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Many thanks to all of you! What interesting experiences and advice you have. Very common sense, too. You all sound like fantastic cooks. I talked to my husband about sending things in for his break room. I guess there is a work committee that buys and resells things for snacks, and then...

Thanks Everyone for all the info on the oat rollers. I did not know you could roll your own oatmeal from oat groats. We've been eating irish oats from Bobs Mill, cooking them in the crockpot mostly. We have a grain grinder, so DH and I thought we would just grind the oats if we grew them...

I am sorry too for the loss of your cat; it is the end of the childhood era for your kids too. I hope you have a few pictures of him. We had our Golden Retriever put to sleep last fall- I am especially missing him now when I am working outside putting in the garden. He was always wanting to...

Thanks for the reply, Freemotion. Where did you get your roller? Is it easy to use?

Has anyone sold baked goods to make some $? What did you find that sold well or not well? Where did you sell your things? Did you have any problems? I am considering testing the waters again to sell some baked goods. I tried about a year ago to sell some breads at my husband's work and...

Hi freemotion- You mentioned that you used home-rolled oats. Do you grow your own oats, what kind? How do you process/roll them? We love oatmeal too, and would like to grow and eat our own. We have a little patch of the hulless oats started. On another thought- could you buy and use...

Rebecca100, Thanks for sharing both those stories. such good testimonies to share with your kids too. I really like to hear about these- and will look at this thread more often. Blessings to you.

Our local Aldis grocery store requires you to put in a quarter to unlock the grocery cart. When you return it and rehook up the lock, the quarter is returned to you. It's a small thing, but I always leave the quarter in for the next person. I have had so many sad, teary days, that for me, not...

I try to do this a lot- then will get an extra expense and end up eating from the stash to save on grocery $. Good idea though, because you have ability to stock up when you find good deals. I have found that brown sugar and salt gets hard and clumpy when you store it. I did $5/wk (well...

Everyone is giving such good suggestions to put into a "tip sheet", So for today, what are some low cost SS ideas, tips, or projects ($0-$25)? YardFarmer Julie www.TheYardFarmers.blogspot.com

Yay! I'm happy for you on your treasure! YardFarmer Julie

Good for you! How lucky for you that there was stuff that you would actually get good use of.

the Ford Plant in Detroit has a green roof- we were able to see it when we went on a trip to the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village. It was planted in sedum. I thought it was fascinating and it seemed to do a good job for them. they also had special perforated parking lot materials...

That sounds like that would be so great for you. Sending good vibes............... YardFarmer Julie

Thanks for sharing your projects! Bet your boy is loving the chicks. Hope you get things worked out with the city- I know I'd be stressed. Kind of surprised about the rabbit though- seems I see them in the city. Have you thought about putting your rabbits over red wiggler composting worms...

Great start with all these thoughtful answers! Thanks. I'll start the list and will keep adding to it. I especially love that the tips are hitting on a lot of the aspects of SS (debt, reducing expenses, cooking). Gives a lot of places for a newby to start. You know how impatient we can all...

Male cats with this problem are frustrating and i'm sure they feel grouchy. Not familiar with the brand of food- keep trying what the vet recommends, may need to try several. Not cheap.' One thing I didn't see mentioned is to try to get him to drink more water. Around the house does he have...

Yes. Turn down water heater to 120 degrees. Learn to cook everything at home; don't eat out. Drink water, pocket the savings for another SS project. Doable get started ideas for this first part which will allow some dollars to get freed up and then on to other bigger projects.

Hi Friends, Love reading your posts, suggestions, and support. I am thinking about creating some sort of tip sheet or pamphlet for people interested in learning more about becoming SS, maybe to pass out at the Farmers Market or include with CSA baskets. I am wanting to encourage others to...

Great question; thoughtful answers. 1. Not starting soon enough (thinking we had to have a place in the country. Would be nice, but may not happen and we're not getting younger) 2. Underestimating the time a project or task is going to take- I try to always double what I think. 3. Getting...