Tag: Frugal

Safe Parking Program – The Decline of the Middle Class

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Safe Parking Program – The Decline of the Middle Class The featured article in this post was written by Jeff Tietz for Rolling Stone Magazine. I wanted to let you all know about the safe parking program in some states for those that are living in their vehicles. Something that is …

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Power Play! DIY Swing Generator

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Power Play! DIY Swing Generator For all you parents who have said at one time or another “If I could just harness my kid’s energy….”  and if you are a DIYer or have a spouse or friend who is, boy is the project for you! Cleveland Montley has developed …

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Foraging Mullein

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Foraging Mullein I don’t know about the rest of you and I would never assume to speak for anyone other than myself, but I often wonder if we all adjusted our ideas on food if there would not then be enough for everyone. Even in the richest of western …

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Switch From Store Bought to Homemade – Free Mini Guide

From Store Bought to Homemade - Free Mini Guide

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Switch From Store Bought to Homemade – Free Mini Guide As you know one of my favorite bloggers is the Survival Mom, Lisa Bedford. Today’s featured read is a free e-book Lisa has put together for downloading of recipes and hints for switching from store purchased products to homemade. …

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Recycle Trash to Prepper Treasure

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Recycle Trash to Prepper Treasure Preppers view a lot of things differently than do the rest of the general population. Especially trash! Most of us see the earth as a resource worth preserving and aren’t fans of anything that has to go into a landfill. Preppers are also some …

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Why Harvest Purslane

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Why Harvest Purslane I am so angry at myself for not learning this sooner! I have spent hours pulling these “weeds” out of my gardens. Now I find that they are so much more than weeds and have more nutrition then many of the traditional vegetables I worked so hard to …

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Plan an Edible Landscape

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Plan an Edible Landscape I actually not only think this is an excellent idea but that we are going to see a lot of this very soon. It’s really only smart. Especially with new construction part of the planning will include making the landscape edible. Survival Mom plans to …

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Understanding Hydropower

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Understanding Hydropower For DIY Usage Power made with the movement of water is genius, and we all are aware of major power plants that run on hydropower and provide power to a good part of the world. But in a grid down scenario. Do you know enough about how it works …

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Silent-Stealth-Compact-And-Lightweight-Survival-Air Rifle

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Silent-Stealth-Compact-And-Lightweight-Survival-Air Rifle As it was with the author, when I was growing up air rifles were considered the medium step between the cap guns of children and the rifles of the adults. They are powerful enough to bring down small game yet not over powerful for the novice or safety …

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Prepping on a budget

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Prepping on a budget We all know that thrift stores and garage sales can be wonderful hunting grounds for preparedness goods. There are a number of other locations that can also provide a plethora of smart finds. You can purchase the majority of what you need in just about any …

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