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

Homestead Hack: Saving Your Fingernails When Cleaning

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by Texas Homesteader ~

We’ve all been there.  You scrub & scrub your stove but that tiny little stuck-on piece is being stubborn.  You scratch at it with your fingernail to dry to dislodge it.  But since your hands have been in the water, those fingernails don’t have the same ooomph as when they’re dry.

So you continue to scrub instead, longer & longer…  But I’m all for not spending more time cleaning that necessary. 

And sometimes the easiest solution to a problem is also the simplest. Check out this handy Homestead Hack.  Use Whatcha Got!

Do you use your fingernails to dislodge a splatter? Check out this easy Homestead Hack on saving your fingernails when cleaning. #TexasHomesteader

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Easy Homemade Chalkboard Labels For 2-Part Canning Lids

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by Texas Homesteader ~ 

I store lots of dehydrated food in my pantry. Chalkboard labels would make it easier to read the contents of jars on the shelves. I didn’t want to buy them, and luckily I didn’t have to. You’re not gonna believe how easy this is to make chalkboard labels for canning jars yourself for CHEAP. #UseWhatchaGot! 

I wanted chalkboard labels for the top of my storage jars. But I found a way to make them myself for CHEAP! #TexasHomesteader

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8 Great Gifts For Your Environmentally-Aware Friends

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by Texas Homesteader ~
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It seems everyone wants to tread a little lighter on the earth – I love that! Are you searching for environmentally-friendly gifts for your friends? Handmade items are all the rage this year.

Below are sustainable gift ideas for your green-minded friends and family.

here are many gift options for environmentally-aware for friends. Help them ditch the plastic with a safety razor or glass water bottle - many gift ideas! #TexasHomesteader

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5 Frugal Things This Week to Save Money – Junk Food, Multi-Tasking, Homemade Gift

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by Texas Homesteader ~ 

In order to both live as well as work here on our beloved homestead, RancherMan & I have to be very careful with our money.  Oh sure we could just give up on our dream & go back to the corporate world.  Then we’d have as much money rolling in as we used to!  But that’s not our life and it’s not our dream.  And the beautiful thing is that it’s not even a sacrifice to us to be mindful of where our money goes if it means we get to live a life that’s true to our hearts!

I know many of you are also mindful of your finances and my hope is this post about 5 frugal things this week gives you some encouragement.  Let’s dive in!

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Repurposed Coffee Can Made Into Cute Flour Canister

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by Texas Homesteader ~ 

I repurposed an empty coffee can to make a cute flour canister to store bulk flour. And a reusable chalkboard label makes it look nice in my kitchen too. I love the way it turned out – score another one for zero-waste repurposing! 

Another use for a repurposed coffee canister - to store bulk flour. A reusable chalkboard label makes it look nice in my kitchen! #TexasHomesteader

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Gluten Free Cherry Pie Filling Recipe From Frozen or Canned Cherries

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by Texas Homesteader ~ 

Sometimes I need a can of cherry pie filling for a recipe. But DANG have you priced that little can of filling? And there’s often lots of filling but precious little actual cherry in those cans.

But it’s simple to make your own gluten-free pie filling using canned or frozen cherries. 

Homemade Cherry Pie Filling recipe using frozen cherries. #TexasHomesteader

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