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Healthcare field, landscaping, heirloom vegetable gardening, prepping and sharing self reliance.
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Philbe, thanks for directing me to this part of the forums.
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What about trying on clothes at the department store or bring home new clothing that other people have tried on.
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When you are finished reading your books you can turn areound and sell them on Amazon. I look for books I can turn around and sell and have cleared out most of my books, except for my favorite prepper books.
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Good idea! How did you word your ad? I'm in the same boat, not much cash to work with.. "Wanted, canning jars" please call #...........
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A few years ago I really needed canning jars, but didn't want to pay a fortune. I put an ad on the grocery store board for used canning jars, I had old women from all over calling to give me their canning jars! One replyed, you know your making work for yourself, I was greatful.
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I have really wanted wool blankets as part of my preps, but just havent had the money. Today I bought wool blankets at a yard sale for $1 a piece, I'll wash in woolight ans line dry. Garage sales are also a great place to buy oil lamps and candles inexpensively.
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I have to garden more. I grocery budget has gone from $35 a week to about $75 with food price increase. Next season Ill add more raised beds and garden, mixing berrie bushes and ground berries in with my shrub beds. The next house we buy and it may be next year, won't have shrub beds, it will have fruit and berrie beds in place of flower beds. I will do a lot more canning as well. We want to join the Gleaners assosciation to get large amount of potaotoes and fruit, gleaners is very cheep to join and you get tons of leftover harvest from farmers.
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Way too cool! We can no longer say we don't have room for gardening, how creative.
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I live in a tight fit subdivision. My neighbors unfortunately take great interest in what we have and what we are doing, we have a 6 ft fence, doesn't matter. I have found that having a dog gives me more comfort than a higher fence. My neighbors are afraid of the dog, so it helps me to feel less likely things will get stolen or we'll be bothered. Can't wait to get another place with more elbow room and privacy.
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what did you do today to save a penny - Part 2
rainygardener replied to Cat's topic in Pinching Pennies
I had some leftover vanilla beans, so I sliced 3 in half and put them in a sealed jar with 1 cup of vodka and made everlasting real vanilla. -
what did you do today to save a penny - Part 2
rainygardener replied to Cat's topic in Pinching Pennies
Traded heirloom garden seeds online though gardening forums to get what I need for next years garden. It won't be long and I'll be growing, saving and trading all my garden seeds. -
I was thrilled to find a feminine site for preparedness and sharing ideas and support in the tough times. I think of myself as a gentle preparedness person. Our home is in continually saving, stocking up and circulating stock, gardening and canning, heirloom vegetable seed saving, making homemade mixes, raising my 8 hens and composting. We are currently reinforcing our home security due to the poor economy in the NW. We have our own business and strive to be as self sufficient as possible.