This whole no spend thing has been very hard to maintain these last 6 weeks. We have been more creative in finding no-money solutions, but we have had a series of mishaps that has made the no spend months almost null and void. The series of mishaps and forced spending has included: 1. The air conditioning in my van ceased to exist due to leaks in two lines. No this has not been fixed yet, but I have already spent…
Great article! I think everyone needs to read this because too many people believe the government will take care of them when they should be taking care of themselves! Paratus Familia: The key to good government…..: “When was the last time you saw incredibly well behaved children? Someone ‘dressed’ to travel? Or a congressman who kept his pants zipped…”
What a great article! The author gives great ideas and strategies for starting your homestead! Remember though, it is all just small steps to get started. Otherwise you will be overwhelmed! Start a 1-Acre, Self-Sufficient Homestead – Modern Homesteading – MOTHER EARTH NEWS Have a great day!
I am sharing this because I thought it was an excellent post by Patrice from the essay she mentions. She just highlights the main points of the writer’s essay. I encourage to also read the essay in its entirety. Rural Revolution: The Essential Rules of Liberty: “Here’s an excellent guest post by Brandon Smith entitled The Essential Rules of Liberty . I’ve picked out highlights here, but the essay is…”
So far, so good on the no spending for July and August! We had one of the weekends I blogged about earlier and had a mini vacation weekend. Most of the ideas were Rob’s and he, very generously, took care of most of it! I was surprised and enjoyed it all the more! We built a fire, had smores, and lit some fireworks Saturday night. Sunday we took the kids to Cars 2 in 3D at the movie theater. Then…
We have a new member of the family – a new kitten named Sweetie. (Note: I had no hand in naming her.) She is rather adorable now that she is litter box trained and has stopped waking up the household at night. She is, however, still trying to get along with the queen of the household, Lola. Lola is not handling her presence with much grace, but chooses to ignore her most of the time. Sweetie is very inquisitive thing…