Here at the Frugal Village Homestead we handle car purchases one of two ways.  1) We buy a new car and keep it for a long, long time or 2) We buy a good condition used car.  Yankee Bill’s philosophy is that if you add up all the repair costs you spend in a year,… Keep Reading

As part of my “Make Do and Mend” philosophy, I try very hard not jump straight to purchasing something as the solution for every problem.  Often a bit of thought and ingenuity can fix the issue without spending a cent. Here’s a super simple (and FREE) solution to recurring issue at my house–pots without lids. … Keep Reading

The Frugal Upstate family dog is a very sweet girl.  She’s a shelter dog (the runt of the litter in fact) and has been a wonderful addition since we got her years back.  Actually, she’s almost a perfect dog.  She doesn’t bark much.  She is obedient.  She was easily trained not to get up on… Keep Reading