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Thanks for all the advice. The $700 is before payments on debts. The debts are actually 3-4 years old. We didn't have much income at the time (we were both working part time retail) and the bills just sat there. So there is no more interest on the cards as they have closed the accounts so we...

I finally have my husband on board with wanting to live in the country and have a farm. My dream is to own a farm and grow/raise/hunt my own food and try to live as simply as possible. Electricty would be a must though, but only to keep the house warm enough to keep my snakes and run their...

Well given that we eat mostly processed, store bought food that you just pop in the microwave, we don't even own a grill. Though I have told my husband as soon as we move into our own place, we are getting a grill. I miss grilling out with my side of the family. In the spring and summer, that...

In my experience, feeding dog food makes my rats and mice greasy and smell bad. They also tend to be thinner. I feed Mazuri 6F lab block as their staple diet and supplement with fresh foods (that I hope to one day begin producing myself). The 50lb bag costs me about $30. For bedding I use wood...

I figured since there was such a huge gap between the last time I was here and now, I might as well make a new journal. I am slowly changing things to become more self sufficient. I took a look at where our money goes and we have come to the conclusion that our animals (which are basically our...

Your goats are so adorable! I can't wait to have a place that I can have goats and chickens. :)

My husband is the same way. We live in the suburbs and I can't do much as far as a self sufficient lifestyle but I have talked with my husband about my dream of living on a farm, growing and raising my own food and he pretty much looked at me like I had just sprouted 3 heads....3 very ugly...

Well my grandfather hunts, but he's starting to get up there in age now and doesn't hunt as often. He's already gone once this season but didn't shoot anything. My grandmother says he might go one more time but she's not sure. Would I need any kind of permit to just tag along? I bet he would...

I just looked online and there is a Basic Hunting Course about 50 miles from me. Its in March.

Probably a gun, so where would I find gun safety course? Definitely need some lessons too. I mean, I've played hunting games before but I've never shot a real gun before.

I have never shot a living thing in my life. I'm a 22 year old female living in Richmond, Va and I think hunting could help me. We have a lot of critters that eat a raw diet. We'd love to get our cats and dog on a 100% raw diet but for now they eat what the ferrets don't. So how do you go...

The rain isn't too bad. Actually today is proving to be a very nice day. I haven't had to water my plants in two days thanks to the rain. :) I can't wait till I get more plants in the ground. I need to go to the garden store for some more soil and compost so I can section off a part of the...

That could be fun. :lol: I have to wait till rent is paid, but as soon as that is done tomorrow, then I'm going to the garden store and will also make a trip to lowes to see what I can find.

A few pictures of my attempted food garden. Cucumber Carrot Corn

I was thinking of getting a rubbermaid trash can, not too large, but big enough and cutting out the middle of the lid and attaching wire mesh to it. That way rain can easily fall into the can and it can also air out. The mesh will keep any kritters out. I think burying it partially is a good...

My "garden" is doing well. So far I have one cucumber seedling, two corn sprouts, and one carrot sprout. I'm going over to my old apartment that we are currently in the process of moving out of and I'm moving over my big pots and such so I can expand the garden. I'm going to plant a lot more...

One problem is my mother in law doesn't use plates. She uses paper plates and just throws them away after each use. It drives me nuts but we haven't moved our dishes over yet. I think we are going to have to move ours over and just store them in our room since there is no room in the kitchen for...

Even though people suggested I direct plant my cucumber seeds, I went ahead and dampened a paper towel and put it in a plastic baggy. I then put six seeds inside the baggy on top of the paper towel. Two days later and 3 out of the 6 have sprouted tails! Should I wait till they have their first...

Well good news! My mother in law went through our lease for our apartment that we are trying to get out of and found a way for us to get out of it. Apparently, when the 12 month lease was up in November and we decided not to leave, our lease then went to a month to month instead of another 12...

Well I'm attempting to have a compost bin now. Its an old wire wastebasket I found outside. I'm also hoping to plant my first seeds of the season. Cucumbers! I hope to learn to make pickles this year. We love pickles.