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tools for independent minded people…
Money talks all right; but in these days, a
dollar doesn't have enough cents to say anything worthwhile.
After a long and cruel winter, we finally visited our
mini-farm and cabin. Our tractor is in
need of many repairs and our deck, porch, etc. all need to be re-stained but
the worst was our toilet tank which cracked (of course, we didn’t notice that
until we turned on the water and made a fine mess), our hot water tank bowed at
its bottom and we accidentally left the fridge closed so what little moisture it
had managed to gloss over into a nice layer of mold.
The
door of our large rabbit hutch blew right off its hinges as did parts of our
barn siding and more than a few animals decided the barn would make a nice
winter resort.
Many,
like us, have experienced a lengthy winter.
It still drops to the 30s at night with highs rarely going above 50…hell,
we’re still running heaters at night! This
and the nearly daily downpour of rain has prevented us from preparing or
planting our garden.
Will
likely be a late harvest but we’re still looking forward to homegrown
veggies! With that in mind, here are few
more gardening tips, especially if you’re just getting started!
7 Ways to Garden Like You Know What You're Doing (Even
If You're Just Getting Started)
A few simple guidelines to follow when breaking out the
trowel and gloves
I grew up with huge backyard garden. My mother was a wonderful gardener. Each spring, she would section out portions—a row here or a row there—for each child to plant seeds and be responsible for tending and growing.
You’d think I’d automatically have a garden when I left college—but I didn’t. It wasn’t until much later that I decided to garden. Interestingly, I didn’t know where to start, so I began like a non-gardener and had to learn a lot from scratch.
Here are some beginner steps to share:
How To
Build A Raised Garden Bed
Learn how to build a raised garden bed or
outdoor planter with these plans. For full details on building a raised garden
bed, visit:
http://low.es/1c1jwFJ
How to
make a potato tower
Old Time Hog Killin
This year is shaping up to be one of the worst for food
inflation that we've had in a long time. Here are some money
saving resources:
While
government statisticians claim robust growth, recent data points suggest
otherwise. Consumers are quickly running out of money, home sales have
collapsed and hit their biggest drop in three years, there are
more Americans out of the labor force than ever before AND food prices,
because of drought and other factors are set to rise at a middle class family
killing rate…
Overall inflation, including food and fuel (which aren't reported in official numbers), doubled economists' predictions between March and April. Food prices were largely responsible for the unexpected size of the increase.
The USDA has put out even higher numbers for food inflation, anticipating that prices will rise around 3.5% in the course of the year. They admit that this number is based on normal weather patterns.
But we're not having normal weather patterns. And we haven't been for three years now!
Overall inflation, including food and fuel (which aren't reported in official numbers), doubled economists' predictions between March and April. Food prices were largely responsible for the unexpected size of the increase.
The USDA has put out even higher numbers for food inflation, anticipating that prices will rise around 3.5% in the course of the year. They admit that this number is based on normal weather patterns.
But we're not having normal weather patterns. And we haven't been for three years now!
Since
December, the spot price for foodstuffs has increased a full 19% across the
board.That signals rising prices at the grocery store for sure. If you aren’t
planning to spend a bigger chunk of your paycheck on groceries, it’s time to
start giving some thought to your food budget strategy. Higher prices are
coming whether you’re ready for them or not.
To
make matters even worse, wages aren’t increasing. So, whether you’re paying 3%
more or 19% more at the grocery store— or somewhere in between— you’re going to
have less money to stretch across the rest of your budget. More Americans
are making due with less … way less …
just to keep food on the table.
It’s now estimated
a family of four spends $1,000 monthly on groceries. Combining store loyalty card savings with
coupons can save $350 on average per month.
Your Sunday newspaper accounts for 90% of all coupons issued and can be
a gold mine, so buy extra copies.
Find More Coupons, Faster with these resources…
Use national matchup services such as:
>CouponMom.com
>CouponDivas.com
Or Google your local grocery store and “deals” then
bookmark it…
7 ways baking soda can save you time and money
read more here
read more here
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