I had a friend write with an idea for 72 hour kits or first aid kits. Her son fell about 9 feet out of a tree onto the cement edge of their pond and got a nasty gash by his eye and a concussion. After getting it all cleaned up and disinfected, a neighbor who […]
Homemade Laundry Detergent Dispenser
Here’s a great little gadget my mom discovered for storing and pouring her homemade laundry soap–the Coffee Mate creamer bottle. They are pretty sturdy little bottles with a nice flip top lid and pour spout. If you don’t drink coffee, maybe you have a friend who would save a couple for you. They fit nicely […]
Food Grade Buckets on the Cheap
Time to give you one of my super frugal food storage secrets. Getting food grade buckets cheap or free. Lots of times you can get bulk foods like oats or wheat or beans in a sack LOTS cheaper than buying it in a can or bucket. But keeping your food in a sack is not […]
Kids Prep Minute: Code Words
Here’s a quick one to think about with your kids. If mom was unavailable to come get you and she had to send someone you didn’t know to pick you up from school/ball practice/whatever, how would you know they were safe to go with? Well, they’ll know the secret code word (or phrase) of course. […]
Making the Perfect Christmas Tree
We like to hunt our own Christmas tree. No, not from a lot or from the store–from the woods. Besides being a fun activity for everybody (even the dog), it’s cheap. Only $10 for a tree permit. And you know I’m cheap. Granted, if the snow isn’t too deep we can easily spend that much […]
The Small Town Post Office Produce Exchange
In our town, there are no mail trucks or mail delivery people. There is no “on demand parcel pickup” or vacation mail holds. There are not any mailboxes on the streets because there is no mail delivery. There is only the Post Office. If you want to mail something, you go to the Post Office. […]
Practically Free Garden Weed Barrier
We actually had a couple of days last week warm enough to get outside and accomplish something (I’m kind of a wimp in the cold). I started with my mini herb garden. I only have 3 herbs in it and have had plans on expanding it for at least 2 years, but it just hasn’t […]
Save Some Cash–Cut Your Own Kids’ Hair!
Hair, hair, hair. Does it never stop growing and needing cut??? Fortunately, you don’t have to pay the salon for haircuts! I’m going to share with you a couple of methods we’ve used to save on the cost of haircuts. Here’s my son in need of one . . .First option is to find a […]
Soap Update and a Warning
The soap is getting slightly harder this evening, so I thought I’d try and get it out of the mold again. I will be lining whatever molds I use next time with butcher paper or wax paper or something–this is ridiculous! And here’s your WARNING: Never use a cheapo knife to try to pry soap […]
Sunday Morning Emergency Syrup
Every Sunday morning we have what we call Puffy Oven Pancakes–I’ve also heard them more commonly called German pancakes. You know, 6 eggs, 1 cup flour, 1 cup milk all mixed up and baked in a melted butter lined pan. MMmmmmm. Well, maybe we don’t have them EVERY Sunday, but if we don’t I get […]