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My brother-in-law loves pickled eggs, so my sis had to learn how to make them. She hates them, lol! There are many recipes out there on the internet, basically a hard boiled egg that is pickled. I have never tried them, the only chances that I had to try them is in the local taverns and...

@funnyfarmmom Just remember your friends here at BYC are always ready and willing to give support and virtual hugs. So if you are feeling alone and need support or just need to vent, feel free to drop in and join us. Sorry to hear of your situation and best of luck with your new life.

How old are the family members that you want to involve? Not that age really matters, my DH is more of a packrat than I am. He doesn't let go of much, once he owns it, it is his forever!

@Talithahorse Sorry I can't be of any help, I still love having all my stuff. Too bad it is still mostly in boxes from our move a year ago. My mom has been slowly cleaning out the basement. Kinda disappointing since I had been living so far from home and only two of my sisters got offered...

I need to get more frugal also. My part-time job just ain't pulling in enough extra to take the strain off, and driving 30 miles each way is not helping. Can't get a job in the small town we live by - guess if I didn't grow up in this town they won't hire me. Had the lady from the store lie...

Its all about being able to manage your money, what works for one may not work for someone else. Our situation works because DH stays on top of all our financial dealings. If it were just me, I may have to do things differently. It is always a good idea to shop for the best bank/credit union...

I'm only about a week behind on this thread ... As everyone seems to be anti- credit card, I just wanted to add my 2-cents. Credit cards have protections that Debit Cards do not. Personally, DH and I will not use debit-cards. Well, we have one but that is our Health Savings Account, it is the...

Those sour cream containers are usually so empty that it doesn't pay to try to save anything out of them. lol You can only be frugal to a certain point before you actually start losing somehow - you know the saying "There is no such thing as a free lunch". I would waste time and effort...

I always find a sour cream container (or 2) that got shoved to the back of the refrigerator and it ends up with a nasty yellow color and mold growing on it.

I forgot about using milk jugs for cloches. Hmm, I think I need to ask my mom to save me some for when I put those little transplants out. I didn't bring the milk jugs with on the move from Wyoming and I now buy milk in returnable 1/2 gallon glass bottles at the store.

Be a little careful with the outdated food. It may say BEST BY but I have had some canned goods that were only a week past the best by date and they were spoiled. That said, I have had some that are almost a year past and they were still good. I regularly end up using sour cream that is past...

Well, that was weird, your edit came up in my quote as I was submitting my comment! Computers are great, ain't they?

When I started college, it was rare to find anyone with their own personal computer in their room. We used the ones in the library and homework was submitted handwritten on paper. By the time I graduated, almost everyone had their own pc.

We don't have cable as an option at our place, it just isn't economical for the company to run 7 miles of cable down our road that only has 5 houses on it, and only have 1 connect. Satellite internet is too expensive for the speeds you get; we had HughesNet for a while, but after a couple of...

To see what TV channels you can get there is a website where you type in your zip-code and it will show what channels are broadcast in that area. Here you go: http://www.tvfool.com/?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=90 In Wyoming, we got more channels than this showed, but that was a unique situation...

I looked into the "spay/neuter reduces the chance of cancer" claim. From what I could find out, the study was on golden retrievers and the reduction in cancer rates was something like 4%. If that is the only reason to do it, I would not have my dogs altered. However, I do like the easier to...

I always try to use the farm vets if I can. In Wyoming, I had to drive an extra 10 miles - past at least 3 city vet offices - to get to a horse vet. They were at least reasonable, but not cheap. I had a dog years ago that had cancer in her jaw. The vet said they could operate, chemo, and...

In Wisconsin you need to have vet certify for rabies vaccination, it is the law. It has to do with the paper trail and making sure animals are correctly inoculated. If the dog bites someone, they want to know for sure if it had its shots or not. Not sure about Missouri, but in WI, we do have...

It is good to point out to people looking for homesteading advice the fact that animals need care, and that care comes with a price. It is also good to know the issues with having the mini's. Hoof care and trimming is so important to livestock, and it is a topic so many choose to ignore. And...

A lot of the suggestions are good, I want to try to make my own chili beans and can them up in pint jars. And I am going to look into getting an industrial sized can of tomatoes and recan them into quart jars also. There is a lot that I will buy lower priced, but not spices. I buy good quality...