How We Reduced Our Household Trash – A Few Simple Tips!

by Texas Homesteader ~  We’ve managed to reduce our landfill contributions over the years by using a few simple tricks. We’ve even been able to eliminate our trash collection service and associated fees. So the result has been positive for both our budget as well as the environment.

5 Frugal Things – Free Garden Soil, Inexpensive Date Night and MORE!

by ~ Texas Homesteader ~  This week gave me plenty of opportunities to stretch my frugal muscle. Everything from thinking outside the box for free repairs, an inexpensive date night idea, free garden soil and more. Come see the 5 frugal things we did to save money this week. 

Things I No Longer Buy At The Store To Save Money & The Environment

by Texas Homesteader ~  There are many things that I no longer buy at the store such as cleaners, convenience mixes, garbage bags, paper goods, etc. I’m typically able to make do (quite nicely, actually) with what I already have here at home. I’ve found it just took looking at things in a different way. Come […]

How To Make Your Own Laundry Powder

by Texas Homesteader ~  I make a simple but effective homemade laundry powder using just three simple ingredients.  Now remember we live and work on a ranch so we’ve got some hefty laundry needs. We need something that will get out some pretty tough grime on very heavy fabric – denim! This formula works great […]