The Homestead Mindset Anywhere: by Donna Miller : money

You "Cheap Date", you!

Millers Grain House — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:53:00 GMT

At one time, that label was considered an insult. For a gentleman to take out a young lady and stress over the expense and count pennies to barely go anywhere or do anything was often a mark of shame meaning he thought her less worthy of any money spent...(read more)

Revisiting the top 10 garage sale obsessions...how it fits for thrift!

Millers Grain House — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:35:00 GMT

Although by the look of the dates on my blog, one would *think* the Miller Family had dropped off the planet! Sorry I've been otherwise engaged with two college graduations and a pending move! Phew.... To finish up my last post and tie things in a...(read more)

Top 10 Signs you're obsessing about your Garage Sale:

Millers Grain House — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:11:00 GMT

Well, this Saturday is our garage sale. If you've read earlier posts, you may know it is out of desperation (no pay for months) that we are having it! With that said, I've rather enjoyed the purging process (still haven't hit the sheds and...(read more)

What to do when no income comes in.

Millers Grain House — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:27:00 GMT

Well folks, this is where the rubber hits the road and we've lived it off and on for a while. Hubby's new job (although having the potential to be wonderful) has yet to cut him a real check for 2 months. So, while we either wait to see if the...(read more)

A Homesteading Housewife's view: "Lost Sock Economics"

Millers Grain House — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:33:00 GMT

Somewhere in the universe are all of our missing mates to a sock, right? Sucked out through the dryer into the vortex of a sock planet orbiting an unknown sun in an undiscovered system....right? Isn't that where they are? No....even though when we...(read more)

Weekly Preparation Practice Checklist

Millers Grain House — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:00:00 GMT

I have come up with a list of items that warrant practicing each week to prepare for an uncertain economical or governmental future. It isn’t being pessimistic to actually WANT to and look forward to being able to be more self-sustaining and out of debt...(read more)

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

Millers Grain House — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:02:00 GMT

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...(read more)