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Saving Money on the Homestead Frugality and Finance

Butter ‘N’ Eggs Without the Manure! Saving Money on the Homestead

By Barbara Bamberger-Scott
Two Decembers ago I was sitting on the porch enjoying the smell of wood smoke rising from our little outdoor cooking grill, and I made…
We've found happiness moving to the country and learning to homestead. I can't think of any situation we would trade this lifestyle for any.. Homesteading Life

From Suburbanites to Homesteaders: Why We Moved to the Country and What We Found When We Got There

By Laura Bittle
Before moving to the country, my husband, Troy, and I were part of the Nova Rat Race. We lived in Northern Virginia (“Nova” as it's…
Frugality and Finance

Money is a Four-letter Word

By Skip Thomsen
To many homesteaders and would-be homesteaders, “money” is a four-letter word.  After all, money is all about materialism, and that's the antithesis of homesteading, right?…
Ideal Country Home Land

The Ideal Country Home

By Gene GeRue
Except in the 1516 novel by Sir Thomas More, Utopia is said to be impossible.  That is probably a blessing—it would be terribly boring after…
How to Homestead in the City Frugality and Finance

25 Ways to Homestead in the City

By Jenny Flores
When most people think of homesteading, visions of sprawling pastures and big red barns come to mind.  Even after the recent popularity of small-scale homesteads, it…
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Bringing Passion Projects Into Reality

By Elizabeth Waddington
How do you turn a passion into a project that really bears fruit? Dreamers often ask themselves this question. Many of us dream of creating…
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The Homestead Woodstove

By Tony Colella
One of my favorite homestead assets is our woodstove.  There is nothing quite like heating with a woodstove on a cold winter’s night.  Knowing that…
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Processing Poultry: City Folk Learn to Dispatch and Dress Chickens

By David Von Kroug
A Portlander guy walks into a butcher shop, tells the man behind the counter he has to kill his beloved chicken, it's old and sick,…
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While You’re Waiting: How to Start Homesteading Today

By Sabrina Hair
The homesteading life is one that is admired by most and desired by many. The healthy lifestyle, living out in the country on your own…
25 Ways to Save Money Frugality and Finance

25 Ways to Save Money

By Karyn Sweet
I'm sure you've heard the good news by now—the recession is over!  But in case it doesn't feel like it's over at your home, or…
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Salvage is the Soul of Our Homestead

By Carrie Sacco
A girl about the age of twelve, sporting a French beret, stands to the side with her face tilted, looking over the fields as I…
Don’t Quit Your Day Job Homesteading Life

Don’t Quit Your Day Job – Bringing Home the Bacon So You Can Afford to Feed the Pigs

By Sheri Dixon
Dreaming about living in the country is easy, even when you’re not quite there. Rural images ripple unbidden through burbling brooks of the mind like…

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