Frugally Sustainable
A Resource for All Things Frugal and Sustainable
“Small rooms or dwellings discipline the mind, large ones weaken it.” ~Leonardo Da Vinci There’s no doubt that for millions of us, housing costs hold the largest percentage of our monthly budgets (To those of you who have paid off your mortgages…I bow in honor of you!). And as the current housing market crisis continues …
Educating my children at home is a way of life based on a set of values and a system of belief. It encompasses every aspect of life through its routine and through our own specific family friendly methods. Philosophy of Learning My goal is to provide you with links that are assisting us in defining …
Perhaps it’s life in the desert that turns one’s attention toward survival skills. You see, it hardly rains here, there’s limited natural water resources, and without careful attention to the soil and livestock…nothing would thrive. Nevertheless, when is being prepared ever a bad idea? Preparedness is another way in which my family and I limit …
The other day I was reading through Proverbs and these few sentences almost literally jumped off of the page and it was as if I was reading them with fresh eyes, for the first time: She considers a field and buys it; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard. She sets about her work …
Becoming a one income family has opened my eyes in ways I could never express. The transition, to one income, was by far the most difficult. Living paycheck to paycheck became a reality. Saving money…well that wasn’t happening! Our salvation came when we began showing some signs of discipline in addition to redefining our wants …
Use this “explosive” homemade cleaner to blast away all of those hard water deposits that are blocking your showerhead: Here’s an easy DIY recipe: -1/3 cup baking soda -1 cup white vinegar -1 plastic bag -1 large bag twisty tie 1. Mix baking soda and vinegar in bag over a sink. Caution: Pour vinegar into bag slowly, there is an …
