Where can you get seeds??? Are you really asking US that question? I would be more than happy to send you some extra seeds and I'm sure there are lots of people on here that would too!
Anyway....I stay home full time and "homeschool" my 3 and 5 yr olds....by that I mean we read a lot and play a lot and watch PBS, discovery channel, and history channel for ideas to research stuff further.
Utilize your local library. This has saved me a TON of money. I was a book buying addict....now, I don't buy unless it is something I feel I absolutely cannot live without in my home and even then I go to the local library sales (4 times a yr) and can get a brown paper grocery bag full for $5.
I recommend cleaning out the attic, closets, basement, whatever and having an "after xmas blowout sale" on craigslist or similar in your area. Check out freecycle and see if you have one organized in your area. Lots of times you can post ads on freecycle about bartering items or if you are looking for certain things.
You can also find some deals on the free and materials sections of Craigslist as well as the farm and garden section. People are more than happy to trade for things there too. Sometimes you can find free manure and bags of leaves for composting and all you have to do is arrange to pick it up.
I second the clothesline. If you are going to build one, be sure and build it big enough for 3-4 loads of laundry. If you wash bedspreads, towels, and sheets they eat up space on the line quickly. Dry everything on the line and then put them in the dryer with a wet washcloth for 5 minutes to soften them up.
On average if you did, say 5 loads a week and dried them for 45 minutes each you will only run the dryer 25 minutes per week versus almost 4 hours doing it this way. Big difference.
Buy stuff in bulk when it goes on sale and freeze or can it for later.
Switch to dried beans versus canned. Cook a big batch once a week and freeze smaller portions for later on in the week.
Raise your own chickens for meat. If you haven't done this....take the plunge! We were able to presell orders for "homegrown" chickens to people from my hubby's work. We made $330 on orders. This paid for the chicken order and all of the feed bill minus $32.57. We were able to put 21 whole chickens in the freezer for us for the next year for $1.55 per 4-6lb bird. That's 26-38 cents per lb.
If you don't hunt, start. Free meat is good, process it yourself and it's even cheaper.
If you have a cell phone and a landline, ditch one or the other. We switched to cell phones only and saved $45 per month. Just switched our cell plan to lower minute allowance and got a cheaper internet connection lumped in with it and saved $20 per month.
Some people use coupons but I don't because most of the coupons I find are for processed stuff that I can't eat anyway....GF.
If you have a particular brand of food that you use cause of allergies then contact the company and ask if they have any coupons available.
Go in with neighbors with the garden, decide what veggies you want to grow and split them up between each other and when they come in then swap.
Theres lots of things you can do....if you get bored and want to go walk around the mall or something just don't take any credit cards, debit cards or large amounts of cash with you. Leave them in the trunk of the car. That way you don't impulse shop but you can still get out and splurge on a cup of coffee while you walk around and laugh at the rest of society.
