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Old Fashioned On Purpose

141. Why We bought a 100 year old House in a Forgotten Little Town

Old Fashioned On Purpose

Jill Winger

Canning, Homesteading, Farming, Leisure, Farm, Homestead, Gardening, Hobbies, Cows, Chickens, Cooking, How To, Home & Garden, Education

4.81.8K Ratings

🗓️ 9 July 2020

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Yes, you read that correctly. We bought a house. Rest assured, we haven't decided to abandon the homestead and head into the suburbs. On the contrary, we're making an investment in our future and and the future of our community. Join me today as I explain our plans to (hopefully) generate more income and jump start the growth of an old town. Follow along with our thought process of investing in tools over toys and how this can excel your growth in every area of your life. Don't get me wrong. ...

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Old Fashioned On Purpose Podcast.

0:05.0

Well, you read that right. We bought a house.

0:09.0

But don't worry, we aren't moving, we're not selling the Prairie homestead. This is a different sort of adventure for us.

0:16.0

After I posted a picture last week of us holding up some keys in front of this old house,

0:21.0

you guys had a lot of questions.

0:24.0

What the heck are you guys doing?

0:25.6

Which I get it, makes sense.

0:27.2

So I wanted to bring you along for our crazy plans

0:32.1

in today's episode.

0:33.5

I'm your host Jill Winger and this is the podcast for the Trail Blazers.

0:38.5

The Mavericks, the makers, the homesteaders, the modern pioneers, and the backyard farmers.

0:44.0

If you're ready to boost your food security and live a more homegrown lifestyle,

0:48.0

well, this is the podcast for you.

0:52.0

Hey friend, I'm interrupting this episode for just a second to talk Mason jars because obviously

0:58.4

they're one of my favorite homestead tools in existence.

1:02.4

Naturally I use Mason jars for canning but I also love them as a go-to for everyday pantry storage and

1:10.0

for holding my DIY cleaning supplies.

1:12.8

Recap mason jar lids are my secret weapon for converting regular all jars into shakers,

1:19.2

spray bottles, soap pumps, and pourable containers.

1:23.0

Most recently, I have fallen in love with their straining lids because I just started experimenting with Kiefer,

1:30.0

and these lids are seriously reducing the amount of dishes I have to do each day after I feed my kefer.

1:36.0

And if you have no idea what I'm talking about when I say kefer, well we'll be covering that in a future podcast episode, so stay tuned.

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