Vanilla is the second-highest priced spice in the world. Saffron is the first. I don’t use saffron much but I could drink vanilla. Two problems: I can’t grow vanilla on the Poser Homestead. And… who can afford to buy it these days. It’s fifty...
I wanted to grow lettuce, but I didn’t have any light… So I went to the indoor gardening store looking for lettuce lights. This was a while ago before the Poser Homestead became a thing. I had an entire basement room to dedicate to winter crops. If I set...
Stop couponing! It’s costing you money! There! I said it. Couponing is bad. I’m the cheapest person on earth. I’m the master of thrift, the Chieftan of Cheap. I was reusing, recycling, repurposing, and bringing my own bag long before it became cool. When...
Ratio-Based Bread Baking We bake our bread at home daily. My friends say “If I had your time…” I don’t have any more time than any other working mom who does a million extra things. What I do have is a secret recipe and a process. I make the bread dough at night,...
Why I decided to skip grocery shopping for weeks… Years ago, when finances were not so good, I got a large, unexpected bill. It happens. We have the regular bills–mortgage, car, dog food, etc… Then, there’s the second category of bills–the ones...
