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I don't mind second hand at all. Actually I probably have nicer stuff because it is second hand. I was thinking about what I wore to church today. I was especially dressed up. Had these cute little brown heels and a pretty dress with a little sweater over it. It really looked nice. All of it was...

I knew frugal would bite me in the rump some day. Ok I have TONS of chickens and still have something like 9 roosters. 4 of these roos are bantam pets. You can see where this is leading. I am also down on the number of layers but I have a good 20 layers. However my husband has just told me they...

We have a huge walk in closet that stores the beginnings of our regular light bulb stash. I HATE the new bulbs and at the rate they go out I am sure they will be banned as a hazard and cost us a fortune of clean up because of the toxins in a few years. Stupid bulbs. Just turn off the dang...

We are savings this weekend on our Christmas stuff. We will all be trimming evergreens to bring to a friend of ours who has a christmas tree farm. He makes wreathes out of what we bring him. My mom has more varieties than he does and we have a HUGE amount of hollies. Mom only trims them around...

PUMPKIN BUTTER is YUMMY! I think that solves that issue lol.

I guess you could call me a frugality/debt free zealot because the excess of these holidays really upsets and depresses me. It really does. Once upon a time I would watch and sorta laugh. Now I just feel despair because I know what that excess leads to. How many divorces and even violents...

How is everyone holding up during the Holidays. This really is the hardest time to stay frugal and stick to those budgets. Just keep in mind that stuff doesn't buy happiness but it can undermine your security. Enjoy and have fun but stay frugal. In times of weakness and usually right after...

The kids actually cheered me up again. They told me it felt bad at the time but they would rather have me home then have all the fancy stuff. It doesn't bother me if "I" don't have stuff. It does bother me a bit when the kids feel hurt or slighted. But I guess if they feel they are good with it...

On the pumpkins: Did you cut them for them. Mine go nuts for pumpkins. I toss them in kinda hard so they split and its like a party. They really go nuts for them. Ok guys talk me down a bit. I am feeling awful. Ok my sons 12th birthday. I went way more than i usually do. He got 50 in star...

too funny. I was trying to figure out the whole wombats things but I figured in some places maybe thats the thing to do. Ya know like if you want the shiniest feathers and the healthiest eggs feed your chickens wombats?

ok other than the wombat, onions and rat poison I have been giving mine all kinds of bad stuff.

The goats are nigerians. We had a friend who is experienced with goats take a look. He said one of them he is not positive on, he thinks she might be but we shall see. The other he said is very pregnant( he is putting a bet on twins but could be a third). She sorta walks funny even at this...

I'm not sure if this is me being frugal or insane. I am getting 2 pregnant goats tomorrow. $100 for both of them which I think is pretty cheap. Its 2 ladies they got a bit over excited about goats and kept all the babies from their over excitement and then found out that its a TON of goats to...

My mom does not use fabric softener at all. She puts vinegar in for the rinse cycle instead ( just puts it in the fabric softeners slot). Not sure how right she is but she says the clothes is not as soft because of a soap build up and the vinegar helps get rid of that. I know her towels are...

This is our second year of a Halloween Challege. Each child has a goal of coming up with a costume for less than $5. My kids are not easily placated so this is a huge challenge for them. My daughter is running with a theory from a radio show that witches were actually aliens, so she is in a...

http://1940sexperiment.wordpress.com/ Check this out guys. Tons of war time recipes. Well worth the read.

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/quick-yeast-rolls/detail.aspx Seriously these were so easy I can whip them up while the kids are eating breakfast and they are ready to gobble down by lunch. I don't put them in a muffin pan though. I use a round cake pan and just spoon little blobs in ( wow that...

I found a great recipe for quick and easy yeast rolls. I have been making one batch each morning. It only takes me a couple minutes. So thats our new bread. Pretty cheap and healthier. I have been using the unbleached unbromated and I can tell the difference in baking. I have to give a bit of...

I love goodwill and other similar shops. I even have my parents on board with it now. I hit bag sales like its Christmas. Get this I just got name brad leotards for my daughter in dance. If I bought them new its 24 ( fancy fronts and backs) and I paid 1.50 for one and only .50 for the other at...

I resisted the urge to take on a car payment this week. I ended up taking 1200 out of my savings and buying an old volvo ( tank). Gas milage is better than my broken down mini van had and its a wagon with a 3rd row so i can fit us all in it. New tires and in good shape. Its just old. Thankfully...