June 2009

Home Canning: What do you Really Need?

June 12, 2009

*This is Part 2 of the Home Canning Series, go here to read Part 1: Getting Started.* Now that we have went over the 2 different methods to canning, and you know what type of canner you will need for what you are canning–lets take a look at the other supplies that you may need. [...]

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Finding Freedom Friday: Are You Up For A Challenge?

June 12, 2009

For this edition of Finding Freedom Friday, I would like to put forth a Week Long Frugal Challenge. With Summer in full swing, we are running to and fro and spending lots of time in the outdoors. While I do love every minute of it, sometimes it is incredibly tempting to look toward the not [...]

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The Garden is Growing!

June 11, 2009

The past week has been a whirlwind of unplanned activities, so I’ve not had a lot of time to spend in the garden. The other evening my husband and I decided to take a stroll through and see how things were progressing. I was delighted when I seen my first fruits! Little Zuchinni, and tons [...]

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Canning: Getting Started

June 10, 2009

Canning your own food during the summer months, for use throughout the rest of the year, can be a great way to save on your grocery budget. Not only that, but it is very rewarding to step back and look at all your work and have peace of mind that if things got really tough–you [...]

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The Choice To Be Frugal

June 9, 2009

I have fought off this post for many many months. I’ve started to write it, edited and ultimately deleted it. But, since the topic keeps coming up, and it still weighs so heavily on my heart–it is time to get it out. Once and for all. The following things are not meant to place judgement [...]

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Finding Freedom Friday: 2009 Goal Update

June 5, 2009

It’s a new month and time to check in and see how we’ve all be doing on our 2009 goals. I don’t know about you, but this has really helped me stay accountable to myself and to everyone else for that matter. Although things aren’t going exactly as I had planned, we are still taking [...]

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Canning Jalapenos

June 5, 2009

**This post begins a series that I will be writing, beginning sometime next week, on the procedures of Home Canning.** On Tuesday of this week, I made a quick pop into the grocery store for some needed items. I happened to walk buy a buggy with some clearanced produce and decided to take a peak. [...]

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Frugal Family Fun

June 3, 2009

**This is an updated version of a post orginally published in March 2009.** The spring-like weather has really got me ready for some outdoor family fun that doesn’t break the bank. Thankfully we live in an area that is loaded with free , or close to it, family fun. Many of which are in most [...]