Surviving on Shoestrings by Donna Miller

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• Wait! Don't throw THAT away!

  Below are some items that are usually thrown away that cause me to pause and wait before heading to the trash: Paper Towel Tubes: They hold those annoying plastic grocery store bags in a small space by stuffing the tube tightly full of them. They help... Posted Mar 28 2011, 05:49 PM by Millers Grain House with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: recycleing, save money, budget, recycle, trash, reuse, dollar stretcher, Egg cartons, paper towel tubes, citrus, repurpose, peel

• Ideas for staying warm!

  Winter is most certainly upon us! At least in most of the USA it is. So while limited on funds, what are some good ideas for staying warm? Here are a few: A heating pad (from goodwill, thrift stores or a garage sale) works wonders! We like to put one... Posted Nov 30 2010, 11:58 AM by Millers Grain House with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: heat, recycle, warm, winter, blanket, warmth, fire, funds, kindling

• Stretching Money by looking at everyday objects differently.

  We all have them, the weird things that are in the house that we save and get over run with or we simply toss because we see them as not useful. Well, if you look at things just ever so slightly askew....you might find some great uses for 'useless'... Posted Aug 28 2009, 11:32 AM by Millers Grain House with | with 10 comment(s) Filed under: save money, stretch dollars, videos, frugal, recycle, trash, reuse

• 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

• 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