The word “prepper” is still often a hot button word in conversations when it comes up, but prepping isn’t only for the “crazies”. We got another first-hand “in your face” experience 5 days ago about why prepping is so important, and just how far our family has to go in terms of learning to be …
How to Clean Out Your Incubator
On Backyard Chicken Guide today: How to Clean Out Your Chicken Incubator
How to Teach Your Kids About Money
Hey, all!! Check out our new info-packed e-booklet on how to teach your kids about money
2014 Goals Update
Hey, friends!! Being we’re heading into the fifth month of the year already, I thought we should do an update on our 2014 goals and how we’re doing with them. This is mostly to gain accountability for us, and to encourage others working toward their own goals. If you read our original …
Frugal Farmer Readers: What Do You Think?
Now that readership has grown so substantially over the last several months, we want to gauge what our readers wants. What would you like to see more of on The Frugal Farmer: -homesteading/self-sufficiency articles? -prepper/survivalist articles -more articles on debt payoff/reaching financial freedom -more articles on ways to save money -more e-books (and if so, …
Protein Packed Pancakes
Hey guys, head on over to Backyard Chicken Guide today and try this AWESOME recipe for healthy (yes, I said “healthy”!) and delicious pancakes.
Extreme Things We’ve Done to Save Money While Getting out of Debt
If you’re looking to get out of an extreme amount of debt, you’re likely going to have to take some extreme cost-cutting measures to save money and reach your debt free goal. We haven’t yet stooped to dumpster diving for dinners or making our friends’ kids gifts out of what should be in the recycle bin, …
The Smart Way to Take Out a Car Loan
There seems to be a lot of chatter these days in the personal finance world on whether or not car loans are good or bad. When we first started on our journey to financial freedom, I was very much “anti-loan”. However, now that we’ve had nearly a year-and-a-half of straight education in the world of …
How a Family of Six Keeps Healthcare Costs Low: Part 2
Roughly a year ago, I wrote an article on how our family keeps healthcare costs down. Among the tips? Eating well, practicing good safety tips (such as wearing bike helmets), and knowing when to rest and relax. Today I thought I’d share more tips on how we manage our family health care costs. With a …
Our “A-ha” Money Moment
Once again, in honor of Financial Literacy Month, we’ve teamed up with our good friend Shannon from over at The Heavy Purse, and a long list of others who are committed to promoting financial literacy to all of the world. You can see last year’s post here. Our …
