Tag: Frugal

15 Brilliant Ways To Use Grass Clippings

15 Brilliant Ways To Use Grass Clippings

Some posts may include affiliate links. 15 Brilliant Ways To Use Grass Clippings Ugh mowing the lawn, one of the many chores I intensely dislike. Then comes yet another chore, ridding yourself of the grass clippings you just worked so hard to produce! But wait, according to the featured article below, there are at least …

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Home Canning Meatballs (With Recipe)

Home Canning Meatballs (With Recipe) Canning meat can be an option to storing protein in ways other than jerking or salt curing.  This meatball recipe also gives you the convivence of canned and the goodness of homemade. See the recipe and the canning instructions from The Iowa Housewife at the featured link below Home Canned …

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Go Camping For Free!

Go Camping For Free!

Go Camping For Free! Looking for something to do this up coming holiday weekend? Tired of being stuck at home and/or indoors due to the lockdowns? Budget concerns? This could be your answer. Camping can be  bush league or glamping it’s up to you!  To do it inexpensively you want to find a great spot …

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DANDELION the “Medical Weed”

DANDELION the "Medical Weed"

DANDELION the “Medical Weed” Bothersome weeds, stir fry veggie, or wine base, the dandelion has been around and used and abused for ever. They are an evasive species so if you’re trying to create a pristine green lawn they can be your nightmare plant. However, if you are a frugal forager they are an easy …

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Fruit Salad Trees: What They Are & How to Grow Them

Fruit Salad Trees: What Are They & How to Grow Them

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Fruit Salad Trees: What They Are & How to Grow Them I have never had enough space to maintain both a garden and fruit trees. So when I first heard of a fruit salad trees I had no idea what they were but they certainly peeked my interest. One …

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Quaranteaming to Beat Isolation Blues

Quaranteaming to Beat Isolation Blues

Quaranteaming to Beat Isolation Blues What is “quaranteaming”? It’s now the name for what folks are doing to prevent themselves and/or family and friends from having to hunker down alone. How it’s done and a bit about those that are doing it is discussed in our featured article linked below. Here on the Homefront we …

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Safely Doing Laundry During a Pandemic, Especially as we Begin to Re-Open

Safely Doing Laundry During a Pandemic, Especially as we Begin to Re-Open

Safely Doing Laundry During a Pandemic, Especially as we Begin to Re-Open Or During and After Any Airborne Crisis Recently our world was hit with a viral pandemic. Passed through the air and upon surfaces from one person to the next and in sadly too many cases particularly among our vulnerable population deadly. Most of …

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Will There Be Pandemic Related Food Shortages?

Will There Be Pandemic Related Food Shortages?

Will There Be Pandemic Related Food Shortages? Remember the panic buying as the stay home orders began to shut down our cities and towns? It’s been almost exactly 3 months (as of the time of writing) since the first verified case here in Washington state and you still can’t beg, barrow, or steal some of …

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What is and What Can You do About Price Gouging During a Crisis

What is and What Can You do About Price Gouging During a Crisis

What is and What Can You do About Price Gouging During a Crisis One of the most frustrating things about any crisis is that there are always those that will take advantage of the weakness, grief, troubles, and needs of others during a crisis. During a crisis we should all be coming together to assist …

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Safety Advice If You Must Visit the Grocery Store During the Pandemic

Safety Advice If You Must Visit the Grocery Store During the Pandemic Unless you were well prepared, a trip to the grocery store will be required during this pandemic stay at home order that the majority of the United States is abiding by. The CDC is recommending that whenever we leave the safety of our …

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