A 50 lb bag of feed usually lasts me about 6-8 days served dry. I would long to be able to feed my chickens organic, non-GMO pellet but it just wasn’t in the budget. They roam all day so they’re getting as much organic matter as they want, but I still longed for better pellets. […]
A Guide To Spending Less On The Homestead
One of my reasons for homesteading was to simplify, slow down, and make the things I did more meaningful and grounded; I wanted an authentic life. Being ‘authentic’ for me, meant I didn’t want to be part of the rampant culture of excess and consumerism. Money is security, money is important so it should be […]
How to Live Frugally this Spring
Spring is the perfect time to get your budget on track and start living more frugally after a long and expensive winter full of holiday, heating and electricity costs and more. I don’t know about you, but despite our best efforts to live frugally in winter, it is by far the most expensive time of […]
Saving And Winning With Money: Food
Several years ago Michelle and her family made big changes. With the decision to become a one income family new skills had to be learned. Scratch that – LOTS of new skills. They were like a lot of households in that they were normal, with consumer debt and a consumption mindset. Debt and no savings. […]
How To Be Poor- What To Do When You Lose Everything
Lose your job? Lose of a loved one? Divorce? Health Issues? Life Emergency? We never plan for life crisis and yet, they always find us- when we are completely unprepared. Whether it is our own doing or no fault of our own we end up in a crisis situation, desperate and poor. Most Americans are […]
20 Ideas For Raising Kids Frugally
Kids can be so expensive. There is the expected expenses of clothing and feeding them. Then there are the unexpected expenses of injuries, wisdom teeth, illnesses, and notes from school saying they owe money for this or that. Either way, kids costs money. I am here to tell you that after raising two kids to […]
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