this is exciting ! I knew some of these & have tried them. I have a pineapple crown growing at the old house we haven't moved yet, so I wonder how it is. Some of them I had no idea about RE-growing ! I have some potatoes I potted on the front porch this year - waiting to see what will...

In the good old days Grandpa's wisdom was spun between friends and family. Many useful tips were passed down between generations of fathers, sons, and grandpas. During my early years they taught me quite a lot. I hope to share some of that knowledge with all who come my way. With food prices...

We have decided that we must sell our property in Ct. We have lost renters and have been covering it's mortgage payment using our income, since last summer. Things are just not looking like the problem is going to get better soon. We have been eating food from our pantry most of this past...

Look at this guy in the UK. He claims he lives just fine in a van without money. www.guardian.co.uk/environment/green-living-blog/2009/oct/28/live-without-money I'm not sure I'd like living this way unless it were absolutely necessary. I wonder if it is difficult to get a date. What does she...

supermarkets, retail chains etc will do whatever it takes to get our money. if consumers want cheap food, they will sell it, people want luxurys, they will sell it this country got into this mess because the country borrowed money, and we wasted it on luxuries.... if everyone stoped buying...

I went to a pawn shop today looking to pick up a Russian SKS I saw a couple of months ago for $259. As I feared, it was gone but I did manage to score a couple of good finds. Pawn shop # 1 A box of 50 .38 spcl + P 158 grain "Lawman" bullets for $ 13.00 total. They had about 50 7.62x39 and 20...

Besides the obvious prepping which we all support here ... how are the new economic realities changing how you and your family live? Are you changing your lifestyle? Downsizing? Share with the rest of us. While our family income hasn't gone down, we are preparing for a more frugal lifestyle in...

I was opening a couple of bottles of vitamins today and noticed that they were packed with some rather large wads of cotton. It got me to thinking that I could use those for my bottle of vaseline-and-cottonball fire starters. Didn't make sense to me to just throw it out. I'm big into vitamin...

I am a frugal-aholic. It started as a need and now has become a game. I spend about 2 hours a day surfing flyers, getting freebies, coupon hunting/trading and plan all my shopping. I have gotten a girlfriend onboard which is great so we do our shopping trips together so that saves on gas. We...