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I went grocery shopping today (YUCK)! I did very well with my coupons and the sale prices. My grocery bill, before sale prices and coupons was $162.80. After taking off the sale prices and the coupons, my final bill was $68.29!!! This was a savings of $94.51!! The coupon savings alone was a...

I use a cooler method. I warm a small hard sided cooler with hot water, then empty it. I then place the warm yogurt into a quart canning jar and wrap it in a kitchen towel. I place the wrapped yogurt in the cooler. I fill another quart canning jar with hot water and wrap it in a kitchen towel...

When your radishes get larger you need to try them roasted or grilled with olive oil and onion powder. I also add other root veggies such as parsnips, carrots, chunked sweet potato etc. It makes a yummy side dish.

I have been soo buisy that I haven't been able to find time to get on line in several days. While I have bben gone you all have been soo buisy saving $$$$$! Saturday DH and I went to a Bake and Book sale that was held by CIDER, an organization that helps the elderly and infirm. DH is a member...

DH and I went out on Saturday and purchased a 22 rifle (we currently also have a shot gun, a 38, a 44 and a 357). We wanted the 22 because the ammo is inexpensive and so it is less costly to stockpile. It also is good for hunting small things, such as pesky squirls and waskelly wabbits (both of...

The phosphate free detirgent I use is a powder. I got it at Aldi's. It was their "Reeva" brand which is realy cheap. Check the dollar stores like "Dollar Tree" and see if they carry dishwasher detirgent. It is not necessary that it be phosphate free, mine was and I found that I needed to add the...

I will be planting pole beans this year for the first time so I need something for the beans to grow up. I noticed the electric company cutting saplings out from under the electric lines in the next town over, the other day. Today I took my old yard truck out to do some "gathering". I went to...

A part of the problem is that people believe that the money that they are getting from SS is what they put into SS. In actuality, most people who collect SS are getting back much more in money and bennefits than they actually put in during their working life. Another reason why SS is going...

I think they will use another, less obvious way of shortening life expectancy . . . those who are old(er) or seriously ill will just land up waiting on lists for the tests and treatment that they need until they either 1) get to the top of the list and receive their care (maybe) 2) get better...

You are correct. Unfortunatly, along with the ever increasing cost to feed the government bureaucrats that will over see the program there will be ever decreasing availability and poorer quality of the care that will be dispensed. Just think about the care that the VA dispenses to our vets. The...

My Dollar Store had containers of powder that were about 2 cups of the lemonade powder mix (faux Country Time Lemonade) for $1. I take aprox. 1/2 cup of mix and mix it with about 3 or 4 cups of cheap phosphate free diswasher soap from Aldi's. I mix it well in a plastic repurposed mayonaise jar...

I have been using a cheap, phosphate free dishwasher detirgent from Aldi's. The first time that I used it, it left the dreaded white film. I added some inexpensive powdered lemonade drink mix to the diswasher soap and . . . Voila . . . no more white film! Try adding a little of the dollar store...

Sorry I got carried away in my last post! We have put in a second garden this year, just in case! :fl I pray we dont need it.

Wifezilla,I am terrified that they will get Cap and Trade(Tax) and Socialized Health Care too! These idiots will use anything thing that the can to create a "crisis" that frightens the American people, who then rush into things that they have not fully thought out! If Americans realized how...

My heat is mainly wood, but I have an oil furnace that heats my hot water (year round) and the house if the wood stove goes out and the temp goes below 58 deg. My cooking and dryer (I do not use it) are propane and we go through about 70 gal of propane a year because I have a stove with...

xpc, SHTF stands for Sh*t Hit The Fan, which can describe any number of different situations.

Yesterday, I turned a rainy day into a money saving day when I drove to get the Grain Grinder and Chicken Wire that I found on Craigs List! I had planned on doing some prep work in the garden but the rain prevented it and an opportunity to get these items was made. I think the Lord is watching...

The cost I posted are in dollars so it is 7 cents for each KWh for the first 100 and 15.06 cents for each KWh after that. Since these contracts were negotiated several years ago, I am expecting an increase when they are renegotiated and I am scared at what the increase will be.

I am curious at how much per Killowatt hour people are paying in various parts of the country. I am also curious at the relationship between the cost of electricity and how it is produced. I believe that people in my area of the state of Vermont pay a high cost per Killowatt hour for...

I am going to pick up 300 feet of 4 ft chicken wire (new in wrapper) and 10 six foot posts for $50 tomorrow. I made a deal with a person on Craigs list. I can now fence in my garden to keep out "Stew" and his rabbit brothers and sisters this year! I also am going to contact a person on Craigs...