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Our favorite articles about frugality, saving money & budgeting posted on TexasHomesteader.com

Beeswax Wraps – The Sustainable Answer to Plastic Wrap

by Texas Homesteader ~

Y’all know I shun plastic like a banshee, right? I haven’t accepted a plastic shopping bag from the store in years, much preferring my pretty shopping basket anyway.

And I refuse to buy overly-packaged items too. I’ve learned that recycling isn’t the answer to our landfill problems – PRE-Cycling is!

But what is precycling? Well that’s shunning trash from coming into your home in the first place.

But today I’m talking about cling film. You know the stuff, it’s always sticking to itself and hardly ever sticking to the item you’re trying to wrap. Use it once & throw it away.

But whaddyagonnado?? Well, I’ve started using beeswax wraps!

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5 Frugal Things To Save Money This Week – Decluttering, Borrowing, Hen Program

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by Texas Homesteader ~

Money’s tight for many – us included! In our day-to-day activities RancherMan & I are always looking for ways to do what we do without spending unnecessary money. I’ve always been pleasantly surprised at how easy it is. But it’s true, you do have to keep your eyes open to be aware of options. But once you get into that mindset it’s quite natural to do things in a way that makes the best use of the cash you have available to you.

I thought it would be fun to share 5 Frugal Things we did this week that shaved a little cash off our budget.

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Homestead Hack: Keeping Birds Off Railings

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RancherMan & I love the native birds, albeit not all the bird poop they leave on the porch. All those birds were landing on (and POOPING on) our porch railings. What a mess!

Come see the oh-so-simple Homestead Hack solution we came up with!

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Food Waste & Decoding Dates On Food Packaging – What Do They Mean?

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by Texas Homesteader ~

Years ago I referred to dates stamped on packages of food as ‘expiration dates‘. I think most folks did back then. I assumed if the food was expired it was no longer safe to eat.

As much as I hated to waste food, I was afraid to make my family sick. So I’d sigh and toss it away.

Fast forward several years – I started researching it for myself. And I was surprised at what I learned.

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5 Frugal Things This Week To Save Money – Simple Cake, Utility Savings, Feeding The Birds

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As anyone who is self-employed can attest, being self employed requires a special money-management mindset. Since leaving the corporate workplace, our work hours are longer and our pay is substantially smaller and not near as systematic. Make no mistake, money is tight at the Taylor Homestead! But there’s no place I’d rather be and the benefits FAR outweigh any financial drawbacks.

Plus it’s easy to make adjustments. We just look for tiny ways to save throughout our typical week. Maybe you’re looking for easy, painless ways to save a few bucks too? As an added bonus, many times those money-saving measures are good for the environment too. Come see 5 frugal things we did this week to save money.