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Charlene Nelson

Saving on Groceries Part 2: Eliminate Waste

More Tips to Save at the Grocery Store Last week I gave three tips on how to save at the grocery store. They were: 1-Start a Super Pantry2-Shop with a list3-Go easy on the perishable foodsYou can read them in detail here: https://mydakotan.com/2022/04/saving-at-the-grocery-store-part-1/. Let's continue with more tips on how to save at the grocery […]

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April 13, 2022

Ten Skills for Self-Reliance

The Internet is full of articles with titles like “Top Ten Skills Every Survivalist Should Know.” I know a lot of people are prepping for some end-of-the-world-doomsday-apocalypse kind of event and in that case, these would be skills you’d want to know. But how likely is that? I think the more common skills one would […]

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April 11, 2022

Saving at the Grocery Store Part 1

For most people, food is the third highest expenditure in the family budget (after housing and transportation) and food costs are going up. Way, way up. In the last year — from September 2020 to September 2021 — the cost of food rose 31%. That’s the steepest increase the U.S. has seen since government started […]

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April 6, 2022

The Embarrassing Bean

In many parts of the world, beans (and their legume cousins, lentils) are eaten every day at virtually every meal. By comparison, Americans eat very few beans. And this may be one big reason for it: gas. Many people have a reaction to beans that, well, alerts others to what they had for lunch. There […]

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April 4, 2022

The Worst Topic of All

Budgeting. Such a boring word and a tedious topic. It's also an emotionally fraught subject. So much of what we feel emotionally and how we respond to society is wrapped up in how we spend our money. Yet budgeting is the first step to managing finances and is essential if we hope to make ends […]

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March 30, 2022

The Magical Fruit

Beans, beans, the magical fruit... School yard rhyme aside, you really should be eating beans at every meal. They are super high in fiber, protein and lots of vitamins. They are a tasty, inexpensive and filling, making them the ideal food for those trying to keep their food budget under control. But many are intimidated […]

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March 28, 2022

Making Ends Meet

Last week my husband and I sat down with an adviser to begin the paperwork for his retirement. This feels like the second scariest decision we've ever made during our marriage. The first was when we decided to live on one income so that I could be at home with our children. Retirement sounds wonderful: […]

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March 23, 2022

Why Heirlooms?

There’s a buzz going around about “heirloom seeds” especially heirloom tomatoes, leading people to believe that heirlooms have more flavor or are otherwise superior to all other tomatoes. And that's why they can charge you double for the seeds or plants. That’s only partly true. Yes, they do taste good, but the biggest thing that makes […]

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March 21, 2022

Carbon Capture Pipeline: The Taxpayer's Side

The Summit Carbon Solutions (SCS) carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) project, slated to create 2000 miles of pipeline, is projected to cost $4.5 billion. With so much opposition from landowners and environmentalists, some may be surprised at how quickly the project is projected to move forward. Vice President of Governmental Affairs at SCS Jake […]

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March 16, 2022

Time to Plan Your Garden

Right now it looks like spring is a long way off. But don’t be fooled — before you know it, it will be time to plant your garden. That makes this the perfect time of year to sit down and plan what you want this year’s garden to look like. When to plant When and […]

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March 14, 2022

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Saving on Groceries Part 2: Eliminate Waste

Ten Skills for Self-Reliance

Saving at the Grocery Store Part 1

The Embarrassing Bean

The Worst Topic of All

The Magical Fruit

Making Ends Meet

Why Heirlooms?

Carbon Capture Pipeline: The Taxpayer's Side

Time to Plan Your Garden

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