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30 Free but Thoughtful Christmas Gift Ideas

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They will appreciate the thoughtfulness and might also be looking to reduce the sheer amount of unnecessary stuff that comes into their homes during the holidays. Are you a gardener? Do you have beautiful perennials in your garden? Are you an amazing home cook? This sweet little candy dish was a gift from my grandmother.

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10 MORE Free (but Thoughtful) Christmas Gift Ideas

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I treasure my recipe cards that were hand written by my great grandmother. If you are a… neat freak …neat person who loves to clean, offer home cleaning services. Gift them with a certain number of weeks of home cleaning. Garden Harvest. Are you a gardener? Errand Services. Cleaning Services.

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Simple Guide to Canning and Making Homemade Jelly – Part 1

Couponing 101

Not because my mother or grandmother taught me how to do it, as a tradition passed down from generation to generation. Within 6 months of that initial batch of strawberry preserves, I was cranking out batch after batch of home canned goodies to sell at local craft shows and markets.

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What We Ate this Week on our Budget 09-08-2017

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My grandmother taught me this money saving tip years ago and I now only buy the seconds. When I got home, I washed the apples in some vinegar water and made my first batch of homemade sugar-free applesauce of the season. One of my kids was not feeling well, so we stuck around our home and hubby and I got a lot of housework done.

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What We Ate This Week on Our Budget 04.23.15

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This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: We had my parents and grandmother over for dinner and I made Pioneer Women’s Chicken Parmigiana, garden salad, steamed broccoli, and my tasty (but cheap) garlic bread. They come in handy–my family gets fed and I get a little break from cooking.

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The Advantages of Root Cellaring

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Since the 2008 recession, many people have rediscovered the savings, joys and health benefits of locally grown food – whether you have a backyard garden, participate in a community garden or shop at the local farmer’s market. Others have re-learned canning skills our grandmother’s used.

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Our {Artificial} Christmas Tree

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It also doesn't have fancy garland or matching ornaments like the beautiful trees that you see in Better Homes & Garden magazine. or my all time favorite ornament that was made for me by my great-grandmother. I feel so much better now that that is off my chest. Here's another secret. Our tree doesn't have a theme.

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