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Around the Web: The Wartime Kitchen

May 19, 2012 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 2 Comments

Sometimes it feels like it’s so hard to feed your family a healthy, tasty meal while sticking to a grocery budget.  Imagine what it would be like if  groceries were rationed!  Have you ever stopped to imagine what it must have been like for a homemaker trying to feed the family during WWII?  I found… Keep Reading

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Around the Web: Barter Economy in Greece

April 29, 2012 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 2 Comments

Interesting BBC video about the barter economy that is springing up in Greece in response to their economic hardships: Have you ever bartered for something?

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Around the Web: DIY Storage Capsule

February 25, 2012 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 3 Comments

JERMM’S Outside created these cool capsules made from soda bottles for lightweight backpacking storage–but I can think of many other uses for them.  How about using them for a pill bottle in your purse, for salad dressing in the kids lunchboxes (assuming you used food safe glue), homemade lip balms. . . you get the… Keep Reading

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Around the Web: Gardener’s Hand Scrub

February 18, 2012 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate Leave a Comment

I know there is snow on the ground–but I’m yearning for and thinking of my spring garden already!  I’m a hands in the soil type of gardener who rarely remembers to put on gloves-so for much of the summer I’ve got dirt ground into my fingers! I found a tutorial online for making a great… Keep Reading

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Around the Web: Felted Sweater into a Cardigan at Threadbanger

November 6, 2011 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate Leave a Comment

Threadbanger is always fun and edgy-this DIY Project shows how to turn a felted crew neck sweater into a cardigan-although the style isn’t quite “me”, I think it would be a great craft for someone with the panache to pull it off! And of course, being made from a thrifted wool sweater it is frugal… Keep Reading

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From Around the Web: Canning Meat

October 30, 2011 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 3 Comments

This lady shows you how to can pork loin, round steak, chuck roast, ground beef and kielbasa. Wow, that’s a lot of meat! She gives very clear and detailed directions for the process. The video was long enough to have to be cut up into two videos. Canning Meat Part I: Canning Meat Part II:… Keep Reading

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From Around the Web: Soda Can Passive Solar Window Heater

October 23, 2011 By Jenn @ Frugal Upstate 5 Comments

I just love the idea of passive solar heat–I mean really. . . free heat from the sun? It’s frugal, it’s green and it’s sustainable.  A triple play. The only thing is, I’m not really sure I totally believe that it would work in our northern climate. Regardless, here is an interesting video from a… Keep Reading

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About Frugal Upstate

I’m Jenn –an Upstate NY wife, mom, blogger and veteran. I talk very fast, read constantly, take on too much and make plenty of mistakes. I’m a real person, not perfection. I love to talk about the frugal lifestyle, “Village Homesteading”, living a more sustainable lifestyle and being prepared for all the curves life throws at you.

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