Tag: Frugal

Recycle Livestock Pen Panels With These Creative Projects

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Recycle Livestock Pen Panels With These Creative Projects What a great way to recycle your old pen panels or to use excess on the roll if you have any left over from building your livestock pen! I am particularly taken with the ivy arch pathway. See all the projects, …

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LuminAID PackLite 16 Inflatable Solar Light

Some posts may contain affiliate links. LuminAID PackLite 16 Inflatable Solar Light (link + video) Now this is one of those wow items! I saw this video and just had to find out more about them and when I did I knew I had to share that with you! I think they rate as one …

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Tips for Hiding Your Survival Garden

Tips for Hiding Your Survival Garden

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Tips for Hiding Your Survival Garden It is already against the rules of many HOA’s to have a vegetable garden.  Now I don’t mean to be putting the HOAs across the land on blast. I do understand their purpose and sometimes even agree with the restrictions they place on …

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Solar Powered E-Bike

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Solar Powered E-Bike Faster than a pedal powered bike, smaller than most motorcycles, the quiet of a non-gasoline powered motor and refills itself using solar power! The advantages of an e-bike are obvious when it comes to economy and getting around debris in a nasty scenario. But the fact …

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Grow Your Own Luffa Sponges!

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Grow Your Own Luffa Sponges! (2 links) I was surprised to learn how many people were not aware that the luffa sponge was actually a plant! Not only is it a plant but an edible one. They grow much like vine squash and can be cooked and eaten the same …

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MIY Homemade Salami

Some posts may contain affiliate links. MIY Homemade Salami Store bought salami is one of the more expensive lunch meats out there. Not only can you save money making it yourself but when it’s homemade you can insure the quality of the product and spice it to your taste! Ingredients   2 pounds ground beef …

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MIY Venison Bologna

Some posts may contain affiliate links. MIY Venison Bologna One way to prepare and use your venison! MIY bologna.   Ingredients  2 cups sugar-based curing mixture (such as Morton® Tender Quick®)  3 cups firmly packed brown sugar  2 tablespoons Accent seasoning enhancer or monosodium glutamate (MSG)  2 teaspoons ground mace  2-3 teaspoons mustard powder  5-6 …

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Home Remedies for Earaches & Ear Infections

Home Remedies for Earaches & Ear Infections Earaches are the worst! Painful, distracting, causing sleepless nights and if the one suffering from the earache is a child their sleeplessness leads to your not sleeping either!  First and foremost, you want the pain to stop and any infection to be dealt with before it gets worse. …

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Convert Your Generator to Multi-Fuel

Convert Your Generator to Multi-Fuel This is an awesome conversion allowing you to continue to use your generator when your gas supply is low or allow you to save your gasoline for your vehicle keeping you mobile in a disaster scenario. I am amazed that there aren’t actual kits to convert older gas generators to multi-fuel. …

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MIY T-Shirt Yarn

MIY T-Shirt Yarn What a cool recycling project! I can’t count the number of old T-shirts I have cut up to use as rags. But now that I know about making my own yarn from T-shirts, I can use them to create entirely new and usable items. See how it is done at the tutorial …

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