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I just strainer my bacon grease and put it in a tupperware and use it for green beans and fried potaotes. My burger grease I strainer from pan and freeze- to preserve it- and when I get enough I thaw it and take a pan if water and put the chunck of grease in and boil for a bit. Once its good and...

I personally don't use the coupon printing sites but there are services where you can buy the coupons that are in the newspaper in multiples.for me that works as I don't have internet on my computer, just my phone. Plus in my town there are no coupons in the paper. And it helps get you to that...

Thanks, im gong to try these too! Been making my own stuff, made cream of-soup, and some others. Thanks!

I know! I have been saving the containers just so I dont have use all my Tupperware. Most can be ran through the dishwasher, and if the labels are plastic I dont have to relabel it. Also loving the new plastic coffee containers! Hint for those of you who dont know, baking soda soaking over...

My husband bought socks yesterday b0c his steel toed boots just eat holes in them. He was at the dollar store and they had a sale on them-$5.75 for a package. The package says '1 free pair' it came with 8. They do not sell packs of 7! Its an odd number and makes for wierd packaging! But he fell...

Thanks Franklinstreetwest! I'm doing some that now, haven't bought my fats, but I save and reuse, or render for cooking, but this is a new thing for me. I have a bread maker, which makes it so easy! The sandwich bread is something I just can't find a recipe for! I have an 11year old, so he...

we just got 2 pygmy goats, when they get old enough to breed, im going to milk her, I dont think I can bring myself to eat goat meat, but you know how fast I may be forced to get over that! We have 2 chickens, waiting for them to get old enough to lay. I have to get a few more this spring to be...

So are you willing to share some tried and true reciepis and tips for what you use around your home? I am new to sufficient living, but I have a hard time trusting some of the websites -not this one-reciepies, some are very wrong and I can't afford to be making too many mistakes. Homemade soap...

I am saving my hard ash for soap making, but I dont have a good recipe- firstimer- how much ash do I need to make the lye, how do you know how strong the lye is, can you give me some info? Thanks!

There's nothing wrong at all with stocking up, its the hoarding aspect of it I have an issue with. Preparedness is something completely different than those shows where they have 200 bottles of body wash. It does have shelf life, and so does everything else! Mascara for instance has a shelf life...

We have 2 horses and now 2 chickens. In Oklahoma this summer, you may have heard about the wildfires. Well one was about 1/2 mile from our house, and I had to decide what to do if it jumped the tree line. Do I let him go(just had the one then) and pray he doesn't get trapped in a fence, or leave...

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I just typed a whole bunch and lost it! Err! Anyway, yes that will be very valuable, but print will be better as we won't be able to access the info as easily, unless you have power, but without paper or ink, you will have chance of losing it if your computer crashes or the disk gets scratched...

sorry I get distracted and forgot to go back to that site. I agree 100% that it will be our only source of communication, our government has made too many bad decisions and we are going to take the fall. I feel we will be in an 'book of Eli' scenario, not the bible aspect, but the way life is...

So you have to have a license to operate a ham radio? How much does a typical radio cost? Can you give me more details on the subject as a whole? I know nothing about it, but would like to learn. I get that I need Morse code in my bag of tricks, thanks by the way to trim for the memory trick...

I just stumbled upon this thread! We recently acquired 10 acres and have the desire to be self sufficient. This is so exciting! So how did your experiments turn out? I actually read all 1o pages- which it has to be interesting for me to do that! While I am totally confused by your posts, my...

Oct 2009 consumer reports said that the average electric costs (nationwide) was 11.4 per kw. So I feel a lot better at my 8.3 cents! Thought that this would make everyone feel a bit better! So if we are all under the average who is above it? They must be way above it! Feel sorry for them!

Start collecting as many coupons as possible! Cross check them with the sale ads, then go get them! The more of one coupon you have the better. Also I dont have a Kroger, never even seen one, but check the policies for couponing. WalMart I know matches competitor ads so local small grocery store...

Men are definitely fortunate in that way huh! Cold, hot, cold hot, although I dont have the hot so much as the cold quite yet, but my day is coming. I have on 2 pairs of socks, leggings, and 2 sweaters on, thermostat says its 74 in here, and my toes are frozen! I'm breaking out my slanket! Those...

I dont drink coffee but I may try that in tea! I get my caffeine fix from sweet tea, that's basically all I drink. I guess I should maybe clarify, I hate the taste of coffee. Maybe cocoa? That's a great idea, I'll have to start eating more natural fats, today it was around 50 and not too bad. I...