Author: Laurie

October 2, 2015

Cowboy Salsa

As we work to eat primarily whole foods at our house (sprinkled in with the occasionally delightful dessert), I keep working to find new and delicious recipes that will keep the family “epicurically entertained”. Enter, Cowboy Salsa, or as some like to call it, Cowboy Caviar. Of course, the name means it fits well here on the farm. Truth be told, I stole the recipe from my auntie Bev, and added a few things to make it my own. It’s a super easy recipe that goes well with any kind of a Mexican dinner or as a simple addition to tortilla chips. Read more

September 28, 2015

Without a Reason There’s Always an Excuse

This post was born out of Ruth’s post on Metacognition in Personal Finance that she wrote last week. In it, Ruth shares:

“I know that for all of those years when I maintained and deepened our levels of debt, I wasn’t using metacognition at all. I definitely did as Amy did. When times were extra good financially, I felt a giddy compulsion to spend that extra. I also spent more when things were extra busy. And I spent more when I felt extra anxious about something. I spent more in accordance with bursts of extra love too – especially when it came to one of our children – and at times of celebration.”

Read the rest of this phenomenal post by clicking here.

September 8, 2015

Our 5 Worst Money Mistakes

As we continue to educate ourselves on how to pay off our debt and start growing wealth, the money mistakes that caused us to get into debt in the first place are becoming more and more clear. This “clarity” has been tough to deal with as we’ve worked to battle guilt and wanting to smack ourselves for our mistakes 🙂 , but we are working to focus on the fact that we’re changing our situation now, and now is what matters, both for your financial situation and for ours. Read more

August 31, 2015

Physical Fitness and Self Sufficiency

If you’ve ever watched shows such as Doomsday Preppers (we watch on Netflix for $8 a month), you may have noticed that at the end of the show they give each person, couple or family a preparedness rating. Many times where people lose it on their score is in the area of physical fitness. They’ve done all of the technical things they need to do to be prepared, such as storing up food and water, preparing an alternate heating source, etc., but they’re not physically prepared for the hard work of survival during tough times. Read more

August 25, 2015

How to Sell Your Car on Craigslist

Selling your car on Craigslist is a great way to make fast money, provided you sell it using the following valuable tips. Cars generally sell pretty quickly on Craigslist when they’re listed properly, in my experience. Getting top dollar for your car and selling it quickly is all about prepping your vehicle well and marketing it well.

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August 19, 2015

How to Stay Disciplined During Debt Payoff

The other day I shared on Fruclassity about how debt payoff isn’t all about discipline. I shared some stories about my crazy perfectionist psyche and how it really messes with me as I work on controlling spending and budgeting properly. I shared that debt payoff doesn’t just involve discipline – that you have to learn to work with the messages in your head and with the mindsets you’ve adapted so that you can re-train yourself to think about money in a healthy way.

These same rules apply to losing weight as well, and last night I had an experience that reminded me that although discipline isn’t everything, it is vitally important that we do work to stay disciplined during debt payoff, weight loss goals or reach any other goal we might have set. Read more

August 17, 2015

Debt Payoff Isn’t Just About Discipline

There’s been some talk lately, both here and at other sites, about how to find that balance between treating your debt as an emergency and kicking it to the curb ASAP no holds barred, andpaying it off in a timely manner while still allowing yourself some “cheats” or fun money or whatever else you want to call it. Read more

August 11, 2015

The Four Tenets of Physical Self Sufficiency

Often times when it comes to being prepared to handle a disaster, people aren’t sure where to start. It can seem like a daunting task to gather 6 to 12 months worth of food or to set up a bug-out location where you can survive totally off the grid in all forms of weather. If you’re new to prepping, don’t panic. Today we’re going to share the 4 basic tenets of being physically prepared and self sufficient. Better yet, we’re going to show you how to put together a plan to get prepared without breaking the bank. Read more

August 7, 2015

Liebster Nomination

My dear, sweet friend, Kay, from The Barefoot Minimalist, nominated The Frugal Farmer for the Liebster award – isn’t she sweet? Here’s how the Liebster Award works:

Nominated bloggers pay it forward by nominating at least 1 other blogger
They then answer the following 11 questions, listed below

So here it goes: Read more

July 30, 2015

Discover 3 Incredible Strategies You Can Use to Save Money without Misery

Hey, friends! Today we enjoy another post from our friend Bill over at TradeRush Review. If you’re interested in guest posting here at The Frugal Farmer, just let me know. We offer the opportunity to guest post to bloggers everywhere.

Did you know that in 22 cities in the United States, women actually earn more money than men on average? Well, I personally think this is promising. These days, women are becoming more and more independent and treated as equals of men.

According to The Huffington Post, despite women making less income than men generally across the USA, trends are starting to change. According to NerdWallet, a personal finance website, in the USA, a typical woman earns only about 79 cents for every $1 dollar a man makes; however, in Inglewood, California, a majority of women earn a whopping $1.20 dollars for every $1 dollar that a man earns on a regular basis. Read more