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Our favorite articles about simple time or money-saving Homestead Hacks 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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Homestead Hack: Use All Of Your Spray Cleaner

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by Texas Homesteader ~

Cleaning – we’ve all gotta do it #amiright??!! My favorite cleaner is much simplified from my younger days. 

Back  then I’d prance down the highly-scented cleaning aisle picking up whichever cleaner spray had the most eye-catching label.

But I recently wrote about how cleaning has become complicated.  So my cleaner of choice these days is a repurposed spray bottle with soap & water. 

Yep, soap & water! Cheap and effective.

But sometimes when I’m using that cleaning spray and I’m closer to the bottom of the mixture I have a hard time getting it to spray. 

I mean, when you tilt that bottle and the spray nozzle attachment doesn’t reach all the way into the cleaner, whaddya do?

Oh I’m so glad you asked. Check out this homestead hack, y’all.

When I get to the bottom of the cleaning spray bottle I have a hard time getting it to spray. Check out this easy HOMESTEAD HACK! #TexasHomesteader Continue reading →

Homestead Hack: MYO Low-Waste Chicken Feeder

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by Texas Homesteader ~

Did you know you could make a chicken feeder from a repurposed coffee can? Yep, it’s true.

You know what I say: “Use Whatcha Got!”. Check out this Homestead Hack & see how we easily (and with NO out of pocket) repaired our chicken feeder for many more years of service.

Check out this Homestead Hack & see how we used an empty, repurposed coffee canister to make a low-waste chicken feeder for cheap! #TexasHomesteader

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Homestead Hack: Reusing Plastic Bags In The Garden

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by Texas Homesteader ~

I.  Hate.  Plastic. In our area of NE Texas, plastic bags are not recyclable. So I’m always looking for a repurpose use for plastic bags for times when they make it into our home.

Let’s take a bag of potatoes for example. When that bag of potatoes is empty it still doesn’t go to the trash. Nope, I’ve got another use for them. 

You know my battle cry: Use Whatcha Got!

Sometimes we buy a bag of potatoes. I've got another use for the bag in the garden. You know my battle cry: Use Whatcha Got! #TexasHomesteader

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Homestead Hack: How To Keep Track Of Gift Card Balances

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by Texas Homesteader ~ 

Maybe you’ve received a gift card recently and are anxious to put it to good use. But how often do you use the entire value of a gift card the very first time you use it? Not often, right?

RancherMan’s discovered an easy way to keep track of the balances for gift cards.  Check out today’s Homestead Hack.

Easily keeping track of gift card value balances. #TexasHomesteader

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How To Line-Dry Sheets Outside On A Windy Day

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by Texas Homesteader ~  

Do you struggle drying your clean sheets outside due to the wind? You know the drill, you fight to get the sheets onto the line. Then the wind catches them & makes them want to set sail into the next county!  

But I’ve discovered a secret to keeping the sheets on the line on windy days! 

Sometimes it's hard to dry your sheets outside due to the wind. But I've discovered a secret to keeping the sheets on the line! #TexasHomesteader

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