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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    :tongue Home Depot Discounts and Coupons Worth Anything? Well, it seems that Home Depot is further restricting their discounts and coupons. I was looking at maybe buying a new lawn mower that had been marked down. I asked if my 10% military discount would apply. No, it would not because the...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    🎄 Tis the Season to Save Money on Gift Cards :tongue I don't really advocate buying gift cards for other people. Companies make billions of dollars every year on unredeemed gift cards. They hope the person getting a gift card will lose it, or just chose to not use it. In any case, the company...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    :confused: I have had many girl/women friends over the years tell me the same thing. They will buy men's clothes/boots because they are just made better. When I first heard that, I did not know what to think. But after hearing many women say the same thing, I guess they/you must be right. If...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    🎄 Stocking Stuffer Idea - Socks! :tongue We have had a few days of -20F outside. My old toes were feeling the cold when I went outside to take care of the chickens. Who doesn't need warm socks in the winter? Anyways, a couple days ago I was in Menards and found this deal, 50% off on thermal...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    🎄 Stocking Stuffer Idea I was in Menards today and found this deal that I could not pass up... If you play the rebate game, like I do, that is a fantastic deal.
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    Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

    :clap Nice job. I have seen other pallet projects like that for decorations online. I don't think I have the talent or imagination for creative stuff like that. Thanks for posting.
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    I ordered a USB HDD enclosure. It was less than $20.00. Not a big deal. I do use other online computer stores as well, but sometimes with a small order like that, Amazon wins the price war because I get free shipping as an Amazon Prime member. We used to have an Office Depot in our town, but...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    :idunno I look to make my purchases locally first. Unfortunately, like I said, I live in a rural area and our nearest town does not have a computer shop. Amazon is our backup for things we can't get locally. Normally, I don't have problems with Amazon, but that order I have been complaining...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    ⚠️ Amazon Woes (final?) update :caf I have been an Amazon Prime member for many years. I usually have no problem with them. They send me what I order and I pay them. Pretty simple. This is, I expect my last update on this issue. Back in Aug 2025, I ordered an 18TB HHD enclosure. Amazon sent me...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    I'll have to talk to Dear Wife about that. We have never made bone broth. I also like the idea of making bonemeal for the garden. That sounds better than just tossing the leftover bones into the chicken run.
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    :lau I was not offended in the least. I was just expressing my ignorance on the subject of foraging. Foraging is something I have just recently considered. I think I'll start with Purslane this spring - maybe dandelions as well.
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    I'll look into that bone broth. As for composting, I really don't care if it takes years to break down the bones. We toss all our chicken soup bones out into the chicken run as well. I have no idea if those boiled bones compost faster than the fried chicken bones, but it seems like that would...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    :idunno Well, the way I read that info is that you can eat the new Purslane growth from the parking lot plant that same season once you have it in safe soil. You just don't want to eat that original cutting piece. No need to wait a full season before you can start eating the Purslane.
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    That looks great. I hope you don't mind, but I copied your post and put it on the Show Me Your Pallet Projects! thread for a little more exposure and comments. It really fits well in that thread because I also advocate using salvaged and cull lumber, not just pallets, in the projects. Anyways...
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    Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

    Not much personally to talk about my pallet projects this time of year. Pretty much waiting for spring before I start up again, probably with a few new raised garden beds and some new planters for Dear Wife. I am going to steal a post from @Smokerbill that was posted in the What are your Frugal...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    :clap I agree with you, but I would also add that it's not obvious to me. The little I have learned about foraging seems to be all those "weeds" that I have been rooting out for years. It's hard to overcome the notion that a "weed" is something that is not only edible but might have health...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    :caf I was going to say just take a snip of the parking lot Purslane and regrow it at home. But I would have been partially wrong. You are right to be cautious... **************************** Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) is edible and nutritious, but where you harvest it matters a lot. 🌱...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    :clap That's the best way to do it. In my case, the previous owners retired and moved away. The new owners had nothing to do with the hedge row and have no interest in maintaining it. They are good people, and good neighbors, but I guess I cannot blame them for the previous owner's decision to...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    :old I took a Senior Citizens cooking class a few years ago when it was offered in our community. Our cooking instructor suggested that we save all our vegetable juices from canned veggies in a container in the freezer and then use those juices for making soup instead of using plain water...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    I wish I knew more about foraging. Good for you in knowing nature. This past week, I have watched a number of YouTube videos on the health benefits of Purslane, what most of us probably consider a weed to be pulled or poisoned. Turns out, most of the world uses it as a food and medicine...
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