Tag: Frugal

Genius Tip for Making Chopping Wood Easier

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Genius Tip for Making Chopping Wood Easier I love the sound of the crackling wood burning in the wood stove, watching the shadows of the flames dance on the walls of the fire place and especially the warmth provided by a campfire. Chopping the wood to make those moments …

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DIY Dry Curing Meat

DIY Dry Curing Meat

Some posts may contain affiliate links. DIY Dry Curing Meat SHTF preppers, homesteaders, and poverty preppers are always looking for new or in this case, old ways to preserve foods especially meat. Everyone need protein intake to survive. The primary form of protein in the majority of people’s diets is meat. Today’s featured article tells …

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Items You Should Always Buy Second Hand

Items You Should Always Buy Second Hand

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Items You Should Always Buy Second Hand It’s yard sale, garage sale and flea market season! If you decided that this year was the year that you were going to keep your budget down and prep more it may seem like you have created a no win situation! How …

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What an Electricity Shortage Looks Like

What an Electricity Shortage Looks Like Power rationing in Venezuela As you are all well aware of Venezuela had an economic collapse. We have previously presented articles on how they are dealt with the food and supply shortages as the store shelves empty and are not restocked. Than they began  rationing electricity. I have been …

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Install A Bakers Salute Oven

Install A Bakers Salute Oven

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Install A Bakers Salute Oven I came across this picture of the Baker’s Salute Oven awhile back and shared it with all of you. There was a ton of interest so I kept my eyes and ears open for additional information and here is what I found. The oven …

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MIY Pastrami

Some posts may contain affiliate links. MIY Pastrami Pastrami is actually an ancient method of preserving beef, turkey, mutton, or pork that has become such a favorite deli item it’s now called Jewish BBQ. It’s ordinarily steamed or smoked, Although with today’s modern appliances it can also be done at low temperatures in the oven. For …

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60 Authentic Frontier Recipes

60 Authentic Frontier Recipes

Some posts may contain affiliate links. 60 Authentic Frontier Recipes “These times we had nothing to waste; we had to make things last as long as we could” A quote from a pioneer woman who once cooked on the prairies of the old west. She lived the experience of what many people see a post …

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Forgotten Plants our Ancestors Used to Eat

Forgotten Plants our Ancestors Used to Eat

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Forgotten Plants our Ancestors Used to Eat Out of the thousands of edible plants on the earth, humans at this time choose only to consume and cultivate 500 or them! The featured article talks only about 5 of those most common and now forgotten plants that humans have for the …

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7 Classic “Updated” Depression Era Recipes

Some posts may contain affiliate links. 7 Classic “Updated” Depression Era Recipes I frankly have been shocked many times by the number of people who can’t or don’t cook! Economically it doesn’t make sense. I do understand the younger generation’s tendency to throw something in the microwave and go, as they are in a stage …

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Skills Needed After Economic Collapse

Skills Needed After Economic Collapse

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Skills Needed After Economic Collapse After an economic collapse there will be a whole different economy that emerges based upon skill sets rather than financial success. I believe those with some financial security will hold out longer than those without the financial backup because in the beginning the system …

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