I just found the text of a book, published during the first world war, about how to save on food. Full of recipes and ideas. Perhaps sometimes a bit oldfashioned, but fun and worth looking through it! http://www.gutenberg.org/files/15464/15464-h/15464-h.htm M.

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' stuff. But, before I list and try to explain...

Abbygirl is correct, the SuperPerx site is very misleading and a total waste of time. I really don't know if it will be around much longer. If you want true savings from an "affiliate" store site, I highly suggest shopping through Microsoft's new search site, BING at www.Bing.com. Bing...

Well, weather you care to learn these tips because you dream of 'Little House on the Prairie Days' or you just want to stretch the dollars you have, a homesteader's mind works a little differently than most. One main thing is to look at any one object and see how many different ways you can...

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. It is prudent in our time. This list below is...

To save money we always just used a ziplock bag and a straw! Just insert the straw in the opening of zip lock and close the ziplock around the straw. You suck out the air, (biting the straw shut when you needed to exhale!). When the bag seals around the food, you quickly remove the straw and finish zipping...

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 have a well and pump, it's like an external...

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' and 'didn't get done yet' lists. It is...

As I mentioned last entry, I wanted to take note at how my one and only New Year's Resolution effected us in the area of health. Well, organizing things around this homestead has definitely paid off on the health side already. I'm down 4 pounds since Dec.31! The area of health is so deeply tied...

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 related goals. It is my belief that if this were...