“You spent HOW MUCH at the feed store?!!! The electric bill is due and we’re behind on other bills!” Ever have this conversation with your partner? That is if you choose to call it a “conversation”….it’s more of a confrontation. I’ve got some “Ideas to Persuade Your Spouse to Homestead”! I have a lot to…
Financial Resilience
6 Sustainable Living Tips from the Amish
I love the Amish. Why do I love the Amish? Because everything about them screams of sustainability and self-preservation! There is much to learn from these amazing folks, so here’s “6 Sustainable Living Tips from the Amish”! Holmes County I discovered the Amish about 25 years ago, when we were trying to get out of…
How to Stock a Pantry for the First Time
There are few things that define the sustainable better than a stocked and working pantry! Here’s “How to Stock Your Pantry for $5 a Week”! It’s just a fact, stocking and maintaining a working pantry is one of the best investments you can make. It’s best and most self-sufficient to stock your pantry through home…
Why You Don’t Want a Tax Refund
What??!! Why wouldn’t you want a tax refund?? You don’t…believe me. Did you receive a tax refund this year? And what does that have to do with sustainability and homesteading? Everything! Especially if you can’t find the money to make your dreams come true! Many people get a tax refund and then use that money…
How to Save BIG Money on Craft Supplies
The US creativity market is a 44 billion dollar industry, if you can believe it! If you love to craft, you can easily find yourself spending more than you ever intended for a project! But it doesn’t have to be that way, let’s take a look at 10 steps to more sustainable crafting! Crafting is…
How to Save Big Money on Your Utility Bills
It’s getting to be that time of year when we start thinking about….cold! Actually, any time of year, we should be aware of our utility consumption. I’ve got some tips and tricks that have worked for me in my home with “How to Save Big Money on Your Utility Bills”! Get to Know Your Meter…
18 Things I Refuse to Buy Anymore
After you’ve on this sustainability kick for a while, you’ll find that there are things that just don’t fit into your life anymore. My tolerance for purchasing items that cost too much for the little purpose they serve is pretty low. So, here’s my current list of “15 Things I Refuse to Buy…
28 Day Journey to a Gently Sustainable Home: Make it Do
In the last couple of weeks, we’ve covered a lot of information that will surely make us more sustainable in our homes and our lives! This will be our third week of the “28 Day Journey to a Gently Sustainable Home” and now we’ll be covering how to “Make it Do“! Learning to “Make…
Use it Up, Wear it Out, Make it Do or Do Without: Part 2
How many things in life do you think you’ve completely worn out? Not sure? Let’s take a look with “Use it Up, Wear it Out, Make it Do or Do Without: Part 2!”. Other than the patience of our parents when we were children, I doubt that many Americans use all of their possessions until…
How to Create a Sustainable Wardrobe
~Dressing sustainably is the process of clothing oneself without violating the environment or other human beings. Kelly Morris My desire to dress sustainably has definitely been a process. On one hand it seems as though it should be an easy process, yet I found it to take a bit more thought and consideration…
How to Meal Plan for a Month
One of the fastest ways to get your budget under control is to manage your groceries more efficiently. What better way to do that than to learn “How to Meal Plan for a Month”? Planning for a month of meals isn’t as hard as it might sound, and since I’ve been doing it for decades…
Use it Up, Wear it Out, Make it Do or Do Without: Part 1
The first week of our “Use It Up!” will focus on using what we already possess. Can I ask you a question? Can you imagine what your life would be like if you weren’t able to separate yourself from anything until you had completely “Used It Up”? But first, let’s define “Use it Up”… To…