Looking for a way to use up the summer produce from the garden? Scored a good deal on onions and peppers at the farmers market? Let me introduce you to one of my favorite ways to use onions and bell peppers! Fajita vegetable packets! I love fajitas. Love isn’t a strong enough word. Fajitas would be my last meal in prison. Yum! However, I don’t always dig the price of bell peppers in the winter. Talk about sticker shock! One…
Do you have this problem – a pile of old bed sheets that for whatever reason are not suitable for your bed anymore? Or your kids are not into Barbie anymore? Or the dog decided to play tug of war with them while drying on the clothes line? (Real story!)What to do with them? I hate to throw them out. I tried to give away the kids’ sheets to friends or family when my kids outgrew them. However, I still…
The Friday Thoughts might give you the impression I am obsessed with certain things, but then again maybe not. Many people ask what I think about things and I am not a very good talker. I will start trying to put my thoughts here every week and see what happens. I am going to keep it to five things that have been on my mind or heart, but I am not making any promises. 1. I am really looking forward to this…
One of the hard lessons in life that I had to learn was distinguishing between needs and wants. Sometimes I had a hard time knowing which was which. Sometimes, when I ignored that little voice in my head telling me I didn’t need that item, I got myself into some financial hot water. Lessons learned the hard way will stick with me the best!As I mentioned in the 13 Ways To Save Money In The New Year post, I had to…
I actually hate shopping. I rarely buy more than what is on my list and do not really want to go into any store. I also don’t like that people give you weird looks when you buy 4-5 items when you should only need one. I also don’t like to explain myself when they ask questions. So I am an online shopper. I know some preppers don’t like to buy online because it is easier to track what is purchased,…
This week’s Tuesday Savings on the Homestead is brought to you by this blogger! The same blogger who hates shopping, especially furniture shopping! I really have a problem paying new furniture prices. How can they charge so much for a bed frame and whatnot? It should be criminal! I also don’t always dig paying used furniture prices because of the wide variety of conditions and prices. I look for a lot of free items and I look at what I have…