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How We Do It: Think Outside The Box
One of the biggest ways we make ends meet is by thinking outside the box. There are so many things you can reuse or use in a different way than it was originally intended that helps to stretch your money further. A few of the things we do in our home to stretch our budget…

How to Garden And Care for Small Vegetable Gardens
Learning how to garden and caring for any garden is a lot of work. Small vegetable gardens are a great way to get results without having a significant workload. Learning how to care for small vegetable gardens is as simple as following these tips.

8 Gardening Supplies Needed For Container Gardening
There are many ways you can garden, but if you are going to container garden you need to have certain gardening supplies to be successful. You can use different options of these essential supplies. If you want to get the most out of your crop then you have to start early enough to get your…




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