Don't be bored!

I guess , maybe because I am a mom, I don't know, but I also worry about having stuff to do if anything happens to where we are stuck in the house for any length of time. I buy puzzles, games, books, art supplies, toys, and anything else that I can find so that we are not bored. There is nothing worse than being stuck in the house , like during a winter storm, and having nothing to pass the time! I also have a solar powered battery charger so we can have handheld games and radios. I also have hand-crank radios! I love going to yard sales for this kind of stuff. Yesterday I went to one and got a stack of games and puzzles for $2.00!! I made sure of the game pieces were there first though, Nothing worse than trying to play Boggle with a piece missing!! The puzzles I got had never been opened! A favorite game in our house is Trivial Pursuit and we have all of the different ones.

YOU JUST HAVE TO THINK OF EVERYTHING!!

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BE PREPARED

Having food in your pantry is better than having money in the bank. You should have cash at home and not in the bank. What if During real hard times , banks might even close! Than how would you have access to any cash if it is all in the bank?? If this does happen , it would be so nice to be able to take care of your family because you thought ahead and had your food stockpile and cash on hand. Buy food and other necessities in bulk. This saves money and ensures that you have a lot of what you need on hand. Even if it is just for a emergency that last for several days , you are prepared. I am really trying to get prepared for this winter in advance. Last winter was so bad and we were frozen into our house for at least a month. I had used up most of our stockpile when my husband was laid-off for 6 months! I had not had a chance to get our stockpile built back up very good. So, this year I am getting prepared. I do not want to take ANY chance at all!!

Be A Copy Canner!

All that this means is that when you are grocery shopping you buy extra cans of stuff that you routinely use. Things that you know that you will eat. Rotation of your stockpile is the NUMBER 1 thing that you need to learn and stick to. Do not buy anything that your family does not normally eat just because it is on sale. That will be a waste of money.
You can do your Copy Canning technique a couple of different ways. You can buy one can of something for yourself and the other for the stockpile. This will keep you a steady stockpile going.
You can also do what I often do, which is when something that I use a lot goes on sale, I buy as much as I can afford to buy. And this goes for anything. Canned goods, toilet paper, condiments, etc. You can save some money in the long run by bulk buying.
Get to work on seeing how you can be a Copy Canner!



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Freebie

I thought that I would share a free e-book with my readers. It is a Frugal Recipe E-Book. It is in a zip file , but very small. Just something that I thought that I would share. I have been cleaning up my computer and finding all of these great e-books that I had bought off of ebay a while back. Some of them I will be sharing with you on here.







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Get More Life Out Of Old Clothes.

I always have tons of t-shirts and stuff that I keep and try to make something else out of it. I make cloth diapers, shorts, etc. I love doing this. It is basically free fabric. Jeans can be made into many things , also. Like purses, quilts, pillows, curtains, etc.

If you use your imagination , you can come up with tons of things to make and this is also a great way to save money.

I have found some great ideas online to make items out of clothing.
Recycled T-Shirt Patterns

Great Ideas can be found here

Sewing Projects Using T-shirts

Make Easy T-shirt pants for kids!!

Recycle T-shirts into underwear!!

25 Things to do with your old jeans

Repurpose Jeans

Fabric and Clothing Reuse: This is a mega list!!

Sew A Prefold Cloth Diaper From a T-shirt Check out the whole site for other cheap ways to make cloth diapers.

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