Hi everyone! Well, my Thrifty Thursday turned into a Frugal Friday. Oh well.
1. I cleaned out the chicken coop and used the litter for my new raised beds. 2. We turned on the wood furnace, so I'm saving paper and cardboard to burn rather than throw in the dumpster. We figured out that each bag of trash thrown in the dumpster costs about $2.50, so I'm usually careful to save anything that can be burned; butter boxes, newspaper, cereal boxes, junk mail. During the summer we burned them on a campfire about once a week, but now we can use them to heat our house. 3. I started reading How to Grow More Vegetables by John Jeavon. The book cost $18.00 delivered, so I plan to get a lot of value from it. I am hoping it will help me grow some staple vegetables in a cost efficient way: things like carrots, onions, potatoes, dry beans, and corn and wheat for grinding. In the past, I've not bothered much with these vegetables because they aren't cost effective to grow. But with how unstable things seem to be in our country right now, I'm trying to create a more long-term plan for self-sufficiency. 4. Here it is, mid-October almost, and we're still eating from the garden: Tomatoes, peppers, swiss chard, beets, watermelon, potatoes, (a very few) onions, butternut squash, garlic and we just ate the last of the cucumbers and green beans. Even though I technically put the garden to bed last week (pulled most of the plants, added chicken manure, etc.) we are still eating out of it, thanks to my cold storage area in the garage. The only plants left out there are peppers (that I've been covering on frosty nights), green beans, swiss chard, beets and turnips. The green beans are truly done, and I don't plan on touching the turnips until February or March. I plan on the swiss chard lasting until November. 5. I spent some time this week cleaning out our kids' toys. I found a whole garbage bag to send to Goodwill. Fewer toys will allow me to spend less time picking up toys and more time doing things I enjoy. 6. One of my Fascinating Womanhood assignments this week was to watch the 20-year-old TV series "David Copperfield". Lucky for me, I found it on Amazon Prime! That is about all I have for this week! I hope you all are staying cozy and enjoying the delights of autumn weather. ~Prudence~
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