Updated 2/15/2026 I love prepping lists! I have many printed and filed in a binder for reference. I am motivated by them and find many ideas to get things done. I am sharing a list of ten free preparation tasks today. Some tasks will take only a few minutes, some will take a few hours, and some might take longer. You can do these things with your family or invite your friends over to do these things. The only thing…
One day I had a crazy idea. I thought to myself that drying blueberries was a great idea. I mean, why not?To buy dried blueberries in the store or online can cost $13-16 for 8 ounces. OUCH! That is an expensive addition to my granola! So I thought I would try to dehydrate my own blueberries. By doing this, I would have them ready to add to trail mix and granola.I thought I was a genius. What followed proved I…
Food storage can be a tricky and confusing thing. What should you store? What does your family eat? What do you like to eat? What is non-perishable but still good for you?A lot of food storage areas I see have a lot of junk food in them. I don’t mean just the Little Debbie snacks. I see a lot of rice mixes, sugary cereals, processed foods, high carbohydrate foods, and empty calorie drinks. That is just a few examples. Those…
This week’s frugal tip is an offshoot of yesterday’s post about Corn Casserole. In the tips and suggestions, I have listed one about using up the ends of pasta that are in boxes. I don’t let these gems go to waste! This is still food and money spent. I have actually helped people clean out their food pantries and kitchens and they will throw these away. What?!?! Don’t do that! Let me help you! Invest in one of these: I…
What you see below was my total crop of potatoes from the garden this year. I planted three rows of 15 plants each and this was it. I might have to set a better watering system next year. Dang heat. I knew I wanted to can potatoes again this year. I love the convenience of opening up a jar, draining it, and dumping the potatoes into a frying pan. Almost instant fried potatoes! You don’t need garden potatoes to do…
In setting up your food storage, a tough area to address is meat. When I started this series, I stopped because I wasn’t certain how to address this myself along with the fact that I had changed my mind a few times about how I was going to address this area.The best way to address the issue of meat in your food storage is to understand that you will need a few different plans. You have heard of others saying…