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If you are looking for tips to take control of your pantry, Julia has you covered. These strategies have improved the functionality of Julia's pantry over the last year. *************** The Canny Couple is a small homestead family in rural Southwest Virginia. We work every day on being more self-reliant by living a frugal homestead lifestyle. We live a simple, debt-free life. We hope to achiev...

Why look at tomorrow when your are so busy today? Aaron and Julia discuss their approach to looking at how their homestead will run in 5, 10, 30 years from now. ************ The Canny Couple is a small homestead family in rural Southwest Virginia. We work every day on being more self-reliant by living a frugal homestead lifestyle. We live a simple, debt-free life. We hope to achieve our goal of se...

Today's homestead is nothing like our grandparents and the need to compare your homestead with those you see everyday can feel overwhelming. Over the years, Julia has learned to tune out the noise and embrace what she has, making the most of each day. ************ The Canny Couple is a small homestead family in rural Southwest Virginia. We work every day on being more self-reliant by living a...

On this week's episode, Aaron and Julia discuss how delayed gratification is a benefit to your homesteading goals and dreams. The "want it now" mentality is not always the best approach to achieving your goals. ******** The Canny Couple is a small homestead family in rural Southwest Virginia. We work every day on being more self-reliant by living a frugal homestead lifestyle. We live...

What sort of struggles do you face on your homestead and your journey through motherhood? Julia shares here personal difficulties in this time in her life, building up the family homestead, working on building a business, and making family her top priority. ************* The Canny Couple is a small homestead family in rural Southwest Virginia. We work every day on being more self-reliant by living...

How good are your homestead systems? Aaron and Julia have some basic tools they use to continuously improve their homestead systems, creating a more successful homestead in the long run. ************* The Canny Couple is a small homestead family in rural Southwest Virginia. We work every day on being more self-reliant by living a frugal homestead lifestyle. We live a simple, debt-free life. We hop...

How do you stop the pressures to influence how you take care of your family or how to spend your hard earned dollars? Julia shares the principles that guide her to maintain her family goals. ************** The Canny Couple is a small homestead family in rural Southwest Virginia. We work every day on being more self-reliant by living a frugal homestead lifestyle. We live a simple, debt-free life. W...

On this week's episode, Aaron and Julia share their frugal triumphs and failures for the past month. Living a frugal lifestyle is intentional and takes time and effort, but the end results are well worth it. ************** The Canny Couple is a small homestead family in rural Southwest Virginia. We work every day on being more self-reliant by living a frugal homestead lifestyle. We live a simp...

Are you struggling to find a balance between homesteading, teaching, and parenting? Julia shares a few of the tips she has learned when homesteading with a small child that work well for her family. *********** The Canny Couple is a small homestead family in rural Southwest Virginia. We work every day on being more self-reliant by living a frugal homestead lifestyle. We live a simple, debt-free li...

If you are looking for ideas and inspirations to spend less time in your garden and more time enjoying your harvest, Aaron and Julia have some great suggestions for you. Over the years, they have found ways to save time and money in their garden while their focus has shifted to creating a better garden space for future harvests. ********** The Canny Couple is a small homestead family in rural Sout...

How have you built out your pantry? In this week's episode, Julia shares her top pantry staples and how she built her pantry to work for her family for any situation. ************* The Canny Couple is a small homestead family in rural Southwest Virginia. We work every day on being more self-reliant by living a frugal homestead lifestyle. We live a simple, debt-free life. We hope to achieve our...

What projects have Aaron and Julia been working on to get ready for Spring on the homestead? This is a year of progress and they are already seeing big improvements on their homestead. ********* The Canny Couple is a small homestead family in rural Southwest Virginia. We work every day on being more self-reliant by living a frugal homestead lifestyle. We live a simple, debt-free life. We hope to a...

Is it ever to early or late to start learning? Part of homesteading is constant learning and incorporating these same principals into everyday life with a toddler can help create a balanced foundation for homeschooling in later years. ************* The Canny Couple is a small homestead family in rural Southwest Virginia. We work every day on being more self-reliant by living a frugal homestead lif...

This week, Aaron and Julia talk about their recent trips to the Bushcraft, Homestead and Preparedness Expo and the Kentucky Sustainable Living Homesteading & Preparedness Festival. There is so much opportunities at these events. *********** The Canny Couple is a small homestead family in rural Southwest Virginia. We work every day on being more self-reliant by living a frugal homestead lifesty...

Decluttering on the homestead can feel overwhelming. How do you make a decision on what to keep and get rid of when everything can seem useful in the future? Julia shares how she keeps an organized homestead and her key might surprise you. ************* The Canny Couple is a small homestead family in rural Southwest Virginia. We work every day on being more self-reliant by living a frugal homestea...

On this week's episode, Aaron and Julia dive into their monthly budget successes and failures. Join them as they discuss how they were able to cut costs and what they learned in this month's Homestead Frugal Tactics. ********* The Canny Couple is a small homestead family in rural Southwest Virginia. We work every day on being more self-reliant by living a frugal homestead lifestyle. We liv...

Today, Julia discusses the struggles of being a female homesteader. Finding the simple life can sometimes feel impossible, but if you stick to it, the sense of purpose you find can be astounding. ********* The Canny Couple is a small homestead family in rural Southwest Virginia. We work every day on being more self-reliant by living a frugal homestead lifestyle. We live a simple, debt-free life. W...

If you are thinking about starting a homestead, Aaron and Julia share their best reasons to contemplate jumping on the homestead train. They also discuss what to consider when actually starting your own homestead. ********** The Canny Couple is a small homestead family in rural Southwest Virginia. We work every day on being more self-reliant by living a frugal homestead lifestyle. We live a simple...

In this week's episode, Julia discusses her biggest homestead mistakes that cost her and her family money, time and effort. She shares the pitfalls you can avoid on your own homestead. ********* The Canny Couple is a small homestead family in rural Southwest Virginia. We work every day on being more self-reliant by living a frugal homestead lifestyle. We live a simple, debt-free life. We hope...

This week, Aaron and Julia share how to avoid some expensive mistakes to help save money on the homestead. These are strategies they employ daily as they made these very same errors on their own homestead journey. ************ The Canny Couple is a small homestead family in rural Southwest Virginia. We work every day on being more self-reliant by living a frugal homestead lifestyle. We live a simp...

Food preservation is a foundation of homesteading. Julia discusses why this should be a priority for you and your family. ***************** The Canny Couple is a small homestead family in rural Southwest Virginia. We work every day on being more self-reliant by living a frugal homestead lifestyle. We live a simple, debt-free life. We hope to achieve our goal of self-sufficiency by reducing our cos...

Aaron and Julia analyze how the Three Rivers Pantry Challenge went for January and February of 2024. A pantry challenge is always eye opening and even when successful, you can always find ways to improve upon your working food storage. ************* The Canny Couple is a small homestead family in rural Southwest Virginia. We work every day on being more self-reliant by living a frugal homestead li...

It has been a few weeks since Julia shifted to being a SAHM, and today she shares how she is adjusting. Life has changed for the Canny Couple and the homesteading is thriving. ************** The Canny Couple is a small homestead family in rural Southwest Virginia. We work every day on being more self-reliant by living a frugal homestead lifestyle. We live a simple, debt-free life. We hope to achie...

In this week's episode of Rural Reliance, Aaron and Julia detail how effective their budgeting was this month, if they met their savings goals, and how they did it. ********** The Canny Couple is a small homestead family in rural Southwest Virginia. We work every day on being more self-reliant by living a frugal homestead lifestyle. We live a simple, debt-free life. We hope to achieve our goal...

In this week's episode, Julia discusses some simple ideas to limit the chaos in the day to day homestead life. We embrace homesteading for the allure of a simple life, but sometimes the homestead can feel anything but simple. ************** The Canny Couple is a small homestead family in rural Southwest Virginia. We work every day on being more self-reliant by living a frugal homestead lifesty...