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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    :highfive: Thanks. I'll take any kind of encouragement gladly. My leg has been getting better every day since I started riding the exercise bike.
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    :clap Yep, having a backyard flock of laying hens was more enjoyable than I had imagined. I had meat chickens years ago, but you don't really get an attachment to them in just ~10 weeks before you harvest them. I don't know if I can make it to 11.5 years, but as long as I can physically care for...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    :old I am really glad that I have had a backyard flock for the past ~5 years. But I'm at an age where things are not as easy to do as they were in the past. I hurt my left leg, somehow, early this fall, and somedays it is really painful just walking to the backyard to feed the chickens. If I...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    I used OSB for my roofing, then covered with tar paper and shingles. No problems there. Only where I used it as sidewalls for the coop is the OSB failing. If/when I have to rebuild, I'll probably just slap some better weatherboard on the walls right over the OSB. For now, I am using pallet wood...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    @Smokerbill Looks like a lot of work on your project. Very nice. I was thinking about your project the other day when I was in Home Depot and checking out the cull wood rack. :lau Yep, I do a lot of repairs with pallet wood. I built my chicken coop using OSB, which after 5 years, is starting...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    Yes, that can be an advantage. One cash rewards rate for no matter what you buy. However, I have one credit card that gives me 3% back on gas category purchases. I only use that card for gas purchases. My normal everyday credit card is 2% cash back. That's too bad. Our HD paints the end of...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    Our Home Depot is struggling. They don't get near the foot traffic as Menards. I try to support all our local businesses, but Home Depot's changes in the past few years have reduced most of the programs that I used to take advantage of when shopping. If/when I find any good deals at Home Depot...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    :tongue Home Depot Discounts and Coupons Worth Anything? Well, it seems that Home Depot is further restricting their discounts and coupons. I was looking at maybe buying a new lawn mower that had been marked down. I asked if my 10% military discount would apply. No, it would not because the...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    🎄 Tis the Season to Save Money on Gift Cards :tongue I don't really advocate buying gift cards for other people. Companies make billions of dollars every year on unredeemed gift cards. They hope the person getting a gift card will lose it, or just chose to not use it. In any case, the company...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    :confused: I have had many girl/women friends over the years tell me the same thing. They will buy men's clothes/boots because they are just made better. When I first heard that, I did not know what to think. But after hearing many women say the same thing, I guess they/you must be right. If...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    🎄 Stocking Stuffer Idea - Socks! :tongue We have had a few days of -20F outside. My old toes were feeling the cold when I went outside to take care of the chickens. Who doesn't need warm socks in the winter? Anyways, a couple days ago I was in Menards and found this deal, 50% off on thermal...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    🎄 Stocking Stuffer Idea I was in Menards today and found this deal that I could not pass up... If you play the rebate game, like I do, that is a fantastic deal.
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    Show Me Your Pallet Projects!

    :clap Nice job. I have seen other pallet projects like that for decorations online. I don't think I have the talent or imagination for creative stuff like that. Thanks for posting.
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    I ordered a USB HDD enclosure. It was less than $20.00. Not a big deal. I do use other online computer stores as well, but sometimes with a small order like that, Amazon wins the price war because I get free shipping as an Amazon Prime member. We used to have an Office Depot in our town, but...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    :idunno I look to make my purchases locally first. Unfortunately, like I said, I live in a rural area and our nearest town does not have a computer shop. Amazon is our backup for things we can't get locally. Normally, I don't have problems with Amazon, but that order I have been complaining...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    ⚠️ Amazon Woes (final?) update :caf I have been an Amazon Prime member for many years. I usually have no problem with them. They send me what I order and I pay them. Pretty simple. This is, I expect my last update on this issue. Back in Aug 2025, I ordered an 18TB HHD enclosure. Amazon sent me...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    I'll have to talk to Dear Wife about that. We have never made bone broth. I also like the idea of making bonemeal for the garden. That sounds better than just tossing the leftover bones into the chicken run.
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    :lau I was not offended in the least. I was just expressing my ignorance on the subject of foraging. Foraging is something I have just recently considered. I think I'll start with Purslane this spring - maybe dandelions as well.
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    I'll look into that bone broth. As for composting, I really don't care if it takes years to break down the bones. We toss all our chicken soup bones out into the chicken run as well. I have no idea if those boiled bones compost faster than the fried chicken bones, but it seems like that would...
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    What are your frugal and sustainable tips and tricks?

    :idunno Well, the way I read that info is that you can eat the new Purslane growth from the parking lot plant that same season once you have it in safe soil. You just don't want to eat that original cutting piece. No need to wait a full season before you can start eating the Purslane.
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