My Bear is Cherokee.  Because he is Cherokee and has his CIBC card (Indian blood card), he is entitled to participate in the Cherokee Nation Seed Bank. Each year, the Cherokee Nation offers to its citizens the opportunity to get two packages of heirloom seeds that are part of the Cherokee history.   Last...
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  Where do I start? It’s like my world is a 1000 piece puzzle all jumbled up. Lots of emotions – hurt, anger, sadness, scared, excited, frustrated, hopeful On January 15, 2016, I was told that due to a corporate merger/acquisition and downsizing, my position had been eliminated.  I was told this over the...
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I love love love to go to Tractor Supply.  They carry our Purina Strategy, Equine Senior, Chicken feed, and much more.  One of the reasons I really appreciate them is that about twice a year, spring/summer and fall/winter they send out a coupon.  Not just any coupon but a 10% off entire purchase coupon....
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I posted sometime back about our petty cash fund aka The Chicken Account.  This Chicken has really helped us to save money.  How you ask?  Rather than running to the ATM every time we need extra cash we get it from our Chicken.  A couple of dollars here and a couple of dollars there...
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It has been a hard time here at the Ranch. Monday, July 9th, I had to help Niki receive her wings and cross the Rainbow Bridge.  It was time.  She had breast cancer and it had turned aggressive in the last month and tripled in size. I spent the weekend with my beautiful girl,...
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  Source Turtle Woman Check out these Wonderful Homemade dog Treat recipes. With all the issues that store bought treats are causing with our beloved 4-legged family members – I’ve resorted to homemade, and I’m never buying store bought again! Click Here for 10 tried and true recipes from Turtle Woman’s website!
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    I received the below e-mail from Manna Pro and I wanted to forward to everyone. I use their Fly Spray and have found it to be very good and economical. They are now going to be running promotions on their FaceBook Page and they also have a $15.00 rebate when you purchase...
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My goal is to stretch our budget and make that money SCREAM and then stretch them some more! Below is a list of ways that we use to save money.  The entire list can be found here:   List of Ways to Save Money They also provide a ten step checklist to save money here:  ten...
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I think this is a cool idea!  Check out reCaps – they fit the regular mouth mason jars!    The original pour cap for mason jars.    A design inspired by the classic American zinc cap, but enhanced with the practicality of BPA-free recyclable plastic. With reCAP, you can easily shake, pour and store right from your...
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  I am on a mission!  I am bound and determined to Budget. I have been watching, for quite some time now,  “Till Debt Do Us Part“ on MSNBC.  I just love Gail Vaz-Oxlade – she tells it like it is.  She makes it so easy to follow her steps.  She doesn’t have 20...
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