Tuesday Savings on the Homestead: Time for a Summer Makeover Project!

Tuesday Savings on the Homestead: Time for a Summer Makeover Project!

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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…

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The Joys and Concerns of Living in a Rural Area

The Joys and Concerns of Living in a Rural Area

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This weekend is a prime example of why I usually try to make do with what I have. I did more running this weekend than I ever like to do, just to find three rolls of the kind of fencing I wanted. I was not a happy camper, but I have accepted this part of life.Living in a rural area has its joys. I love the quiet, the openness, the lack of city regulations, the lack of noisy neighbors who…

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Tuesday Savings on the Homestead: Check Your Tires!

Tuesday Savings on the Homestead: Check Your Tires!

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The tires on your vehicles are extremely important and they help you save money!Properly inflated tires give you good gas mileage which means you save more at the gas pumps. Properly inflated tires also last longer and will show less wear and tear. You will also have better handling to help avoid accidents.How to check your tiresYou need a tire pressure gauge to check your tires. Some gas stations have an air compressor hose with a gauge on them to…

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June 2015 Goals Update (Updated and Edited)

June 2015 Goals Update (Updated and Edited)

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May was a busy, busy month. First of all, this one graduated!  Jordan graduated from high school on the 17th with a big party on the 16th. We were pretty busy with that. And when we weren’t busy with that, we were busy with Dane’s big school project. His school has the fourth graders do a wax museum every year complete with a board, essay, and presentation as well as a walk through for the public. Dane was George Lucas…

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How My Favorite Books Have Influenced My Homesteading Life

How My Favorite Books Have Influenced My Homesteading Life

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I grew up in love with the Little House on the Prairie and Anne of Green Gables books. I still love them. I still read them all the time. I love the adventures of Anne, Laura, and the people they loved and encountered. I love how they dealt with the situations they found themselves in and their daily lives.What I loved most were the lives they led. I realize that Anne was a fictional character, but she was based upon…

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Book Review: Countdown to Preparedness by Jim Cobb

Book Review: Countdown to Preparedness by Jim Cobb

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Countdown to Preparedness: The Prepper’s 52-Week Course to Total Disaster Readiness written by Jim Cobb is a comprehensive guide to setting up and organizing your preps, gaining skills, and becoming knowledgable over the course of a year. Jim is a preparedness expert having written five books on the subject of preparedness, writes for Survival Weekly, and is the owner and lead trainer for Disaster Prep Consultants.What I liked about this book is that Jim broke down what you need to be…

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