100 Frugal Living Tips

100 Frugal Living Tips: Live Frugally and Save Money on Everything (Spend Less Money, Save Money Tips, Frugal Life, Living Frugally, Ways to Save Money, How to Save Money) was a free kindle book when this post was written.

 Some of these ideas to save money will blow your mind!

I am pretty sure you have thought of some ways to save yourself a dollar or two. But there are lots more ideas out there that can save you thousands. Knowledge is power. It can help you live the life you want to live. There are many people who have been rich but lost it all because they didn’t know how to save up, cut corners, or make the pennies scream. In this book, you’ll find 100 ways to live frugally and save money like:

What to look for in a contractor

How to find the cheapest airplane tickets

A way to get done with college faster and get out of debt

Conditioning yourself to spend less and achieve your financial goals

Make money by a simple credit card cash back system

And much more!


Why not spend a few dollars on a book that saves you thousands because of the new knowledge you just gained? Be smart, and it read it from the start!

How to Grow Potatoes

Whenever you see the final product of a well prepared potato, persons hardly ever think about the effort that goes into producing it. Potatoes can be purchased from any local food store and are quite simple to cook with so many different forms which is what makes it such a great selection for the kitchen. Potatoes may be baked, mashed, or put into soups but in most instances it is used as a side component to other foods.

Potatoes are some of the easiest ground produces to grow and there are a couple effective methods for growing it. Most potato crops will bear excellent quality vegetables but it requires time and consistency to be grown successfully. Once you practice caring for them continuously your produce will come out looking nice and plump. If you own a decent sized yard or farm land you can think about planting your very own potatoes. Potatoes will be even more tastier with the acknowledgment that you were the one that actually planted them.

How To Grow Potatoes

Required Tools:
- Garden spade
- Garden fork
- Shovel

Required Materials:
- Water
- Potato seeds

Instructions are as follows:

1. Purchase your potato seeds and keep them some where warm that is exposed to light for around a week or two before you plan to sow them. This will stimulate them to begin sprouting about a day or two prior to planting. Use a blunt, clean knife to sever the larger potato seedlings into smaller seeds so that every seed is about 1½ - 2 inches square with a minimum of 1 or 2 buds, the smaller potatoes can be sown as whole. In the next days the seed will produce a tough callous over the cuts, which will aid to prevent it from decomposing once it is planted.

2. The earth on which the potato will be grown should be evenly damp but not exceptionally wet or soggy. Potato crops should be planted during early spring. The potato wont begin to grow until the temperature of the soil is around 45 ͦdegrees F.

3. The location where you plant the potatoes must be exposed to full sunlight because potatoes require the full sun to grow successfully. Because potatoes are easy to rot, the best crops are produced when they are planted in sunlight. To have a really successful crop you can start sowing the seeds in the early season about late April or early May when the soil is warm enough.

4. There are several techniques you can use for planting the potato crops, they can be grown in rows or mounds. If you are planning to develop potatoes annually then the best practice is to grow them in rows. Growing them in rows will promote big and healthy potato crops. If you simply want to grow a tiny bunch of potatoes instantly in a small location then the best method to employ is to grow them on a mound. Around five to eight potato crops can be sown for each mound. When planting the potato on a mound, they should be grown in a circle so that each potato will have adequate room. If you are growing the potatoes in rows then you can utilize the fork and the shovel to dig a group of trenches and separate the seeds fifteen inches apart from each other so each potato has adequate room to grow.

5. During growth period, the soil should be rotated with well drained, moisture retentive loam that is light and loose. Whenever the peas are ripe or the potato plant begins to flower then it is time for it to be harvested. During this time it should also create a yellow looking vine that sometimes die.

6. Each time the potatoes are being stored they should be stored in a dark area where the temperature is about 40 degrees.

Tips and Warnings

* Because potatoes are so prone to several serious diseases, make sure that you buy certified seeds that are germ free that have been chosen to give you the best results with the most chance of having a successful harvest. These seeds can be found at most quality nurseries and garden centers. Don't utilize the potatoes from in the supermarket because your seed even if they look healthy but they are not appropriate for gorwing potatoes.

* When it is time to plant potato seeds, don't utilize soil that is water logged for growing the potatoes, this will result in the soil to cake up and your seeds may decompose before they get the chance to develop.

*After sowing potatoes you should arrange a system for frost protection for them while they are young. You can use a loose sheet of straw or a plastic tent momentarily and remove it during the sunny days. If you need to keep potatoes during the winter, you can plant another crop as late as June 15.

*Potato crops should always get enough sunlight and water each day while growing. To get the best results, wet up the potatoes very early in the morning so they get time to absorb the water and dry throughout the day. This is suppose to increase the chance of maintaining a very successful crop.

* If you want to grow potatoes every year, the potatoes should be spun on a 3 year system which means you need 3 suitable sites.

Please visit these links for more information on: How To Grow Potatoes and How To Plant Seed Potatoes.

Garden Vegetables Grow Bag Potato Planter Gardeners' Grow Bags - Potato Planter

Duraflame Electric Stove - My New Favorite Item!!

I had went to my aunts last winter and it was so hot in their house that I had to go stand on the front porch. I found out that all they have is one of these Duraflame Large Stove Heater, Black, DFS-750-1 to heat their small house and had used only that for 3 years. She said that it did not really affect their power bill and they had not used their natural gas heater in the past 3 years. I saved and saved and finally got us one and it came on Saturday. We got it out of the box and hooked it up! It is very nice looking and great looking when it is on with no heat - Looks like a real fireplace. Turn on the heat and it blows out of the bottom and instantly there was heat coming out of it. I love it and my hubby wants me to save for a 2nd one!! Anything to keep us from having to use our natural gas for heat next winter. That bill is sky high. Having just the one bill for electric would be nice. With the gas we also have the electric bill still so it is always double in the winter. About the normal $140.00 a month for electric AND about $120.00 to $150.00 for the gas bill , just for the heat. That is way too high. If we can have about $150.00 bill each winter month for just electric that would be awesome.  I had seen one at a flea market, but it was a lot smaller. In the above picture , mine is sitting in front of my freezer!

• Metal construction
• Electronic controlswith a remote
• Operable door withupgraded door pull
• 1500-Watts/4600btus per hour
• Supplemental heat forup to 400 sq. ft

Preppers Box Set: 67 Brilliant Surviving Life Hacks That Every Family Can Use to Increase Safety and Never To Go Through a Disaster Under Prepared

Preppers Box Set: 67 Brilliant Surviving Life Hacks That Every Family Can Use to Increase Safety and Never To Go Through a Disaster Under Prepared (Preppers, Preppers Box Set, Preppers Hacks) was a free book for the Kindle when this post was written.

BOOK #1: Prepper's Hacks: 25 Brilliant Surviving Life Hacks That Every Family Can Use

Having the right supplies and a good plan will only get you so far. After all, no two disasters are the same. It wouldn't be an emergency if everything was predictable. What do you do when your supplies begin to dwindle and resources start to become scarce? Only those armed with information and ingenuity will survive. This book will teach you twenty five useful, practical life hacks for survival situations that will allow you to stretch the usefulness of every supply that you've got.

Here is what you will learn after reading this book:

• Ingenious uses for household objects (including trash!) that you've never thought of
• How to improvise survival items like candles, stoves, fuel, and more from objects that you probably already have in your home
• How to safely purify water using one simple household chemical
• How to improvise weapons for survival situations
• Much, much more!

BOOK #2: Prepper's Hacks: Top 16 Resources to Have so That You Never Go Through a Disaster Under Prepared

This book covers some of the most essential survival skills which should be learned prior to being needed. If the worst was to happen it will be those who are prepared not those who are fittest who survive and even flourish. Now is the time to learn these skills and to practice – whilst your life is not depending upon it. This book is not just designed to provide you with some survival tips should the worst happen; it should start you thinking differently about the everyday objects surrounding you and how they can be applied differently.
Discussing survival tactics may seem like scaremongering or disillusionment with society but the tips provided in this book are genuine and can be used in a wide variety of situations. They say knowledge is power- now is the time to take power and be ready for anything!

Here is what you will learn after reading this book:

• Survival methods of producing light
• Methods to stay warm and eat hot food
• Ways to ensure you continue to have food and drink available through times of emergency
• Having essential supplies...

BOOK #3: EMP Survival: 26 Steps on How to Increase Your Safety in Case of EMP and Solar Flares

Imagine a world where all your electronic devices become completely unresponsive. Your car has no ability to start, your computer is completely fried, and everything becomes dead quiet. This is a very real possibility that can happen, and if you’re not prepared than you’re only asking for the worst to happen. Don’t allow yourself to be caught off guard, which can mean almost certain death.
Things aren’t always going to go your way, but with these tips you can definitely increase your odds of survival exponentially.

Here is what you will learn after reading this book:

• Ways to increase transportation
• How a Faraday cage will protect you
• The medical items you need
• How potassium iodine can protect your thyroid

Getting Your FREE Bonus

Download this book, and find "BONUS: Your FREE Gift" chapter right after the introduction or after the conclusion.

Download your copy of "Preppers Box Set" by scrolling up and clicking "Buy Now With 1-Click" button.

Maps

I actually stopped at a yard sale this morning and didn't find much, but there was a box of all of these rolled up maps that the old man was selling. There turned out to be over 100 maps showing a lot of detail of different places in each state. I talked to him for a while and come to find out all of the maps were his that he used while he camped and hiked all over the USA! It was really neat talking to him. I ended up standing there for about 30 minutes. I bought the whole lot of them for $8.00!  A lot of the maps show where to camp and canoe in each state. All but 2 of them are laminated. They are older maps, like from the 1980's and 1990's , so I wonder how much use they are now? Do things change that much? Could they be good just for an idea of what is in certain area? Most of these maps are topographical. That could come in handy?? Oh well, for $8.00 if they are not useful, they are at least neat to look at. Could use for a wall treatment in a den. Who knows.

Off Grid Living - You Can Do it Too

Solar Powered Generator

verted using the principles of off grid living, no matter where in the world they are. There is a steadily rising interest in the use of alternative energy sources such as solar, wind and hydro electric power generation as a means to reduce dependence on fossil fuel burning power plants. Technology has advanced and costs have been reduced at the same time. With the many kits, resources and guides available today, living off the grid can even be accomplished by do-it-yourselfers. Those that have moved to off grid living are today resting easy in the knowledge that their bill are getting less even as global energy costs are rising.

Some people are still convinced that they would need to give up their electrical appliances and gadgets to live off the grid. This couldn't be further from the truth. All that living off the grid entails is learning how to control your energy usage. There are a few very simple things that can be done to save electricity such as turning off lights in rooms that are not in use. Use appliance that don't use power when turned off, like microwave oven and stove clocks. Computers, printers and some chargers continue to leech power and add to your bills when they are off or in standby mode - see those little indicator lights?. Your luxuries don't need to be sacrificed when your are trying off grid living, you just need to learn how to be smarter when using them.

Off-Grid Living Book Set

The increasing popularity of off grid living has brought about the production of high efficiency, modular and movable homes to cater for the demand. These one or two person mobile homes are similar in layout to conventional mobile homes and use passive solar design together with solar panels and natural gas to provide for living off the grid wherever they are located.

If you would like to learn more about off grid living but are not sure about where to start or if you would like to see some practical examples in action, you could use the Internet for your research. There are a great number of guides and resources available as well as a lot of people willing to share their own success stories about off grid living. Probably the best part of off grid living is when there is a blackout in your neighborhood and you don't need to break out the candles. You too can experience the freedom of off grid living regardless of where you live as this lifestyle is within easy reach of anyone.

The author is an electrical engineer with a keen interest in alternative energy sources and DIY.
Visit FreePower4Ever.com to find out more and to get some links to his favorite guides for building your own solar panels and windmills to enable you live off the grid.

 

Backpacking For Beginners: 74 Easy & Useful Hacks To Getting Started On Your First Backpacking Camping Trip!

Backpacking For Beginners: 74 Easy & Useful Hacks To Getting Started On Your First Backpacking Camping Trip!: (Backpacking, Backpacking For Beginners, ... nature, survival guide, outdoors backpack) was a free kindle book at the time of this posting.

Easy and Useful Hacks for Getting Started on Your First Backpacking Camping Trip!

The time has come when you have decided to see the world, on foot, with your home on your back. What better way to becoming one with nature?

Smell the mountainous ferns.
Sleep amongst the wildlife.
Shelter under the forest’s umbrella.
Eat al fresco.

In this guide we will prepare you for your adventure. Backpacking is guaranteed to put you closer to nature, so you must be fully prepared. Whilst the experience will be memorable, you also want it to be enjoyable. To ensure this is happens, read some of our hacks, to inspire you to have the time of your life.

Why Should You Download this Book?

If you are truly serious about finding a solution that will help you to decorate and organize your home in a short period of time then you should download this book. It will offer you great tips and suggestions on how to get that calm organized home that you wish that you had instead of the dreary cluttered filled home that you now reside in.

You do not have to move necessarily to get that dream home. It may just be buried under the debris, and chaos that has basically buried it alive. You will get great suggestions on how to bring out that lovely organized home that you want. All you need to do is brush up on your decluttering skills to get this ball rolling!

• Are you ready, physically?


• Do you know what to pack in your backpack?


• Do you know where you are going?


• Do you know how to survive with the basics?

To make sure you can answer “yes,” to all of these questions, read this eBook and you will set out on your journey fully prepared and able to resolve any problems that come your way.
We have thought of everything in this little guide, from setting off, to planning your journey, what food to eat and how to prepare it, making sure you are ready for your destination.

These are but a few of the things that should be on your pre-planning TO DO list.
Have a look at our section on some of the things that can go wrong, such as illnesses and injuries that you may come across while hiking and in the middle of nowhere.

Changing My Idea Of Being Prepared...

Off-Grid Laundry

I have been prepping for over 10 years now and have had to use the preps a few times because of things happening to our family, that were emergencies to us. Lay-offs and more. We found out that our food stockpile was great. We had enough food to last the almost the whole time the first time hubby was laid-off and the the second time we were in even better shape. We sold items on ebay and other places to make money for our bills. Cut out a lot of needless things, like cable. Which we never did get back. But, I am starting to really rethink my idea on being prepared. Yes, we should have some stockpile of items, but we should learn how to do things for yourselves! That should be your first thought. After the food runs out can we get more on your own? Do you know how to garden? Fish? Hunt? Do you know how to cook the items that you get? Can you clean a fish or a squirrel? These are the things that everyone should be learning and you will always be self-sufficient. Learn how to repair household and vehicle mishaps.

I am getting my whole family more focused on learning how to do things. How to take care of themselves. I have been taking my youngest son on walks and will ask him what he would do if he was walking alone and certain things happened. etc . He is having fun doing this, but hopefully what I have been teaching him is sticking.

Yeah, you might have a year of food storage, but what about other things? Do you know how to cook it without power? Do you know ways to get clean water?

Collect Rain Water

There are so many things that we take for granted every day that we need to know to do if SHTF. How to be clean, how to cook, garden, sew, fish, hunt, be healthy, warm, cool, etc.

Plan this summer to be a summer of learning for your family. Learn new things that will help your family be prepared and self-sufficient. Take your family camping and find out how to cook and more without power. Learn how to do laundry off-grid.

5 Simple Rules When Camping With Pets

Now that we have our puggle , Oscar, we have to think about things like this. He will be going with us everywhere we go.

Most parks will have some form of pet regulations in effect to ensure the campsite and area, fellow campers and your pet are safe and happy.

Most people only bring either dogs or cats, a few bring birds and some may even have an iguana or two but for now I am going to focus on the dogs and cats.

1. Your pet must be on a leash at all times.

Your dog or cat may not respond the same in a camping environment as they would in your home. Just for instance, I had taken my cat camping and had her on a leash beside the tent. The neighbor had a large poodle that was running loose on their campsite. I had reminded them that dogs must be leashed at all times and of course their reply was "my dog is not a threat to anyone or anything".

Maybe 5 minutes later the poodle saw my cat and the chase was on. Somehow the cat managed to get out of the leash and the dog was in hot pursuit. All you could see was 2 black streaks running flat out through the trees. Eventually the cat saw an open tent door (which happened to be the neighbour's tent) and ran for it. The owner saw the dog chasing it and thankfully got the tent door closed before the dog got there. Needless to say - they kept the dog on a leash after that.

Dogs in particular are quite nosy and like to investigate anything that is new. Sometimes that new something is a porcupine, a raccoon or a rattlesnake which is another good reason to keep your pet on a leash. It is also very important to have a first aid kit available just in case. The park attendants will know where to find a vet if you need one.

2. Your pet is not allowed at any swimming area or on the beach.

A lot of parks that have a beach may also have a pet exercise area with water access. Pets and people sometimes don't make friends very well, especially if you have a pet that is very protective of their family unit. All those people make them very nervous and apt to strike out at anyone or anything that is passing by. There is also the fact that some people are allergic to pets.

3. Your pet must be kept under control

Survival Kit For Dogs

Some dogs become very vocal when their owners are not around or if they see something they should be letting everyone in sight know about. This is known as excessive noise and can be very disturbing to fellow campers. Listening to a dog cry for hours because their owner has left them on the campsite is not a pleasant experience for anyone, including the dog. If you must leave your pet behind at the campsite, ensure they have shade, water and food available and only leave them for a short time. If you are going somewhere that you can't take your pet for a longer period, some parks have pet-sitters close by that you could leave them with. It is best to check with the park before you go if you know you are going to be away for an extended period.

4. You must not let your pet disturb wildlife or habitat.

Some dogs and cats like to chase things whether it is a ball, an animal or a bird. Deer, chipmunks, squirrels, and birds are the favourite things for pets to chase while camping. Again you must be able to control them to ensure they don't chase anything.

The habitat on and around your campsite is very delicate and when it is destroyed or damaged it takes a long time to recover. Your best option is to have a steel stake with a swivel top to attach your pet's leash to and not the trees or brush around your site. Remember your leash must not extend off the campsite and in most parks it may be limited to 2 metres or 6 feet.

5. Stoop and Scoop

This is one of the joys of being a pet owner - you must clean up after them whether you are at home or in a campground. It is not a pleasant thing to encounter when you are walking barefoot to the beach or setting up a campsite if the pet owner has not done their job properly. You would not want someone to let their dog do his business on your lawn at home so the same thing applies to campsites.
Following these few simple rules will ensure that you, your pet and your fellow campers will have a pleasant and enjoyable stay in any campground.

Rose Emerson is a lifelong camper and outdoors enthusiast with over 20 years of working experience in Provincial Parks. Camping is an ideal vacation experience and statistics show that more people than ever are embracing the idea. Her website http://www.campfunfacts.com has all the basic equipment needed to start camping as well as lots of information on places to go, things to do and what you need to know before you go.

Rainwater Harvesting and Use: Understanding the Basics of Rainwater Harvesting

Rainwater Harvesting and Use: Understanding the Basics of Rainwater Harvesting (Water Conservation, Resource Management, Crisis, water storage, water security) was a free kindle book when this post was written.

 New Updated and Expanded version with new content, diagrams, pictures and charts to help you get started now on designing your own rainwater Harvesting System.

There is a global water crisis that is growing worse each day and we all need to take action to secure water for our own use. Water security is something we all can learn to do via rainwater harvesting. Water conservation isn't enough so learning the basics of rainwater harvesting is a must. This isn't a difficult task as long as you understand the basics steps and take action now.

According to World Resources Institutes October 2000 publication, “By 2025 at least 3.5 billion people - about half the world’s population - will live in areas without enough water for agriculture, industry, and human needs… Worldwide, water quality conditions appear to have degraded in almost all regions with intensive agriculture and in large urban and industrial areas.”

This book gives you step-by-step instructions of what you need to know to design and install a rainwater harvesting system for you home.

Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn...

• Basic Components of Rainwater Harvesting Systems
• Pre-requisites for Setting up a Rainwater Harvesting System
• How to Design a Rainwater Harvesting System
• Everything about Storage Reservoirs
• How to Treat Water for Quality Assurance
• How to Maintain and Use Rainwater Harvesting Systems

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A great information source for anyone who is interested in harvesting rainwater. By clifwen
Excellent technical manual for people serious about harvesting rainwater in a variety of ways. I got so much more than I had hoped for. What a great book, well written,thoroughly researched. Water harvesting can save you money, increase your property's drought resiliency, grow beautiful fruit trees, prevent soil erosion, increase wildlife habitat.... This is one I will not only keep and use, but will end up buying copies for family members in drier areas. Great book! By Stuart Powell