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I would argue that growing/raising (or foraging maybe?) food has a place on a SS forum. After all food IS a basic human need that MUST be met, even if you're a survivalist. If you want to be more self sufficient, producing some of your own food is a really good place to start. Conversely, you...

OHHHH that ticks me off. I guess if you want to be sure of what you are getting you have to visit the farm first hand. Too bad for the honest people who are doing business at the farmers market. Of course when I've sold eggs sometimes customers are not very understanding that I don't have an...

Frugal, maybe. There have been quite a few cut corners that have turned up over the last year here so I'm not feeling very charitable. But whatcha gonna do? I do love the gas stove. It would be tough to go back to electric I think.

My dials are at the front of the stove ( it is a nice feature when you accidentally set something on fire-don't have to reach through the flames to turn the gas off). I seriously think the previous owners of our house bought everything at the scratch-and-dent sale. The dials are too loose or...

firem3 i really hope you keep showing up. Who cares about the little trollie? Sure gave me a good laugh, even though I think I missed his best post.

:lau :lau :lau Although I'm afraid the skinny survivalist we want to BBQ wouldn't taste too good. Too tough and bitter.

Potroast was a disaster. I must have accidentally bumped the oven dial and turned it up to 400. It was still edible, but barely. Drat, I hate it when that happens.

You Go Girls!!! Kinda sorry the OP was deleted, but I get the gist of it. Good riddance I guess. For the record, I have become much more self sufficient since joining this site, and I would rather be in the company of y'all in a very bad unrest-type situation (that I don't think is going to...

Last night we were invited to our neighbors at the last minute, it was really nice as I had no game plan yesterday. Tonight I am making a big pot roast, and hoping the leftovers can stretch over a couple more nights.

I make one out for about a week. Then I know what to put on my shopping list. Or if I am short on $$, I inventory my freezer, fridge and pantry and make a menu of as many meals as I can from what I have.

Sheesh Karen, I feel for you. So frustrating when things break and cost big time to fix or replace. But you can't live without 'em. Makes me appreciate my food more, all the blood, sweat and tears that go into it.

OMG. We are in a pretty cold spell here (16 tonight.) But compared to you, Wildsky, it's downright balmy!

Yea, exactly how does that work????

dixiefreedom-don't worry about the temperament here. We're pretty easy going. I understand your point. I think at a basic level all people are pretty resistant to change especially when it isn't self-motivated. My DH certainly isn't perfect. Not going to post a whole laundry list of his...

SNOWING today! We almost never get snow. So far we have about four inches.

Yesterday we traded my DH's car way down. He drove an expensive, fancy car that was costing us big time in payments and gas. No more. He is NOT happy :(

I'm not sure that many more people will be able to produce a significant percentage of their food from a garden if they've never done it before. If you don't know what you are doing, it can become expensive really quickly. Our garden expenses for last year were under $50. We probably ate...

Gooood Kitty!

And I was feeling good about getting the bill down to $120 a week! We are a family of five who never ever eat out. Also every once in a while I'll spend over $200 in one trip. It's when we've run out of a lot of things at once. I've been trying to look harder for coupons and the like. But...

Awww. So glad you guys found him. He looks like a good dog.