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October 9, 2011 by Sandra

Re-Post about Christmas Gift Giving…

Christmas has been on my mind a lot again...so has our lack of blogging.  So I was browsing old posts and came up with this one...it was interesting, because I don't think I ever did blog about how we did in 2009...but I know I did for 2010.  I know … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community, Expenses, Frugality

March 24, 2011 by Sandra

May I have a receipt, please??

I find myself asking for proof of payment a lot this month. After tracking our personal finances for years, Chris and I have slacked off in the last year or so. Quicken stopped supporting automatic downloads in its 2007 version and let's face it, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community, Frugality

November 22, 2010 by Sandra

Cutting the grocery bill

When we lived in San Francisco in 1997/98 I read a book by Jonni McCoy, called Miserly Moms.  This book is all about how a family can live on one income by cutting expenses. In Ms. McCoy's book, the emphasis is on reducing the weekly grocery … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Frugality, Household, In the Kitchen

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Sandra and Chris

Welcome to our homesteading adventure in south central BC, Canada! In 2009 we started building an earthship in Darfield. We moved in three and a half years later. Now that the biggest jobs are finished we are having fun homesteading in a modern world. Join us for discussions about finishing the earthship, food preservation, beekeeping, livestock, permaculture and how we interact with technology. It's all about simple living and stewardship of the land without deprivation. Together with our three teenagers we're learning as we go.

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