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Monday Update From The Homestead – August 8 (Garden, Life, Bathroom, and Being Frugal!)

Monday Update From The Homestead – August 8 (Garden, Life, Bathroom, and Being Frugal!)

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This last week has been busy! Again. Surprised, aren’t you? I promise the winter updates will not be nearly as exciting as these summer ones. The weather is nice, hot, humid, and we are just trying to get everything done outside that we can. Except… We ended up doing an impromptu remodel on our downstairs bathroom. You know, toilets leak once in a while. A new ring, some chalk, and new vinyl flooring will make it better. The walls need to…

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Eight Ways to Avoid Frugal Burnout

Eight Ways to Avoid Frugal Burnout

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Are you tired of pinching pennies? Are you tired of beans and rice? Are you tired of wondering when the debt will be paid off? Are you tired of being frugal? Frugal burnout is a real thing, folks! Constantly watching your pennies and wondering when you can afford what you really need or want just gets to you after a while. I know, for me, that I just get tired of it all. I get tired of checking my bank…

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60 Ways To Save Money Today

60 Ways To Save Money Today

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Saving money is always important. For most people, it is a part of every decision they make. With the economy in a precarious position, we all need to work on saving more money! Practicing good money-saving habits now will help you in the future when the money might be tighter than ever. The tips below will help you save more money and might even give you more ideas on how to save money in other areas of your life. With that said,…

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Monday Update From The Homestead – April 18

Monday Update From The Homestead – April 18

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Hello! We are having some very lovely temperatures here! The wind seems to want to blow too, but it feels so good to be outside soaking up the sun.We got a fair amount of yard work done. The branches are piled up in three piles around the house and will be loaded into a trailer. Some of it will be burned and some of it will become mulch for the garden. The kids did most of that work as well…

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Monday Update From The Homestead – April 11

Monday Update From The Homestead – April 11

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What happened this week?This week was a little exciting, a little bit frustrating, and has a little bit more work involved for us.We are down a chicken. One of the full-grown layers was killed by a hawk. In all the problems I thought I would have with keeping my chickens alive, this was not one problem I thought I would have. Hawks are not a big problem, but we had noticed three of them nesting on the property. We weren’t…

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Making Bread Is A Skill You Need To Learn! Bonus: A Round-Up of Great Bread Recipes!

Making Bread Is A Skill You Need To Learn! Bonus: A Round-Up of Great Bread Recipes!

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One of the skills I have probably worked the hardest on was to make my own bread. I wasn’t very positive about my ability to learn how to make bread, but I knew I needed to learn how.I had a bread maker, but I didn’t like how the loaves came out of the bread maker. The crust was very chewy if not hard as a rock. Then I discovered the dough setting. Oh my. I found out that the bread…

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