Frugality and Finance

You Can Spend as Much (or as Little) as You Want to Go Off-Grid

Off-grid living has begun to grow in popularity, as the many websites, magazines, TV shows, and YouTube channels featuring the…

1 year ago

Hair-raising Homestead Haircuts

I'd like you to meet my son.  He's six years old, cute as a bug and smart as a whip. …

1 year ago

Free Eats! Combating the Rising Cost of Food

I try really hard to keep within our food budget. I also try really hard to serve my family food…

1 year ago

Giving up the Grocery Store: Becoming Increasingly Self-Sufficient in a Practical Way

2020 was a changing point in my life that I didn’t realize I needed, or even wanted. We were not…

1 year ago

How to Buy Land Very Cheaply

Excerpted from Neil's latest book LandBook - An owner's manual for rural land (second edition) ~~~~~~~~ Since this book is about…

1 year ago

How to Save a Bundle on Loan Interest

Excerpted from Neil's latest book LandBook Second Edition: An Owner's Manual for Rural Land ~~~~~~~~ If you’ve ever borrowed money…

1 year ago

How to Get Seeds for Free

Like a kid in a candy store, I have been perusing recently-arrived seed catalogs with hope and delight.  And though…

1 year ago

Dive In! Tips and Tricks for Dumpster Diving

We are an imprudent, wasteful people. Well, not us.  You and I are thrifty, resourceful homesteaders who know how to…

1 year ago

Learn to Save Money with Old-Fashioned Methods: Money-saving Advice from the Past

Self-sufficiency and sustainability are buzzwords—not only used in the close-knit homesteading community, but by corporations who want to cash in…

1 year ago

Grocery Shelf to Garden Bed: How to Regrow Store-Bought Veggies

Although we grow most of what we eat, there are times I need to buy produce from other vendors at…

1 year ago