Canning
Dehydrating
Gardening
Raising Chickens
In order to do this on a BUDGET..... Ohhhhh Yes, Nikki just said BUDGET!!!...you need help..... First and formost it is totally in your best interest to tell people that you are doing any of those listed above, if you are doing them. You don't have to say anything about Prepping....In fact...after these first few blogs...You may or may not hear the word PREPPER...... cause its basically just a Not so Fast Lifestyle.... Anyway, my point....
Tell your friends and family that you are doing any of these things..... Finding things for Cheap or Free is really a great way to help on the costs of doing these kinds of projects. Don't be afraid to ask for people to "keep a look out" for items at Garage sales and stores.
Canning Jars:
Once you get the word around that you are Canning....You will get people that say ...... OH, I have a dozen or two of those Old Mason jars in my basement....If you can use them, you can have them...... These are the types of things that Brighten your day..... because people actually throw them away, not realizing how useful they could be to someone else.... Always make sure you by new lids, but the bands are normally reusable. Speaking of, my neighbor just found 14 Wide Mouth Mason Jars in his Garage....Sold them to me for $5.00..... Now to find lids for them..... having a hard time with that....I'll figure it out just will take a few days and a few stores..
Egg Cartons:
I posted on facebook the week we decided we were going to Raise chickens that I would be collecting Egg Cartons if my friends would keep them for me. I have a BUNCH....and I've had 4 people give them to me....Out of those 4, we have probably have 70 or more. They aren't really expensive at TSC (Tractor Supply Company) but cutting any money from the expenses is good.
Dehyrator:
I had told my neighbor that I was looking to getting into dehydrating.....and the very next day, he brought over 2 dehydrators.. They aren't Excalibur's but they will do for what I want to use them for..... FREE.... just since I had said something about wanting to get into doing that.....
If you are on facebook, get the word out that you are looking to start doing these things....or are looking for free this or that...... I've gotten 4 of my chickens from a Garage Sale site on Facebook just by asking... have gotten alot of really good ideas from Pinterest and just plan ole Google.com ....
I like to Google things and then click Images and find ways to do them myself.. Like Our Chicken Coop.... I printed off a picture of a Enclosure I liked and went to the Hardware store and bought the wood that it took to make it.
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