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What do you think every kid should know?

I waited as long as I could. :hide It's almost time for 2024 New Year's resolutions!

What's your go-to homemade bread recipe?

Would you have a veggie garden if you couldn't eat anything (or a significant amount) from it?

I love training my cats, but I don't love paying for lick treats. I don't love the waste from foil packets. Supplies 4 4-ounce Yorker bottles https://www.amazon.com/yorker-bottles/s?k=yorker+bottles Funnel Blender Optional - if you don't have a power blender, you might want to use a sieve...

My oven is incredibly slow to preheat, so I finally broke down and got an air fryer. It's so much more efficient! How do you use your air fryer? Favorite recipes?

I'm on the least SS diet ever. 🙈 I'm curious if anyone has any ideas to make it lower cost or SS. My criteria are: Very low fat - <30g per day, <10g per meal Low/no insoluble fiber Gluten free High protein No added sugar Cooked/canned/pulverized/liquid Nutrient dense (vitamins) Small meals - 1...

I saw a post elsewhere about how insurance companies decide the value of a home's contents when the homeowner hasn't kept an inventory. The post author commented that an itemized home inventory could result in a claim >$100K when the insurance company previously determined the home contents'...

Its almost time! Who has started their list of 2023 Resolutions?

If you want a lower price or free shipping on a product, fill your shopping cart and start to check out. Close the window before putting payment information in. Wait a bit and check your email. You'll probably get an email offer for a percent off and/or free shipping. (Hack doesn't apply to big...

What are your best reference books for natural remedies?

No, a frugal lifestyle isn't miserable.* Many frugal people say it's fun, freeing, even bad@$$. My favorite frugal book on the topic is The Art of Frugal Hedonism You can also check our these blog posts by Frugalwoods: The Joy That Comes When Less in Enough Strategic Luxury: The Difference...

You can use strategies to make your home feel warmer - without turning up the heat. Lighting affects how people perceive indoor temperature. Brighter light (1400 lumens) increases tolerance for cooler indoor temperatures. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6757052/ In winter, I like...

How do you cope with a bad day - without emotional eating, impulsive shopping, or other non-SS comforts?

Please read this article, it's very enlightening. (and not at all political) https://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2022/01/11/inflation-should-we-be-worried/

Has anyone here replaced a fridge door seal? Any tips?

Saw this news story. Looks worrisome for many. https://news.yahoo.com/going-pretty-bad-part-us-180842963.html

Is there such thing as a motion sensor that would turn a radio on? I would like something like that on the back of my coop to deter predators.

My first time posting coop pictures. I shoulda taken them when the whitewash was fresh :gig This shows the new kenel panels I used to divide my coop. The foreground area will be for 2 silkies and chicks - maybe 2 seramas. The background area is for 6 lavender orpingtons. And a blue frizzle...

This is my lavender orpington pullet Fluff-a-butt. Her feathers have a different texture. She is poofier than my other, hence her name. She's not quite frizzled. What would you call these feathers?