Several months ago I spent a weekend at the Prudent Living booth at the Hanover Home Show. It was a great weekend with many opportunities to interact with local people and find out what they thought about “Prudent Living”. During my time at the booth I asked people if they would be willing to shareContinue reading “Frugal Tips: Prudent Living Tips from the Home Show”
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Frugal Tips: Creating a Working Budget
We are just about halfway through the year which is a perfect time of year to review your budget. If you aren’t following a budget it is a perfect time to create one! I grew up and attended college and learned the skills needed to earn a living, but I was never required to takeContinue reading “Frugal Tips: Creating a Working Budget”
Frugal Tips: Rhubarb for Bread
I’m sure many of you are familiar with FreeCycle. It is a network of 5,042 groups with 8,961,499 members around the world. It’s a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It’s all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. LocalContinue reading “Frugal Tips: Rhubarb for Bread”
Frugal Tips: Top Tips
Before I get down to taking about Frugal Tips I wanted to make you aware of my Facebook link on my page! Yes,On The Home Front now has it’s very own Facebook page! Be sure to check it out and “Like” it! Saving money is key to living a frugal lifestyle. There are many little things thatContinue reading “Frugal Tips: Top Tips”
Frugal Tip: Dividing Hostas to Save Money
Buying perennials for your garden can be expensive. I have grand visions of what I want my gardens to look like but I also have a limited pocketbook. There are two ways to get around this, when your friends are dividing their perennials ask for the plants they no longer have room for. My originalContinue reading “Frugal Tip: Dividing Hostas to Save Money”
Frugal Tip: Making Mozzarella Cheese
Last week I told you about making Colby Cheese, if you are at all interested in making cheese you should try making Mozzarella. In thirty minutes or so you can have a fresh batch of Mozzarella and you don’t need any special equipment other than some rennet, citric acid and cheese salt. Ingredients needed: 1Continue reading “Frugal Tip: Making Mozzarella Cheese”
Making Colby Cheese
Colby Cheese is a type of cheddar and only has to be aged from 2 to 3 months. This is perfect for a first time cheese maker.
Homemade Corn Tortillas
I finally got around to making Homemade Corn Tortillas. Only two ingredients needed water and masa harina and a little arm work!
Frugal Tips: Cleaning Your Microwave
I try to stay on top of my microwave and when I heat things up I usually use a cover of some sort. However sometimes I end up with a dirty microwave in need of cleaning! I found this method of cleaning my microwave to be very easy. It’s a simple as microwaving a cupContinue reading “Frugal Tips: Cleaning Your Microwave”
Frugal Tips: Mama’s Bug-Be-Gone Bug Spray
For those of you who have read Prudent Living’s recent online magazine this recipe may be familiar to you. I am really trying to get away from purchased cleaning products and decided I should try this bug spray as well. Much better for you than a commercial bug spray! The recipe seemed easy enough: 6-8Continue reading “Frugal Tips: Mama’s Bug-Be-Gone Bug Spray”
Nancy on the Home Front 