We decided that the weekend after Thanksgiving is usually a time to think about shopping. Black Friday, the alarm going off at 4:30 am, early morning doorbusters, the mall, the crowds…the mayhem!
Since we like to swim against the current around here we are sharing photos of ‘being frugal’ . Now this we do admit was a bit of a challenge, but it was fun…much more so than fighting the crowds to get to the 50% off socks!
Enjoy!
For a couple dollars in seeds I grew well over $100 of pumpkin if I had bought it canned. Roasted, pureed, and frozen for use all winter…no pumpkin shortage here!
We do our own remodeling…it takes longer but saves tons of money. Besides the satisfaction of a job you know is well done. All of our older boys now know how to frame, wire, plumb, sheet rock, tile, and side a house. You can’t put a price on that kind of knowledge!
Purchased 18 years ago this month. Chevy Astro Van, 8 passenger extended length with towing package…hauls hay, sports teams, bags of leaves, groceries, lumber, widows, a dog and a goat! Yes that is 264,750.7 miles on it! I’m hoping to get at least 20 years out of this van…more if I’m lucky!
Baking my own organic whole grain bread 2x weekly. Grinding my own grains purchased in bulk saves me 100′s of dollars from my yearly grocery bill…although I do it for the nutrition and taste more than the money savings…though that is nice also!
Lastly is skipping the monthly fee of cable or satellite tv or even the latest movie in the theaters to sit on the porch swing and watch God’s sky show! Its free and oh so much better for your soul!
So what interesting or unique ways are you being frugal?
So, wonderful! Do you know where we could get an old grinder for grinding grains? We would rather have a good old one rather than a new one! I am seriously thinking about giving up my day job to stay home and do the farm full time!!
Lisa honestly my first go to place for anything used is usually ebay! They have just about everything. You could also try Craig’s List for a grinder in your area.
As many times as I’ve been to thrift stores that is something I’ve never run across but you could try.
That’s cool that you’re thinking about farming full time…keep us posted! Kim
Great post, Kim. Where did you and your husband learn how to do all the remodeling tasks? That knowledge is such a gift. I love that you have taught your boys these same skills.
We learned from necessity…we were so poor as newlyweds that it was either learn to fix up our houses our selves or live in a dump…we chose to learn! It is fun to have something to do together. Kim
We try to be frugal as well (forgot to post some photos). I baked bread for my stuffing, we make a lot of Christmas gifts ourselves.
I love that your van is so old.
If you bake that much bread 2x a week, you must go through a LOT of bread. How long does it take you to knead that much?!
Joshua that happened to be a batch of rolls for Thanksgiving so it looks like a lot but would only make 5 -6 loaves of bread.
I knead bread for 10 minutes…sometimes with a Bosch mixer sometimes by hand. Kneading by hand is very therapeutic!
Ahh… got it. I interpreted each of those balls as, maybe a 1lb loaf.