[pandoraou812]

I moved to a small farm so I could have my 3 horses & not pay board. Now I have chickens & there was already a garden planted. We get about a dozen eggs a day & the chickens eat ticks. So they serve 2 purposes, eggs & bug control. I am not sure how much I save with chicken feed & bedding but they were here & I am not going to get rid of them. I have a root cellar & plan to learn to can . We have a dehydrator which we use for jerky & drying fruit. I make my own sausage, usually deer meat. Buy in bulk but learn to store & use it before it goes bad. Planning how to use food before it goes bad is a must.As is storing it.

We bought this old farm house because if need be my adult children & grandchildren can come back here to live. I hope not but you never know. We feed the horses by scrapping metal we see on the road. Most people are happy to be rid of it. When shopping for a large item I never buy it the first time I see it. I think about it for a few days to make sure I really need it . Then I bargain the price down. I never buy anything unless its on sale. I save money home schooling too. One week of school lunches pays for the online school. I buy my books at the library discard shelf for less then a dollar. I got a clothes line which is great. We've learned stuff isn't as important as it was.

[SatinDoll]

Books and reading are great entertainment.

Try this internet site. It is a great source for childrens books. And it isn’t just for old paperbacks, either.

http://www.paperbackswap.com/index.php

(Note: most folks at this site don’t like ex-library books for some odd reason!)

[Nervous Tick]

>> the chickens eat ticks

Well, there goes my plan to raise chickens. :-)