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Several Thoughts on Being Frugal from the Past Months
First and foremost, I do enjoy trying to be more frugal these days. In part because we have to and it’s good to save money where you can but also because it’s teaching us to live with less… less stuff, less conveniences, less need for all that consumerism has to offer. Second, I’m afraid there’s…
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How to Keep Your Most Valuable EDC Asset Safe and Secure
In my opinion, the ever-invasive cell phone is perhaps the most valuable EDC asset you have. Yup. I’m sure I’ll catch some flak for this as plenty of people feel you shouldn’t have any reliance on electronics during an emergency. Personally, I say be able to make use of any and all tools at your…
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How to Make Gluten-Free, Amost Sugar-Free Walnut Cookies… Kids Even Enjoyed Them!
I figured I would show you how we quickly made some very delicious gluten-free, almost sugar-free walnut (and optionally raisin) cookies over the weekend. They were such a hit that even the kids enjoyed them! Ingredients: 1 c. maple syrup (the original recipe called for 1 c. sugar but we wanted to avoid that) 2…
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THRIVE Express Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup: Supper Sundays
Recently my kids had some friends over and we didn’t feel like making some huge meal. Neither did we want them to eat a bunch of chips or other less-than-nutritious meals and so we decided to make some THRIVE Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup from their Express line of products: Fortunately, these meals are super easy…
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Instant Screen Door: Lets the Breeze Through, Keeps the Bugs Out!
Since we live in a place where air conditioning is not mandatory we spend a lot of time with the doors and windows open. You might think no air condition is a good thing but not so when it gets too warm for comfort in the house most days and, wouldn’t you know it, the bugs…
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DIY Dishwasher Detergent Tabs or Powder at HALF the Cost of Store-Bought!
A few weeks ago I linked to an article on making homemade dishwasher tablets and figured since we’re trying to be more frugal that I would give my own DIY dishwasher detergent tabs a shot myself. My first attempt didn’t work out so well and I wound up making dishwasher powder which still seemed to work…
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SunJack Solar Charger and CampLight: Perfect Camping and Bug Out Power and Lighting Solution!
I was sent this SunJack Solar Charger not long ago for review along with the SunJack CampLight (sold separately). Since then I had the opportunity to test out the SunJack Solar Charger (and CampLight) a bit since then I can say that I’m quite impressed. Granted, I’ve never owned a portable solar panel like this one so this…
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How to Bolster Your Food Storage
In recent months I’ve become enamored and, dare I say, completely sold on the idea of freeze dried-foods not only in my food storage but also in our daily lives, specifically foods from THRIVE Life. I’m so happy with them, in fact, that I’ve decided to become an independent consultant. The good news is that not…
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Just Because They Send You a New Credit or Debit Card Doesn’t Mean You Have to Use It
Recently, I got a new debit card in the mail. As I’ve done plenty of times in the past I called the phone number to activate it but I couldn’t because something I’d done was wrong. I suspect it’s because we got new phone numbers after we setup our bank account and so the information didn’t…