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Category Archives: Frugal Tips

17 Tips To Help Keep The Grocery Bill Low

Posted on April 29, 2022 by watkinsranches@yahoo.com — 2 Comments ↓
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With the rising cost of groceries, actually everything we need to start being a little more aware of where our money is going. As they say, a penny saved is Continue Reading →

Posted in Deep Pantry, Frugal Tips, Self Sustaining Pantry | 2 Comments ↓
High gas

26 Ways to Save on Gas/Fuel

Posted on March 15, 2022 by watkinsranches@yahoo.com
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Pretty sure everyone has noticed the extreme rise in gas/fuel. It doesn’t look like it is going to start going down anytime soon. If anything they are going to keep Continue Reading →

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The Deep Pantry and Why A New Year, A New Page

Posted on January 22, 2022 by watkinsranches@yahoo.com
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Guest Article by NRP & Blue, January 2, 2022 Good Morning from Lightning Point. Ole Blue says “Good Morning” “Turning a New Page” Ok Folks, let’s start something a little Continue Reading →

Posted in Deep Pantry, Frugal Tips, Getting Prepared, Guest Post, Menu, Menu recipes, NRP, Recipes

DON’T Waste Food

Posted on December 14, 2021 by watkinsranches@yahoo.com
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Guest Article by NRP & Blue, December 8, 2021. Hello again from Lightning Point. Living Frugal, Connie is doing one heck of a GREAT job of ideas and such on Continue Reading →

Posted in Deep Pantry, Frugal Tips, Guest Post, Zero Waste

Back to School on a Budget

Posted on July 27, 2021 by watkinsranches@yahoo.com
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I can’t believe it is already this time of year again, before you know it it will be Christmas haha. While I don’t have kids in school anymore I still Continue Reading →

Posted in Frugal Challenge, Frugal Tips, Preparedness and Survival, Seasonal | Tagged School

Make Your Own Pudding-Friday Frugal Tip

Posted on May 21, 2021 by watkinsranches@yahoo.com
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When I was growing up my Mom and Grandma used to make pudding from scratch. This does have to be cooked but it doesn’t take very long and you know Continue Reading →

Posted in Frugal Friday Tips, Frugal Tips, Menu recipes, Preparedness and Survival, Self Sustaining Pantry

What does frugal living and preparedness have in common?

Posted on April 13, 2021 by watkinsranches@yahoo.com
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I am sure a lot of you are wondering why I have had so many preparedness articles here lately when I am a frugal living blog. Well, part of frugal Continue Reading →

Posted in Frugal Challenge, Frugal Tips, Getting Prepared, Preparedness and Survival, Self Sustaining Pantry

What to Buy in March

Posted on March 4, 2021 by watkinsranches@yahoo.com
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I missed getting Feburays what to buy post. I will get it put together and post it so if you want a reference for February. March is “National Frozen Foods Continue Reading →

Posted in Deep Pantry, Frugal Challenge, Frugal Tips, What to buy this month | Tagged March

A basic Thanksgiving dinner for 25.00 with recipes ( less if you cook everything from scratch).

Posted on November 18, 2020 by watkinsranches@yahoo.com
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I was looking in the sale ads and one of the stores had a Turkey dinner all prepared for 59.99 that was a 10-12 pound turkey, your choice of 2 Continue Reading →

Posted in Debt Free, Frugal Challenge, Frugal Tips, Menu, Menu recipes, MYO Recipes, Recipes, Uncategorized | Tagged Thanksgiving

Make Your Own Oxyclean

Posted on August 21, 2020 by watkinsranches@yahoo.com
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  I like to make my own Oxiclean since I use a lot of it in my laundry. It seems to help clean and make my laundry brighter. However, I Continue Reading →

Posted in Frugal Friday Tips, Frugal Tips, Homemade cleaners, MYO

Family Fun 34-Day Challenge

Posted on August 18, 2020 by watkinsranches@yahoo.com
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I was talking to a friend this weekend and she mentioned how her kids were having a really hard time being stuck at home all the time and having to Continue Reading →

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How to Stretch Your Meals For More Servings

Posted on July 24, 2020 by watkinsranches@yahoo.com
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  Knowing how to stretch your meals for more servings is so important nowadays. With money being short and food in the stores being short it is important to know Continue Reading →

Posted in Deep Pantry, Frugal Friday Tips, Frugal Tips, Main Dish, Miscellaneous, Recipes, Self Sustaining Pantry
powder milk

14 Uses for Powdered Milk

Posted on July 8, 2020 by watkinsranches@yahoo.com
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4 Uses for Powdered Milk First off there is Nonfat powdered milk and Dry whole milk, I keep both in my pantry. Nonfat is the most popular and the easiest Continue Reading →

Posted in Deep Pantry, Food Storage Challenge, Frugal Tips, MYO Recipes, Recipes
Extreme ways to save Money

Job Loss and Cutting Expenses When There Is Nothing Left to Cut.

Posted on July 7, 2020 by watkinsranches@yahoo.com
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  Well, I have been lucky I haven’t completely lost my job but my enrollment is down at least 75%. Which means I have taken a pretty huge cut in Continue Reading →

Posted in Debt Free, Debt Free Challenge, Frugal Tips, Homesteading Savings Challenge | Tagged Cutting Expenses
Extreme ways to save Money

Frugal Challenge-Get a Jump Start on Christmas

Posted on May 29, 2020 by watkinsranches@yahoo.com
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Ya, all are going to love this one haha. We all know the economy is in a downward spiral and the future of it isn’t looking real good at the Continue Reading →

Posted in Count down to stress free holidays, Frugal Challenge, Frugal Tips, Getting Prepared

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