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Reuse/Repurpose: Milk Jugs
Here are my top 3 uses for reusing milk jugs and turning them into something useful for the garden. We go thru a lot of milk in our house - which means we have a lot of milk jugs. Instead of just throwing them out I try to use them for something useful. Here are … Continue reading Reuse/Repurpose: Milk Jugs
One Income Family
One Income Family #oneincomefamily #oneincome #budget #money
Unusual Gardening Tools
Here is a list of some "unusual" items to use in your garden. I have been gardening for all of my adult life, and one thing I have found out over the ahem...twenty so years...is that sometimes found items can and will work better then anything found in a store. I know there are some … Continue reading Unusual Gardening Tools
Natural Spring Cleaning
I did title this post for "Spring Cleaning", but you can use these any time of the year. For the first 10 years that my husband and I were married I would use cleaners that I would buy from the store - you know what I mean - those chemical laden, hardly ever truly work … Continue reading Natural Spring Cleaning
Making Weekly Dinner Menus
A couple tips to help making menus easier...and hopefully life more enjoyable! I recently read an article that said that one of the most stressful things a woman does on a daily basis - some men fall into this category also - it's figuring out what's for dinner! At first, I laughed - because that's … Continue reading Making Weekly Dinner Menus
Budget Friendly Meals
On Friday, I talked about how to save money on a food budget - just in case you didn't get to read it you can check that out here A change in our food budget – tips to help. A change in any budget can be hard, especially the food budget. So, I thought I would … Continue reading Budget Friendly Meals
A change in our food budget – tips to help
Even though I still have my job, we started our new household budget - which involved cutting our food budget by half. You think that hurts...oh yeah! But I am determined that we are not going to give up the foods we love. Here are some ideas to help stretch every dollar of our new … Continue reading A change in our food budget – tips to help
How to prepare yourself and your budget for tough times
How to prepare yourself and your budget for tough times: What do you do when tough times hit? #prepare #tipsforhardtimes #hardtimes #moneytroubles #prepareyourself #budgettroubles #budget
Ways to save $$$ and live on less
If you have ever happened upon my blog before, you know that I will be losing my job here really soon. And, even though it initially threw me for a loop, I am now really starting to look forward to it. The biggest question on my husbands', and my mind was - how are we … Continue reading Ways to save $$$ and live on less