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Thanks guys, I was happy to see so many positive responses. A lot of the things we spend money on are things for our home. We built a barn last year and that was $$$. We have been here 7 years and put that barn off until now. Now of course we are going a little hog wild hahaha, 4 pigs coming...

We are a family of four. DH and I both work and make what most people would consider very good money. I work at home and am very lucky to get the best of all worlds when it comes to my job, an enormously flexible schedule, good pay and the ability to work in my pajamas. I really don't have...

I have been holding steady at $3.00 per dozen for two years now. I think it's time to raise the price in the spring. How much do you think I can raise it? $3.25 or $3.50? I don't want to jump a whole dollar. But I do package ours nicely in cartons from eggcartons.com and homemade label with...

We had some of the same problems around here. I solved the shower problem with a timer, my kids are now trained to take 7 minute showers. The timer beeps at the two minute warning so they better rinse off. If they go over there was a consequence.....it only took a few times for them to get...

I second the Ball Blue Book. It explains all the basic processes and gives you a ton of tips on drying and freezing too. It is full of all sorts of great recipes. I am completely self taught from that book.....(just don't let the part about boutilism and all that scare you away :D) Good Luck

Nah, hey you gotta do what you gotta do.....waste not want not and all that. :D Meriruka: Love this idea, quick and easy. Thanks

You guys crack me up.....so essentially mix some strawberries with whatever booze I have laying around :D. Not a bad idea..... I think I'll try the muffins too, it never occurred to me to use frozen strawberries in baking, I assumed that they would be too mushy. I'm also going to make some...

Hi all. I have bags of frozen strawberries in my freezer, I cleaned them, washed them and froze them with no sweetening when my garden was exploding with them. Anybody have any good ideas for using them up? We are all smoothied out. :D Thanks

Garage sale tomorrow! Yippee. So glad to get some stuff out of my house....simplify, simplify simplify.....my new mantra. I was thinking earlier what to do with the money I earn tomorrow, and than it came to me....save it. Voila money saved. I need to change my mindset. Threw together a pot...

Good afternoon everybody. I spent Sunday afternoon cooking from scratch, wedding soup, chicken broth, ham, cabbage and noodles and a pot of sauce and meatballs. This week we eat like kings with minimal effort during the week on my part. I will boil some veggies, throw together some quick...

HaHa, I pulled out the recipe for the sourdough english muffins and it came from these boards. :D. You will find it here. http://www.sufficientself.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=6657 The english muffin recipe posted here was FABULOUS! It made a bunch, I froze some and my family have been eating...

Thank you very much for the kind offer. The english muffin recipe starts with a sourdough starter. That part I don't have a recipe for because a friend shared it with me. She told me she got her starter from King Arthur Flour for about $6.00 after being unsuccessful at starting her own. I...

I have a sourdough starter going in the fridge and found a recipe for sourdough english muffins to try. Soooooo good. The family loved them, I made a whole bunch for the freezer. That will save me from having to buy them. They look just like store bought but have such better flavor. The...

Jumping on the bandwagon with you guys. We just had a major unexpected expense at our house. Luckily with some fancy footwork we have the cash to pay for it but I want to build up my cash reserves again as quickly as possible.....so.....thawing a homegrown chicken to make a couple of dinners...

I will agree with PP. If your daughter is a minor the state laws may require the insurance company to get court approval for the settlement and the court may than require you todo what they say with the $$. Probably to make you put the $$ into a savings account. I am a claims adjuster and...