Spending less

6 Reasons Why to DIY

DIY

1. Save Time – For real. Making your own (jelly, bread, cheese) takes just a few minutes actual work time. Most of the ‘time’ involved in household DIY is wait time, or time you can be throwing Frisbees and playing with the dog instead of driving to the store, staring at shelves trying to find [...]

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I’m the Purchasing Agent, Not the Maid

Simplify

When I started homeschooling (or gardening, or writing, or keeping livestock), it felt like something “unnecessary” that took away from my “real job” of laundry, cleaning, and cooking.  All those “extras” were fine, but if Mr. Ivory had to run a load of clothes to get underpants for tomorrow and make a sandwich for dinner…I [...]

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Save Money with a Supply Journal

Simplify

I’m so jealous when I watch Jane Austen-ish movies and Father furrows his brow and says something like, “We won’t have enough to buy coal through the winter.  We’ll be out by December.”  Huh? How does he know that?  And the general store managers on pioneer shows that know exactly how many bootlaces Mr. Smith [...]

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Homeschooling for Beans

Homeschooling

I get asked a lot if homeschooling costs much.  It depends on your style. If you want to do the ‘school at home’ style or ‘buy the packaged curriculum style’ then YES.  It can be QUITE expensive if you’re not careful. But I use a ‘living books’ method.  I would say a Charlotte Mason Method, [...]

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Cloth Diapering Confidential

Green Up

I’ve been doing cloth diapers for two years and have made a few observations along the way.  Anyone wanting to hear my reflections on the subject of infantile excrement management is so in luck. 1.  I am humbled by the incredible transformative miracle of the modern washing machine.  It actually cleans the dipe I’ve been [...]

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