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5 Keys to Making Restaurant Quality BBQ at Home

August 16, 2018 by Mr. Heartland on FIRE

I love Barbecue.  I can’t get enough of it.  The heat of the coals, the wisp of thin white smoke lazily rising from the smoker, the hint of smoke wood-tinged air, and of course the mahogany-colored meat itself! A great a plate of ribs makes Daddy happy!

The problem is, a plate of good “Que”, can stick you with a sizable tab if you always get it at a restaurant.  But it doesn’t have to be that way!

[Read more…] about 5 Keys to Making Restaurant Quality BBQ at Home

Filed Under: Cost Cutting, DIY, Lifestyle Improvement, Smart Spending Tagged With: Amazing Ribs, BBQ on a budget, Bogart's BBQ, Cheap BBQ, Financial Independence, Great BBQ at home, how to make great ribs, lifestyle optimization, Pappy's BBQ, Sugarfire, The Virtual Weber Bullet

2018 Spending – Mid Year Checkup

July 19, 2018 by Mr. Heartland on FIRE

We’ve reached the halfway point of 2018 and I thought it would informative to check in on our monthly spending thus far. [Read more…] about 2018 Spending – Mid Year Checkup

Filed Under: Annual Planning, Cost Cutting, Smart Spending Tagged With: Budget, Efficient Transportation, Financial Independence, How much to retire, Monthly spending, Weather Stripping Savings

Meal Planning for Your Body and Budget

June 28, 2018 by Mr. Heartland on FIRE

Last year we paid down over $56,000 in debt.  One of the biggest areas of savings for us was reducing our spending on food.  So, what did we do, just eat rice and beans?

Nope.

If anything, we ate higher quality food than the previous year.  Meal planning made it possible to slash spending without sacrificing flavor.

[Read more…] about Meal Planning for Your Body and Budget

Filed Under: Cost Cutting, Lifestyle Improvement, Savings, Smart Spending Tagged With: Avoiding fast food, eating healthy, eating on a budget, Meal planning, meal prep, portion control, Saving money on groceries

Can You Save Big on Insurance? Here’s How to Find Out!

June 8, 2018 by Mr. Heartland on FIRE

Insurance.  You know you need it.  But can you save big bucks by getting competitive quotes?  I decided I to find out for myself…

[Read more…] about Can You Save Big on Insurance? Here’s How to Find Out!

Filed Under: Cost Cutting, Savings, Smart Spending Tagged With: comparing insurance quotes, how to compare insurance companies, how to get insurance quotes, insurance savings

Yard Work: 5 Reasons I Do My Own

April 20, 2018 by Mr. Heartland on FIRE

“I love yard work!” – said almost nobody ever.

You come home from work, beat from the day, then you gotta run right back out and tackle the yard.  It’s hot, sweaty, dusty, and tiring.  And then you gotta do it every week for months on end.  Who the hell likes that?

***slowly raises my hand*** [Read more…] about Yard Work: 5 Reasons I Do My Own

Filed Under: Cost Cutting, DIY, Lifestyle Improvement, Savings Tagged With: appreciate what you have, free gym membership, lifestyle optimization, saving money, Yard work

Making Dough to Save Dough

March 10, 2018 by Mr. Heartland on FIRE

A key to living a great life and reaching Financial Independence (FI) is to find the activities that truly make you happy and make them priorities.  The purpose of this article to to focus on one activity that I am passionate about:

Making Pizza

[Read more…] about Making Dough to Save Dough

Filed Under: Cost Cutting, DIY, Lifestyle Improvement, Savings, Smart Spending Tagged With: Financial Independence, homemade pizza dough, lifestyle optimization, make your own pizza, pizza base recipe, pizza crust recipe

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