How to Beat Inflation | Save Money Tips and Tricks | Stocking Up | Prepping | Heartway Farms

Today Josh and Annie share some tips on how to save money and build resiliency during this time of severe inflation. Cooking from home, eating leftovers, reusing "disposables", eliminating surplus spending, and growing your own food can all help you conserve your resources and make your money stretch.

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[lisanowakow]

My daughter just moved into a home with an apple tree. She was watering it, I and my husband pruned it and I asked if I could pick some apples. She said yes, they were just falling to the ground. I came in with a big bag of the apples and her boyfriend asked the had come from my daughter’s tree? Then maybe he should get in on the action. I’m going to make cinnamon apple jelly, one of my favorites.

[Dispatchprepper]

Today, I froze my gym membership for 3 months and I cancelled an online subscription to a newspaper. I am freeze drying and storing as much as I can each week. My vegetable plants in buckets outside are doing great now that the weather seems to have warmed up a bit and we are finally getting some sunshine. I am saving for a small solar panel system to be able to keep essential appliances running if the power would go out. I live three blocks from work so will walk as long as the weather stays decent. Above all, we are trusting God to multiply our efforts and to fill in the gaps.

[tabitharickard]

Hi, thanks for your channel ! I’m in Victoria, Australia . I am a family of 4 and here if your unvaccinated you are not allowed to work or earn an income in ANY industry if you have to leave your home for anything . So we have had no income for 9 months .

Growing our own food and hunting has been a huge life saver for us ! And being good stewards of our money in times where we were allowed to work . Thankyou for your channel, I have used this time to take our garden to the next level, and more importantly learning to cook from scratch and preserve our food . From pressure canning to dehydrating which are all skills we didn’t have beforehand and ended up giving a lot of food away or it going to waste .

God put me on a journey 4 years ago to have yo bulk buy in a food co op, and learn to make things from scratch when I was diagnosed celiac. Looking back I feel like it was his gentle nudging our family into this direction so when we reached this moment I sit in now, it won’t be too overwhelming .

In this season, the lord has been firm in telling us to become as self sufficient as possible . So our prepaired ness is a direct obedience to God .

Anyways just wanted to say Thankyou for your channel and keep up the good work.

[heathernotzdaniels]

My gram saved bread bags, rubber bands, and butter wrappers. She didn't have a lid for a jar, the butter paper and a rubber band always kept things safe in the fridge. And back in the day, the butter wrappers were foiled, not paper like now. She had all sorts of tricks and tips. Paper was cut into note sizes, envelopes were saved for seeds and she cut them to be able to reclose them so the seeds didn't fall out. Milk jugs were cut and used as belt loop buckets for harvesting, sometimes we'd have four jugs around our waists just to make things easy. I learned so much from her and my grandpa.

[pennylaur]

I live alone now, but used to cook for 7. I still cant cook for 1. I dont mind leftovers once, but after that I freeze things in sectional dishes. Its home made tv dinners. Much better. Next time I want that for dinner I have some made.

[dianebeckner]

Another alternative to disposable items is to transition to using a non disposable alternative; i.e. cloth napkins for paper napkins or plastic containers that are washable as opposed to the plastic bags.

[BrendaJBarNett]

Always remember bartering too. We used to barter custom engraved and built knives to our dentist(who was a hunter) for procedures that our insurance doesn't cover. We have also bartered butchered beef for rough cut lumber to build a new barn.

[rough-hewnhomestead]

We're feelin' it here in WV. I've had to make some changes in what I shop for and how I shop. Also, growing everything that we can. We're not hobby farming up in here...we're subsistence farming. We planned our garden for nice fresh eating this summer and lots of storage for winter. We're giving sweet potatoes a fair trial here...one batch in a polytunnel and one in the garden. One of the big changes I implemented this week was a change in 'how' I shop. We have a not-so-wonderful grocery store in our small town. I rarely shop there~~I drive 25 miles to a better store, usually every 2-3 weeks. I've decided (because of gas prices) to go half as often and buy twice as much when I shop. This means strategic planning in the kitchen, depending more heavily on garden veg, and shoo'ing people out of the snacks so they'll last. lol
Thanks for the great info!
(And as for the saving foil, baggies, tissue paper, was raised doing that and have waxed and waned on it over the years. I'm waxing now! ;) )

[flyinggeckos]

I had never thought to use strawberry tops and veggie scraps for smoothies I love that!

[barbr]

I always make extra rice and make rice pudding. Also stale bread makes excellent bread pudding. My Mom raised 5 kids on her own after my dad died, plus she was a teen during the depression so I learned a lot of ways to save money from here. Everything you mentioned paper and plastic bags, wrapping paper and yes even foil if it wasn't to dirty or torn. She only bought what was on sale, sent us to school with lunches. They knew how to save money back in the day. I have done this also for years.

[mojoflyingsolo]

Growing up I spent almost everyday in the summer and after school at my Grandmothers house, she raised me to be very frugal. We helped her pull buttons and zippers out of old clothing that were kept for quilts and aprons. She never threw away any item that could be used. She raised her family of 11 during the depression and she never forgot what she had to go without during those times. She is no longer with us but I will remember to the day I die the lessons she taught us. The things she had us do I thought were fun until I grew up and realized what a help we were to her and and I continued doing everything she couldn't do anymore so she could continue living the life she deserved up until the day she pass. I feel sad for those who didn't get to learn from that generation. Love how you let your girls learn through doing.

[BrendaJBarNett]

We all have to be creative. I found a huge package of stew meat marked down. Took it home and canned it up, I have limited freezer space. Found ground meat on sale and made 3 neat loaves. 🥰

[wordvendor]

Yes, I save the stuff my mom used to. I am single and have been focusing on intentional meal creation. I bought 20 lbs of chicken legs and thighs for $16. I cut up the chicken, saved four bags of legs and thighs, then boiled the rest. I boned the meat and saved 8 packages for the freezer. All of the broth I cooled and poured into freezer bags. After that, I roasted the leftovers and then made broth again. I have probably had 30 meals from that and still have the legs and thighs, most of the broth and three packages of chicken meat left. I could seriously eat one more month, easy, on that $16. I am so amazed. You're making a difference in my life.💜 Thank you.

[paulastorm]

RoseRed Homestead suggested fill your empty canning jars with water instead of empty jars on the shelf great idea

[nancyrasmussen]

This summer I'm going to go back to drying my clothes outside instead of using the dryer. It's easy, clothes smell fresh and get brighter. Nancy from nebraska

[christinae.burlison]

Save papaya seeds and dry well. Grind up tastes like pepper and is excellent for digestive issues.

[jeanettenancyscott]

I always told coworkers in fast food that was excited about minimum wage going up that if wages go up prices go up. When shortages happen prices go up people don’t realize.

[kristinafollowwill]

Thank you for your content but also for how you approach it and not making it seem like we are doomed. It's very scary nowadays and trying to learn certain things is made more stressful and difficult when the source is making you feel like you're too far behind to even have a hope. It is much appreciated that you do not approach it from the fear standpoint.

[janicesnyder]

Yes ma'am we washed our zip lock bags saved aluminum foil and brown paper bags for wrapping gifts and liners for trash cans in bathroom for example rolling our hair

[cathykearns]

Being intentional is so important. My daughter, son-in-law and I have all been talking about what kind of life we want and how we get there. We are re-evaluating everything, and partnering to lower expenses. We always lived pretty frugally, but we are now next-level to meet our future goals. At the end of the day, family is what matters, and being able to work with others is a huge benefit in these difficult times. I cook far more at home than my daughter and her family. We are now cooking together more, and we are going to share housing for awhile to help us all meet our goals and build the life we want, despite this economic downturn. Thank you and your family for all that you do to help others!