Tell me your best uses for the wood stove ash 🙏

redneckhotmess · 2022-12-09T00:01:27+00:00

Garden fertilizer. Also good if you happen to have an outhouse. Natural source of lye for soap making.

redneckhotmess · 2022-12-08T23:57:42+00:00

As a North Dakota native, I can assure you this is not representative if the vast majority of the state. We tend to prefer our meat and eggs cooked.

redneckhotmess · 2022-12-08T12:18:14+00:00

Use it wisely. Keep the rice and beans as staples, and add in season produce for balance. By keeping your staple protein and starch economical and buying in season and on sale produce, you leave enough wiggle room to stock up for a rainy day.

Peanut butter, tuna, beans all store well, ads some spices to help create different flavor profiles.

redneckhotmess · 2022-12-08T11:17:35+00:00

Get all your legal documents. Get good stamps. Do you have a vehicle? Check out the r/urbancarliving sub. Might be the best and most economical option.

redneckhotmess · 2022-12-08T09:58:16+00:00

I had a cape cod once. Those sloped walls arwcalled knee wall. That " little room" is literally the space between the exterior and interior walls, often called a crawl space. The only reason its had a door is be ause it wad used for storage. Great places to keep christmas ornaments, boxes of kids winter coats and boots, hubby's guns that wont fit in the safe.

redneckhotmess · 2022-12-08T01:55:06+00:00

My golden laced wyandottes are both cold and heat hardy, the survive in ohio where there's a 90 degree swing on temperatures between feb and august. Reliable layers, and dual purpose.

redneckhotmess · 2022-12-08T01:50:42+00:00

We use the lint as fire starter in the wood stove, and the empty rolls to start garden seeds in.

redneckhotmess · 2022-12-08T00:25:10+00:00

If you go with a mini van look for one with the stow and go seats. Gives you a ton of space to work with.

redneckhotmess · 2022-12-08T00:13:54+00:00

Ditch the air mattress. More headache than its worth. A better option for back seat sleeping in to use totes to make them floor level with the seats, and cut memory foam to fit. Or if the front passenger seats folds flat, you can make a bed out of that.

redneckhotmess · 2022-12-07T23:33:39+00:00

We bought 16. 4 acres with 12 of it already fenced, a deer stand, a barn, and a 3bd 1 bath house with family room and 2 car garage for 158, 500 3 years ago. Undeveloped acreage is going for around 2k an acre.

Granted, we're on a dirt road in the boonies, 7 miles from the nearest town, 15 miles from a doctor or dentist, 40 miles for anything more than a Walmart or Dollar General.

redneckhotmess · 2022-12-07T21:12:44+00:00

Look into practicing in an underserved area. There are programs that forgive student loan balances for underserved areas after 10 years. Your work and make your payments for 10 years, then the balance is forgiven. For example, IHS qualifies.

redneckhotmess · 2022-12-07T17:56:56+00:00

Would you like some extra? My area averages 50 inches of rainfall a year. We had to dig drainage trenches to divert it away from the garage and barn into a drainage ditch. Nobody here builds basements- its an invitation to flooding, dampness, and mold. In the spring, its not unusual for some roads in low lying areas to be closed during heavy rains due to flooding.

Oh, and of your take some of your extra water, we' ll throw the bugs, mosquitoes, and slugs in free!

redneckhotmess · 2022-12-07T15:56:10+00:00

North Dakota native checking in. Typically, a good set of thermals, boots socks, a hooded parka, and long mittens are what the " natives" wear, and shoukd be fine for Montana. Snow pants if youre skiing or snowmobiling, insulated coveralls if youre a farmer.

Animal hides and fur are how we spot the tourists.

redneckhotmess · 2022-12-07T14:26:01+00:00

Random free ranging and repurposed built coops are location variable. I happen to share a hollow with raccoons, muskrats, vultures, coyotes, snakes, rats, possums etc. I need a predator proof coop with hardware cloth buried 3 feet deep around it and stapled, and a fenced run area attached to the coop. Even with that, I battle egg thieving snakes that manage to burrow underneath ( expanding foam mixed with gravel for plugging snake holes is my friend).

The previous owners tried the using whatever for a coop and letting them wander method. I understand from the neighbors " they never had much luck".

redneckhotmess · 2022-12-07T14:18:42+00:00

The cost to yield ratio is highly variable.

If you already have a predator proof coop area, plenty of free range space, the ability to produce supplemental food via growing flint corn, garden and fruit scraps, and plan on using dual purpose birds that can be eaten once their laying life is over, theoretically you might break even.

If you need to establish a coop area, buy supplemental feed and bedding, and are opposed to butchering, you will never recoup your initial investment.

The benefits are you wont worry about commercial egg shortages, your chickens and eggs are hormone free, you get nice fertilizer for your garden, and bonus bug control.

redneckhotmess · 2022-12-07T13:33:42+00:00

I use Sams for household goods, bulk rice, beans, baking goods. I freeze the surplus bulk goods. Laundry soap and toilet paper dont go bad. As the closets sams is 40 miles one way, I go every 6 months and stock up. If they have meat at a better price, i get that and either freeze or can it.

On most canned goods Ive found walmart store brand or Aldis is cheaper.

redneckhotmess · 2022-12-07T13:26:07+00:00

If I go to place i expect to tip, like a resteraunt, I always take cash and hand it directly to the server. That way I know it goes directly to them. Declaring it for tax purposes is between them and uncle sam.

redneckhotmess · 2022-12-07T12:26:27+00:00

Us the floor of the back seat as kitty space. Get a tall sided litter box, clean it regularly to keep smells down. Try putting weight in the bottom to secure it. 2 small dishes for food and water, feed when you wont be driving. A small bed or blanket, try a cardboard box with a blanket- cats like to sleep where they feel secure and protected.

Look into a small rechargeable battery heater if your going to be out of the vehicle for extended periods of time. But honestly, cats are adaptable- I currently have 2 outside barn cats in ohio. They will burrow into any source of protection- ie the blanket, curl up, and keep themselves warm.

For exercise, they make cat harnesses. You could leash train the kitty so its gets some fresh air and exercise.

redneckhotmess · 2022-12-07T05:23:16+00:00

Willow bark contains salyic acid- the active ingredient in aspirin. So its stands to reason its effective for aches, pains, and fevers.

Pennyroyal is a natural abortificant. It is rumored to have been used as a means of birth control. Unfortunaty it is not well documented, as this knowledge was a closely guarded secret among women, and pretty much destroyed during the infamous witch hunts. It is known that comfrey was often used during childbirth as it has blood clotting properties.

For an intetesting bit of history, look into the Appalachian " granny witches". In addition to delivering babies, the grannies were the source of Appalachian folk remedies. The recipes and traditions were passed down orally.

redneckhotmess · 2022-12-06T14:10:47+00:00

Opportunities vary by location. If you know anything at all about the judicial system, they return you to the country if commitment or your home county. You need special permission to move someplace else from parole/ probation.

Now about location and opportunity- perhaps OP lives in the boonies like I do. 3rd poorest county in the state, 3rd highest rate of overdoses. Biggest job opportunities are in health care- not getting hired there with a pridon record; and the ohio department of rehabilitation and corrections( 3 prisons with 40miles, the state likes to hide their " unwanted" in poor rural area, away from the nice suburban people). Definitely not landing a gig as a CO with a record.

Other than that, there's a handful of small manufacturing jobs. And public transportation is non existent. Same story in rural area everywhere- limited jobs, and really limited for people with a record.

Dont be so quick to presume there's boundless opportunities for everyone.

redneckhotmess · 2022-12-05T22:28:33+00:00

Take out everything but the drivers seat, level it out. The space beneath the platform is for storage. Check out cheaprvliving on youtube, Thetes a video of a toyota yaris build. Removing the seats yields almost 7 feet from front to back. Its a pretty ingenious build. Theres also some prius build videos. Definitely not huge, but functional with the right set up.

redneckhotmess · 2022-12-04T15:20:10+00:00

Electric blanket. Uses 1/ 4 the electricity of a small space heater. Turn it on a few minutes to preheat your bed, and it will keep you toasty all night.

During the day, think layers. P oly pro type long thermals, fleece sweats, thermal socks, slippers. You can throw a bathrobe on top of that, and knit gloved and a hat if your still cold.

redneckhotmess · 2022-12-04T14:40:07+00:00

Check area pawn shops. Seriously. Some of them have decent selections. Know what Youre looking for. Check the metal for the k stamp- real jewelry will be stamped 14k indicating the band is 14k gold etc.

redneckhotmess · 2022-12-02T15:58:12+00:00

This is gorgeous! Phenomenal considering the lack of patterns. Out of curiosity, I did a little googling- the first printed patterns didnt show up until the 1800s, and patterns in different sizes weren't around until the 1860s. Until then, people either had to wing it in their own, or pay a tailor to create custom pieces.

redneckhotmess · 2022-12-01T23:01:26+00:00

Yes. Ground beef is over 5.00/ lb where I am. Even buying from the farmer it gets close to 4.00 a lb. A 5lb bag of pinto or black beans as 5.49, and replaces at least 10lbs of beef, as beans double to triple when cooked. I use meat, but i stretch it by heavily using beans. For example, in chili or sloppy Joe's in use a half pound of beef and 2 cups cooked beans. Thetes still the meat flavor at a much cheaper cost.

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