The Little House Living Show: Recent Episodes
Merissa
The Little House Living Show is perfect for anyone trying to live a simpler, slower, and more frugal life. We want to encourage you as well as offer helpful frugal living tips, simple living ideas, and ways to live slower in this modern world. Each week you will find a brand new episode related to simpler or more frugal living as well as answers to community questions about the lifestyle and more.
What's In This Episode?
- The importance of minimal homeschool supplies
- Managing books in a minimalistic way
- Borrowing books from friends or the library
- Sharing one set of books among multiple children
- Exploring alternatives to physical books, such as online story time on YouTube
- Selectively keeping books and curriculum for future use
- Overcoming challenges with science experiments
- Lack of necessary supplies for science experiments
- Choosing a science curriculum with everyday and simple experiments
- Finding alternatives to specific experiments with available resources
Links Mentioned in This Show
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- Submit a Question for the Show
- Saving Money on Back to School Supplies
- How to Downsize Books and Simplify Your Collection
- Where to Find Free Online Classes and Books
- Scribd Reading App
The Little House Living Show - Episode 020 - Overcoming the Influencer Influence Thanks for joining me for the Little House Living Show podcast! My hope for this podcast is that it will be a new way for me to connect with you, my readers, and for you to be able to listen to my words even if you are driving or having a busy workday.
Today, I've got something a little different for you. I'm diving into the world of influencers to try and understand just how they influence our purchasing decisions. I hope you enjoy the episode!
If, for some reason, you are having trouble listening to the podcast here on the page (slow loading speed), please use one of the links below to listen through Spotify, iTunes, or Stitcher.
What's In This Episode?
- Why we look for influence.
- Stats on how influencers are making purchasing decisions.
- Why is this an issue?
- How to combat this issue.
Links Mentioned in This Show
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- Submit a Question for the Show
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Today I'm talking all about the tips I have for budget friendly meal planning. I know there is going to be some in here that you aren't already doing, so make sure you give this episode a listen!
What's In This Episode?
- Prepping for meals
- Pantry based meals
- Having a baking day
- Not planning around produce
- Snacks!
- New recipes
- Meal Planning Binders
- Challenge Foods
Links Mentioned in This Show
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- Submit a Question for the Show
- The Meal Planning Binder: Easiest Method of Meal Planning Ever!
- Homemade Oatmeal Raisin Granola Bars Recipe
- How to Plan a Baking Day
Are you just starting a garden or want some tips to become a more experienced and encouraged gardener? You will love today's interview with Jessica from Roots and Refuge Farm.
Find all the show notes here: https://www.littlehouseliving.com/the-first-time-gardener.html
Looking for the perfect piece of land for your homestead? Here's how we found ours. Get all the show notes here:
https://www.littlehouseliving.com/the-keys-for-finding-land.html
Want to start on a homesteading journey but aren't sure how? Today I'm interviewing Anna from The House and the Homestead!
Find the show notes here: https://www.littlehouseliving.com/how-to-start-homesteading.html
Want to learn to save money on healthier foods! I'm sharing over 20 tips today!
Get all the show notes here: https://www.littlehouseliving.com/saving-money-on-healthier-foods.html
Today I'm sharing all about fun gifts in a jar ideas that you can make this year to give to others!
See how I keep my winter shopping as simple as possible by learning about exactly what I buy when I go to the store! Also get some simple recipes that are our family's favorites.
Want to save money and live simpler this holiday season? Heidi from Crock Pot Ladies is sharing her best tips (and yummy recipes!) on how to do just that!
Today I want to share with you how I prepare my kids for winter...what we buy and where we get it.
You can find the show notes for this episode here: https://www.littlehouseliving.com/prepping-kids-for-winter.html
Want to know how I keep my weekly planning simple? Today I'm sharing how I plan out my entire week in just a few minutes!
You can find the show notes for this episode here: https://www.littlehouseliving.com/how-i-plan-my-week.html
Find the planner I use here: https://amzn.to/36H6gGZ (affiliate)
In today's episode, I'm interviewing Dara whose family runs a disaster relief response team while living in an rv with two little ones. I think you are going to love her insight on living smaller and more simple.
Get the show notes here: https://www.littlehouseliving.com/living-smaller-to-do-big-things.html
In this episode, I'm interviewing my friend Laura from www.afrugalchick.com. She's sharing all about her new book and how she lives simpler and more frugal in the big city. She's also sharing about how singles can take control of their finances and the specific money challenges they face.
You can find the show notes for this episode here: https://www.littlehouseliving.com/living-simple-and-frugal-when-you-are-single.html
I'm excited about today because this is my first official interview show! Today I'm interviewing my friend Holly about her interesting life and she's sharing some excellent tips on how to find things for your family to do (in any city!) for free or very cheap.
Find the show notes here: https://www.littlehouseliving.com/podcast-finding-free-and-cheap-family-activities.html
This weeks' episode is a little different from the norm...I'm just answering reader questions! I had some great questions come in this week about our own personal decluttering journey, how to add more flavor to food, cold storage, and canning beans. I hope you enjoy the show!
Get the show notes here: https://www.littlehouseliving.com/the-little-house-living-show-episode-005-decluttering-spices-canning-beans-and-more.html
One of the most frequently asked questions that I've been getting lately is, "How do I start decluttering"? I'm answering exactly that in my brand new podcast today plus I've got tips on how to declutter certain problem areas such as toys, books, and more!
Get the show notes here: https://www.littlehouseliving.com/the-little-house-living-show-episode-004-how-to-start-decluttering.html
One of my favorite topics...saving money! This episode is all about saving money on groceries which is a great way to save money on your monthly budget if you need to cut out the excess. Today I'm sharing all of my favorite ways to save at the grocery store (and beyond!).
Get the show notes and transcription for this episode here: https://www.littlehouseliving.com/the-little-house-living-show-episode-003-saving-money-on-groceries.html
Since this is our first full week of the podcast, I wanted to talk about my favorite subject, Simple Living. I fully believe that anyone can start living simpler if they really want to and there are many things that you can do starting today. This podcast shares some of my favorite easy ways to begin living simpler. I can't wait to hear which one you are going to start working on after you listen to this!
Find the show notes here: https://www.littlehouseliving.com/the-little-house-living-show-episode-002-living-simpler-today.html
Welcome to the brand new Little House Living Show! I'm glad that you will join me in this fun venture where I will be talking about simple living and frugal tips. In this episode, I'm sharing a brief introduction to who I am and about why I started Little House Living 10 years ago. I'm also sharing a few of my ideas for this podcast in the future.