Frugality and Finance

Quilting: Recycling Made Beautiful

We didn’t invent recycling.  Our ancestors did it by necessity.  On the original homesteads across North America people re-jigged hard…

2 years ago

Small-scale Homesteading: How Much Do You Really Need?

I subscribe to a number of homesteading blogs.  One in particular chronicles the adventures of a single person running a…

2 years ago

Black Gold: Make Your Own Natural Charcoal

We haven’t set the mountain on fire... yet.  But it is always a possibility, of which we are acutely aware,…

2 years ago

The Thrill of the Small-Animal Auction

It was 9:00 on a frigid Saturday night in mid-January. The sun had long since passed across the horizon and…

2 years ago

Handmade Gifts from the Homestead

The holidays should be a time of great joy and peace.  It is a time to reconnect with friends and…

2 years ago

Roadside Foraging: 5 Plants to Brake for During Fall Travels

Let’s face it, many of us do a lot of driving. Kids that are back in school need to be…

2 years ago

The Economics of Being a Cheap-o: How to Retire Without a Huge Pension and Enjoy It

It got me thinking after I had been to one of the “Retire Wealthy” meetings, and had listened to speaker…

3 years ago

Insider’s Guide to Buying a New Car, Homesteader Style

When I was younger, I worked as a new car salesman for about 2 years. I worked at an AutoNation…

3 years ago

The Day Money Stopped Working

One morning in February of 2021, Texans woke up to a winter wonderland and near-zero-degree temperatures. Although this happens in…

3 years ago

A Summer of Hot Inflation on the Homestead

By all indications, the inflation of consumer prices in 2021 has only just begun. What does that mean on the…

3 years ago