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Frugal Tips

TWT: Preserving Basil

helping each other be good stewards of all our resources: money, possessions, time, energy, and health With frost creeping up on us, it is time to deal with our 15-foot triple row of basil.  We are preserving it in three different ways. For the times when we only want a little bit of the herb, […]

TWT Recipe: Delicious Beef Heart

  helping each other be good stewards of all our resources: money, possessions, time, energy, and health  Every animal has a heart.  And heart, cooked properly, is delicious, healthy, and relatively inexpensive.  Unfortunately, it is very difficult to find heart meat.  Since a small butcher shop just opened near our home, we had beef heart […]

Review: Frugal Molly Discusses Emergency Preparedness

This month, for the first time, I didn’t want to read my new Molly’s Money-Saving Digest.  The topic is “Emergency Preparedness,” and I kind of like a stick-your-head-in-the-sand mentality.  Of course, that is neither wise nor prudent nor good, and I really should tackle some of these projects.  With Molly’s practical tips, it will be […]

TWT: Stop Procrastinating, Make a Will

helping each other be good stewards of all our resources: money, possessions, time, energy, and health Our will is over a decade old, with a few handwritten changes. (Not good!) That has been preying on my conscience for a while.  But this is not a pleasant topic, it requires difficult decisions, and it takes time.  […]

Deal on The Old Schoolhouse Magazine

As we head back into  school mode, I’m eagerly waiting for my fall issue of The Old Schoolhouse magazine.  It will be glossy, encouraging, and full of all sorts of interesting tidbits.  If you’re interested in trying it out for yourself, this is a great time to subscribe. Currently, TOS magazine is offering a deal […]