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Welcome Rebecca from another Arkansan. Did you get past the ice? We didn't have any. jackie

I use lard, coconut oil, olive oil, castor oil and some vegetable oil. I haven't bought soap in over a year. I don't buy a lot of the expensive oils. I can try to answer any questions you have. jackie

Buster!!!!! It's good to see you. I agree with you we go with the flow. How's the wife and boys. jackie

You and your husband is in my prayers. I feel for him on the pain I had a ruptured disc in my neck and a 20 month old and a 3 yr old and a husband that worked nights. Labor pains were nothing compared to that pain and no meds helped. praying for him, jackie

Welcome! My 13 yr old is horrified that I'm becoming a "hippie" she will get over it. jackie

I was thinking about this and how our parents lived. My parents and grandparents never had mortages. The area they lived in the parents past down land to the children. The married couples cut the trees on their land and took to a local sawmill then family and neighbors helped build the house...

My husband and I were raised with fugal families because we had to be so we picked up part of it as a lifestyle. We expanded when we could but was really easy to tighten when we needed to but did run up some debt. Now we are forced to tightened as tight as we can because I have health issues...

When I was a teenager we started to take a short vacation to Silver Dollar City at Branson Missouri. My mom would gripe because she said the only thing she enjoyed was the music because all the old time stuff reminded her how hard she had to work as a kid and she didn't care to look at that...

I am a Christian but my SS choices is not based on my belief. I was raised to try to live within my means. I have seen 2 elderly couples who pinched pennies all their life they never got to enjoy a vacation. One couple died and no telling how much money they left behind and it went to a...

There use to be canning jars all the time but I don't see many any more. I am on several different freecycles. I live very close to 4 counties but I normally use the county I'm in and the one DH works in. Last year I asked for egg cartons and I got several offers but they would only have 2...

I got about 25 small jelly jars with lids that I can put pepper sauce in this summer, small bowls with lids that when I cook a large meal I can put small portions in bowls in freezer. Several cups and kiddie glasses the grandkids will enjoy. I love freecycle!! jackie

I grew up poor and most of our food was grown by my parents. I wanted what the rich kids had and decided I wanted that lifestyle. I tried to live that lifestyle but the older I got the more I thought it was crazy. Plus food didn't taste as good as what I grew up on. I helped my daughter's...

I have been think about planting seeds and selling potted plants. We have an area my husband had been dumping leaves for years and the soil is really rich plus we have all the manure you can think of around our place. So I can truly say they were planted in organic materials. Most people buy...

Coca-Cola Tide with Bleach ALWAYS feminine pads That's pretty well it jackie

Kroger was the only place I could find it. jackie

ckmom, There is a 90 yr old lady who always made a wonderful garden up to about 5 yrs ago. She always through eggs shells in her garden all winter long. She said it was like Miracle Grow. She always made a huge garden. jackie

my daughter is doing a science experiment for school to see which fertilizer works best, commercial, chicken, goat, rabbit, horse and cow. The teacher told her it was a great idea for an experiment but she didn't know where to get her all the manures. Ashley told her not to worry she has it...

I'm sorry your DH lost his job. It has to be so scary. :hugs jackie

I'm sorry no one took your post serious. It was the first time I read it but it told exactly what the OP was asking. Unfortunately on forums this happens. Jackie

I'm not sure but our youth pastor told the kids a person of a different faith as us told him The Lord was coming on some date in 2012. That's all I know. Of course I don't think anyone knows when the day is. jackie