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    Laundry soap...

    I use a whole bar of soap ( pink zote ) , and a cup and 1/2 to 2 cups of both borax and color safe powdered bleach ( and add washing soda when i can find it )
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    Laundry soap...

    Thats what i use , and just mix it up ETA : I don't use an airtight container, use an old laundry soap box
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    Aidenbaby's Anti-Suburban Sprawl

    Flylady website is interesting but I can't get on board with shoes thing :P I only wear shoes where they are required by law !!
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    Breastfeeding

    Co-slept with all 5 of mine until they were 3 or 4
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    Breastfeeding

    I breastfed 5 babies to between a 1 year and 18 months except for baby number 2, who got cut off at 8 months because he was a viscious biter and drew blood a few times! :he Soooooooo much cheaper and healthier for the babe. Easier for the mum too !
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    Sign of the Times

    Link isn't working for me " File can't be found "
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    Does anyone watch Suze Orman Show?

    Religiously !! LOVE love LOVE Suze!
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    Would your extended family want to mooch off you?

    My extended family are all capable of being fairly self sufficient . They all have woodstoves , gardens, can, hunt ,fish , and most of them raise their own meat or have done so in the past . I think here it would be a team effort . Between all of us we have a multitude of barns , about 40...
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    So upset with the judicial system!!!! RANT

    That's just sickening , as a grandma , my heart goes out to you. We've had to deal with bad parent with our only grandchild, who is 1 1/2 . Thankfully she was finally taken from the mother by CPS and our son now has sole custody. We were worried sick every day our grand babe was in her care...
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    What's the oldest tool you're still using, and why do you like it?

    Me too , I think these should count , lol. Blue ones , 2 quart ones, one with the flip tops and some with tin lids, I love em
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    Do you save your bacon fat?

    I haven't before now but after all these yummy sounding ideas, I am from now on !
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    Can I do a wart remover challenge? :)

    My 18 year old son gets warts , duct tape works for him. might look kinda funny on your face tho , might cover it with a bandaid
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    What's the oldest tool you're still using, and why do you like it?

    A hammer that was my grandfathers that is about 50 years old. I love it because it has his name engraved in the wood of the handle. He passed away about 18 years ago and it the only thing I have that was his.
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    Crazy Life!

    Where will your chickies go ?
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    Frugal snack ideas.

    I always make twice the crust recipe I need so they can get cookies. My mom did just the extra leftover too , but with 5 kids that never went far at my house lol , especially when 4 of them are boys !
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    Jelly for nutrition?

    We stock Tang mix and we can tomatoes, and between those two we wouldn't get scurvy I hope :P My canned jam is there for when I have sweet tooth . I've also tested it as a sweetener for my tea in place of sugar. It's has peach floaters , but it makes good tea , lol. Ever watch Bear Grilles...
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    Frugal snack ideas.

    I make these for the kids every time I make pie , and my mom used to make them for us as kids too. We cut ours into lil squares with a pizza cutter. My kids are always more excited about getting pie crust cookies than they are about the pie. Popcorn is another of their favorite snacks as is...
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    Home heating the old fashioned (free) way!

    I'm sure cow chips would work too , just wondering what'd smell like when u opened your stove :P Does it have an odor?
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