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

    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 nice little neat (obsessive compulsive) knot....the...
    Posted to Weblog by Millers Grain House on 06-09-2009
  • 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 for recall if it contains ANY peanut butter. There...
    Posted to Weblog by Millers Grain House on 01-19-2009
  • More about my single New Year's Resolution - Organize: it will keep us healthy

    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...
    Posted to Weblog by Millers Grain House on 01-05-2009
  • 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 related goals. It is my belief that if this were...
    Posted to Weblog by Millers Grain House on 12-31-2008
  • 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 as they grew. We make many food gifts (Holiday...
    Posted to Weblog by Millers Grain House on 12-10-2008
  • 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 our home. This has helped us in the lean times more...
    Posted to Weblog by Millers Grain House on 11-14-2008
  • 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, it doesn't matter if you live in the country...
    Posted to Weblog by Millers Grain House on 10-14-2008
  • Re: Grocery Discoveries Over The Week-End

    I am a Foster Mom and as part of the kids Independent Living skills needing some work, we began reading the Sunday ads together. My habit is to go to Sam's Club once a week, and there is a Super Walmart right next door and along the way, I pass Food Lion, CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid and Food City. I...
    Posted to Forum by usellubuy on 10-06-2008
  • Making meals that make other meals

    I have started trying to plan better, by making meals that make other meals in order to cut down on waste and to save money. This has been a big budget saver for me. I would like to get some more ideas. What do you do to make your meals budget saving and also saving time and energy in the kitchen? If...
    Posted to Forum by usellubuy on 10-05-2008
  • An Audio-Visual Tip for Saving Money on Groceries!

    An Audio-Visual Tip for Saving Money on Groceries! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cycj1dEAK0Q “Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime”—Author unknown More visual tips uploaded every week (usually F ridays) so you can not only READ what...
    Posted to Weblog by Millers Grain House on 09-09-2008
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