Surviving on Shoestrings by Donna Miller

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• Making it without an income....

  Stretching our dollars (and of course referring to this wonderful forum, website and newsletters) has been a way of life for us for about a decade now. During which we spent an entire year without any regular income coming in. I recently referenced this... Posted May 09 2013, 10:29 AM by Millers Grain House with | with no comments Filed under: stretch dollars, radio, savings, surviving on shoestrings, no income

• Winter Squash - A seasonal bargain with variety!

  Tis the season for an abundance of winter produce! Winter Squash to be precise. Most people think of pumpkin pie and stop there when trying to figure out what to do with these prolific growers that usually just make great fall decorations.If you're... Posted Oct 25 2011, 11:18 AM by Millers Grain House with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: stretch, stretch dollars, culinary, budget, cheap, pennies, recipe, veggies, money, variety, winter, bargain, cooking, squash, vegetable, seasonal

• Making healthy and practically free chicken stock.

  Saving money and stretching dollars often requires a little bit of 'playing with our food'! That is actually one of my FAVORITE parts of being on a tight budget. I love to look at ways to stretch food and still eat healthy meals on a tight budget... Posted May 04 2011, 08:23 AM by Millers Grain House with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: save groceries, stretch dollars, frugal, budget, cheap, free, money, soup, savings, stock, chicken stock, glucosamine, healthy

• Solutions to the same old stale problem.

  Sometimes when you've been stretching dollars for years, as many of us have, it seems like we face the same old stale problems over and over again. We face the choice of either to spend money on better clothing or tune up the car. We face the choice... Posted Dec 30 2010, 04:10 PM by Millers Grain House with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: food, stretch dollars, budget, Bread, biscuits, stale, croutons

• Planning meals to two time left-overs to left-littles...

  In our house, we don't throw away much of any food. We've been on such a tight budget at times that the thought of waiting even the one tablespoon of sour cream from the edges of the container make me wince in pain! Just ask our daughters! That... Posted Dec 15 2010, 05:01 PM by Millers Grain House with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: food, stretch dollars, left-over, meal, planning

• 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

• Organize: You might find hidden treasures!

  Since being on my huge resolution kick of organizing, - yeah, okay, so it's the ONLY resolution I really have, but it's big and far reaching - we decided to put more boxes away up in the attic above the pump room. For those of you who don't... Posted Jan 12 2009, 01:56 PM by Millers Grain House with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: save money, stretch dollars, tomatoes, organize, resolutions, clean, organization

• 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

• 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

• 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