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Author: Aaron & Julia

My regiment to prevent from getting Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, and Poison Sumac!

I follow this procedure very strictly!  This has helped me prevent from having to go get shots so much for the rashes.  

Episode 46 – Rural Reliance with The Canny Couple: Growing your Own Food is Still Affordable!

One can still grow their own food without breaking the bank!  You can actually save money growing your own food!    

Pantry Challenge – #threeriverschallenge

Preparing food from your working/prepping pantry can be a challenge. We want to show you how we use our pantry to the fullest and continuously rotate our food stores to ensure the longevity of our pantry stock. We also hope to inspire you to create some tasty meals from your pantry stores.    

Farm Wife, Sexy Life – Episode 10: Making our Family a Priority on the Homestead

  In today’s episode, Julia discusses why she and Aaron have made their family a priority on the homestead. While the hustle and daily grind are important, balance and priorities are just as crucial. ****** The Canny Couple, Aaron and Julia, are a homesteading family finding ways to live a fully self reliant lifestyle in…
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Episode 45: Rural Reliance with The Canny Couple – May Homestead Frugal Tactics

In this weeks episode, Aaron and Julia discuss steps they are taking now and next month on their frugal homesteading journey to reduce their costs and reach their goals faster. ********* The Canny Couple, Aaron and Julia, are a homesteading family finding ways to live a fully self reliant lifestyle in rural Southwest Virginia. Due…
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Increasing our Garden Size everyway possible!

  Increasing your garden yields with limited space can lead to inspiration in finding ways to create more garden area. Over the years, we have found this method to work for us while allowing us to increase our production. ** Connect with Us!** Visit us for our links on all platforms at https://linktr.ee/thecannycouple 🔔 Subscribe to…
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Farm Wife, Sexy Life – Episode 9: Making the Move to Renewable Items

In this weeks episode, Julia discusses the key reasons why she has shifted to renewable items vs one use items as well as the area you can see the biggest difference.

Episode 44: Rural Reliance with The Canny Couple – Why you should Focus on Building your Homestead for the Future vs Right Now

In this weeks podcast episode, Aaron and Julia discuss why you should shift our focus on your homestead from now to the future. Will you be able to manage your homestead 40 years from now the same way you do now?

Video Series – Budgeting Part 1

How we budget at The Canny Couple! We hope you enjoy Part 1 of Budgeting the Canny Couple way!  We describe how we save and plan for unexpected and recurring expenses.  Budgeting is something we all need to do in life to make it so we are not living in debt.  This should get you…
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Why we have to get creative when saving money on our budget

I have read hundreds of money saving tips and there have been some great ideas on how to save money for basic needs.  Our problem is that we don’t have many of these options available to us in the area we live.  We are incredibly lucky to live in a very low cost of living…
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