Defensive driving is also referred to as advanced driving. Some may have heard of both, while others may have not heard of either! But what exactly do they mean? Whether you refer to such as defensive or advanced driving, they are both about becoming safer and more responsible on the road. A safer driver not …
How to Ice Fishing – A Fun and Rewarding Activity
Hey friends! This is a guest post from fellow blogger Paul Watson. As midwesterners, we ice fish every year. By following Paul’s tips, you can make your ice fishing hobby a fun and safe event! Are you looking for a winter hobby? How about ice fishing for Perch? Ice fishing is a great way to …
Save Money and Live a Greener, More Sustainable Life
It is more important than ever to focus your attention towards a more sustainable way of living. Not only will this be great for the environment, it is also great for your finances. The carbon footprint of heating homes in many develop countries can be as much as 20% of a nation’s total carbon footprint. …
The Power of Freedom: Jacob’s Story
Hey, friends! We have another debt freedom story for you today. Jacob shares a great story on how he and his wife (just out of college and with a new baby) dumped $16k in debt. Enjoy! To read other debt freedom stories, click on our Road to Debt Free page.
Prepping and Privacy: Are You Putting Yourself at Risk?
One of the things I’ve learned (and am still learning) over the years about prepping and privacy is that people often give out information about their lives and their activities that is highly valuable to criminals without even realizing it. Social sites such as Facebook, etc., have been a huge help to those with bad …
What’s Your Dream and How Will You Get There?
Lately, more by chance than anything else, I’ve been stumbling on new-to-me bloggers sharing about their lives as early-retired or almost-early-retired people. The already early-retired people share stories about awesome days where they can go where they want without having to report in to a boss (other than their spouse 🙂 ). They talk about …
A Holiday Break and Some Informative Articles
Happy holidays, Frugal Farmer friends! We’ll be taking today off from writing so that we can nurse food hangovers and be generally lazy. May your day be most blessed! If you miss the Frugal Farmer too much to take a day off (which is completely understandable 😉 ) here are some archived articles you might …
Delicious Holiday Appetizers and Desserts
I had a more serious prepping post for today, but since it’s the Christmas season I’ll save that for later and focus on happier stuff. 🙂 I haven’t done a food post in awhile, so I thought I’d share some of our very favorite appetizers and desserts, many of which we’ll be serving during the …
Awesome Last Minute Christmas Gifts
And by “last minute” I mean: order TODAY. It’s the 18th of December, people! And if you want to ensure you get your gifts in time, sign up for a free trial of Amazon Prime and get free two-day shipping on most all products. Seriously, though, these last minute Christmas gifts are truly awesome, and …
What Can I Pay Out of My HSA?
In my humble opinion, the HSA is highly underrated and underused by many here in America. The more I look into this gem of a product, the more excited I get about contributing to it. We upped our contributions to our HSA this year because one of the kids needs braces and I want to …
