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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Ways to Save Money on Groceries
Bartering

49 Ways to Save Money on Groceries

I don’t know about you and the folks at your house, but…

Neil Shelton Neil Shelton
Tips for Starting a CSA, how to start a csa, successful CSA, CSA, Community Supported Agriculture, start a CSA, operating a CSA, homesteading
Homesteading

Tips for Starting a CSA, Successfully

Many people begin homesteading as a way to escape the rat race…

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores
How to Buy Land Very Cheaply, tips for buying rural land
Buy land

How to Buy Land Very Cheaply

Excerpted from Neil's book LandBook - An owner's manual for rural land…

Neil Shelton Neil Shelton
Homesteading

Selling What You Make Online

It is indeed a strange paradox that the internet enables me to…

Jeremy Pellani Jeremy Pellani
How to Save Money on Taxes by Homesteading
Buy land

How to Save Money on Taxes by Homesteading

My property taxes went up this year. Last year they were $310…

Anthony Okrongly Anthony Okrongly
DIY bath products, homemade bath products, homemade soap, make your own shampoo, bath salts, natural bath products
DIY

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
How Much Does Homesteading Cost, save money by homesteading
Guides

What is Your Homestead $ Number?

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

Tony Colella Tony Colella
Roadside-Foraging
Food

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, homemade gifts
Food

Handmade Gifts from the Homestead

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

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores
Close Up Of Woman Urban foraging Wild Garlic In Woodland Putting Leaves In Basket
Foraging

Urban Foraging

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

Jenny Flores Jenny Flores
Death

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 homebrew
Alcoholic drinks

Brew Beer—Quit Paying Taxes… Well, almost

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

Chris Devaney Chris Devaney

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