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Maximizing your fuel efficiency

My last few posts haven’t exactly covered any frugal pointers or tips, one of my blogs underlying goals/ principal subjects. I figured with the average gas prices in Toronto and the GTA hovering at an all time high 140.765 per litre today, why not touch on a subject that would benefit all the individuals that [...]

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Cloche

I’m not attempting to learn or practice my french, nor have I decided to start talking about hats or classical ballet moves; the type of cloche I’m referring to is a row cover. Since environment Canada has revised it’s spring forecast to a cold and a much later start then usual. I thought I would [...]

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Eco Friendly yet Frugal

After reading numerous articles, posts and watching various D.I.Y videos, I thought I’d share a few of my favorites. Solar Water Heater: I’ve stumbled across numerous stories where individuals have harnessed the sun to heat their water and use it for various applications. Looking for a way to heat an out building on the cheap, [...]

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Frugal finds

Mid January and Oshawa finally experienced a real taste winter this past weekend. I Woke up to the coldest day of the year, a frigid -16 Celsius and with the windchill temps were hovering around -25 this morning. I guess it was enough motivation as well as a gentle nudge from an unnamed friend and [...]

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Seeds and Seed Catalogues

Just past the mid point of December and my Christmas shopping is almost complete, I have one last gift to purchase and I’m waiting for a handful to arrive via courier. Time to start think about the vegetable garden and what I intend to grow. It’s my intention to slowly add heirloom and heritage crops [...]

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