.youtube.com/user/thewheatguy Re-use, recycle and rethink...the three R's of homesteading and stretching dollars! This video is the re-use of the flimsy plastic produce bags to make a fruit fly catcher. No chemicals and no pecticides. The... Posted Feb 02 2009, 01:31 PM by Millers Grain House with | with no comments Filed under: dollars, recycle, homesteading, video, trash, plastic bags, rethink, free, stretching, pesticides, fruit fly, reuse

• 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