Archive for April, 2010
It pays to shop around!
We’ve had the same auto and home insurance companies for quite a few years. No claims, no accidents, no problems. We’re getting more mature and so aren’t the vehicles so you’d think the cost would be going down, right? WRONG! Understandably, the cost to replace our home has gone up so the rising cost of [...]
Busy spring in the backyard homestead!
Posted in: Homesteading Tags: backyard homesteading, how to make a trellis, vertical growing options
I have been busy! I managed maybe a week off between maple sugaring season and the start of my spring planting. I spent a few evenings learning about proper crop rotation with my homesteading books and the latest “Mother Earth News” magazine. I made up a quick chart of my beds and decided that I [...]
Do haggle over your cell phone bill!
Posted in: General Tags: cell phone bill, complaints, discounts, expenses, haggle, haggling, saving money
I have been frustrated with my cell phone bill for about a year actually and to be honest I did procrastinate initially because I had just had surgery last year and I was exhausted. However this past October I started calling my cell phone provider about fees I was being billed in error etc… and [...]