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”
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Pasta Spinach Salad – Delicious
I’m always looking for light summer pasta salads and this Pasta Spinach Salad is one of those recipes! We enjoy it so much I usually double the recipe!
My Garden: Creating a New Garden Bed
I love creating new garden beds. When I divide my perennials I hate to throw them away so I just create a new garden bed to move them to. I’d much rather have more garden beds and less lawn! When you want to turn an area of your lawn into a new garden bed youContinue reading “My Garden: Creating a New Garden Bed”
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”
Chicken Salad with Berries
Chicken Salad with Berries makes a delightful summertime salad. If you have leftover grilled chicken on hand it works perfectly in this salad.
My Garden: Dandelions
Before I get down to taking about dandelions 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! Now welcome to my garden! I don’t know about you but I haveContinue reading “My Garden: Dandelions”
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”
My Garden: Seed Saving
In taking the time to plant a garden and harvest your own food you are interested in growing what’s best for your family. Part of the reason I have an extensive garden is to know what we’re eating. I want the food to be organic and good for us. I have become more and moreContinue reading “My Garden: Seed Saving”
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”
Prudent Pantry: Quick, Nutritious and Delicious Dinners!
When I first started writing my blog, devoting Thursdays to talking about my pantry I thought I would write about what is in my pantry and why to keep a well stocked pantry. Since then I have realized that the term “prudent pantry” can mean so many things. It can mean living a prudent lifestyle,Continue reading “Prudent Pantry: Quick, Nutritious and Delicious Dinners!”
Nancy on the Home Front 