Frugality and Finance

Homesteading Frugality and Finance articles collected over two decades from experienced homesteaders who know what they’re talking about.

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Bath, Body, and Beyond: DIY Bath Products from the Homestead

I love the hard, dirty work that goes along with homesteading but…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

What is Your Homestead $ Number?

A while back, there was a commercial that had people walking around…

Tony Colella Tony Colella

Roadside Foraging: 5 Plants to Brake for During Fall Travels

Let’s face it, many of us do a lot of driving. Kids…

Allyson Ernst Allyson Ernst

Handmade Gifts from the Homestead

The holidays should be a time of great joy and peace.  It…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

Urban Foraging

When I had to pack up my rural homestead and move it…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

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,…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

Green Burial: The Frugal Funeral for an Ecological Eternity

We spend our lives trying to get back to our Earthly roots,…

Doug Smith Doug Smith

Brew Beer—Quit Paying Taxes… Well, almost

Homesteaders are a resourceful and imaginative group.  If you need a tool,…

Chris Devaney Chris Devaney

Waste Not, Want Not: Repurposing on the Homestead

Growing up in the rural Midwest, and being a child not unlike…

Adrianne Masters Adrianne Masters

A Country Girl’s Best Friends: Baking Soda & Vinegar

They say diamonds are a girl’s best friend.  That may be true…

Adrianne Masters Adrianne Masters

It’s Just Business: Creating a Business Plan for Your Homestead

Homesteaders are not afraid of hard work and do not collapse when…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

Celebrate a Buy-Nothing Christmas

It always surprises me how quickly we are encouraged to move from…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores

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