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I'm Angela Davis, a PNW native, mom of lots of kids, and I love saving money. I'm here to help you live well on a budget by making every penny count. You'll find deals at your local stores, ways to save online, recipes, and frugal living tips and inspiration.

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Composting made simple

Shared on February 21, 2019

Compost: Keep it simple Yesterday, I was hanging out with some friends after our moms group wrapped up, watching our kids (sort of) and eating watermelon. As I saw people toss their rinds in the garbage can, I cringed. It took every ounce of socially acceptable willpower not to dive in after them. I would have carted home a bag of other people's food waste for my backyard compost bin. And to think, I used to give my husband a hard time about pulling the car over to pick up pop cans in the ditch. Good grief, we are quite the pair; our poor children don't stand a chance. I love keeping a backyard compost bin. It's like magic. You dump in a bunch of Keep Reading

Filed Under: Frugal Homemaking Tagged With: compost, gardening

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