Everyday Homemaking Far Below The Poverty Line • Slow Living | Traditional Christian Housewife
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- Welcome to a busy day of homemaking in our house. The Lord has really been working hard on me and my contentment with where I am in my life. I hope this video encourages you to remember that you are exactly where you are meant to be - Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Homemade Laundry Detergent
Materials You'll Need:
Baking soda
3 percent hydrogen peroxide
Borax
Gentle dish soap
Instructions:
Begin by boiling 8 cups of water.
Next, add 2 cups of borax and 2 cups of baking soda.
Dilute 1 cup of 3 percent hydrogen peroxide with 2 cups of water; add to mixture.
Add 2 cups of dish soap and another 8 cups of boiling water.
Once the mixture is well dissolved, you can choose to add in an essential oil (about 50 drops).
Let your homemade laundry detergent cool down to room temperature. It will thicken into a white powder consistency.
Next, store your detergent in an airtight glass jar, away from pets or children.
Chickpea Crust Recipe
FOR THE PIZZA BASE
⅔ cup (93 g) chickpea (garbanzo bean) flour
¼ cup (32 g) tapioca starch/flour
1 tablespoon dried herbs (I like a combination of oregano and basil)
½ teaspoon kosher salt
⅛ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
¾ cup (6 fluid ounces) lukewarm water
3 tablespoons (42 g) extra virgin olive oil
½ ounce Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese grated or ground
Place a 10-inch cast iron or other heavy-bottom saucepan over medium-high heat, and add the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil. Heat the oil until rippling.
Pour in the batter and shake and spread it out into an even layer. Top with the sliced tomatoes (cut side up), shredded and/or shaved cheeses, pepper and herbs.
Cover the pan and allow the pizza to cook until set in the center and browned on the underside (5 to 7 minutes).
Uncover the pan and place under your oven’s broiler. Cook until the top is browned and bubbling (about 3 minutes).
Remove from the oven and transfer the pizza to a wire rack to cool for a moment, until the cheese sets.
Transfer the pizza to a flat cutting surface, slice it into 6 pieces and serve warm.
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I really apologize about the cicada sounds everyone! They are finally gone and will not be impacting the audio anymore 🙂
I thought that sounded familiar. Lol I am having the same issue at my house they are noisy this year. Don’t worry about the sound on your video we can still hear you just fine😃
I really enjoy your content. God bless you and your family xx
It sounds relaxing to me because I only hear them late at night here 😂
It sounded naturey and nice to me :)
Love is the main ingredient in your delicious meals!! For your kids being healthier - maybe look into DIY echinacea angustifolia dried root tincture (susun weed) as very effective - mix 1-3 dropper-fulls (depending on weight) in a bit of tea or water (maybe lemon also to hide taste) 3-5 times a day till well. also hydrogen peroxide (3%) finger rubbed around and in ears at first sign of illness very helpful to head things off (dr mer co la). Real garlic and ginger very effective but harder to get kids to take. i think whatever you do for them with love will work!
These comments are driving me nuts! Anna explained in a comment that most years, they make between 20-30k, which IS below the poverty line for a family of 4. She's explained that she thrifts and doesn't spend a whole lot. Her home is filled with nice things. But you can get nice things at the thrift store or garage sales. Just because her home doesn’t look like a shack doesn't mean she's being disingenuous about living below the poverty line. In her state. In the US.
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I just found her channel and I love it, we’re ‘poor’ and so is pretty much everyone around us in our area in the south. But I love seeing other people make their homes beautiful with little money or using what they have already. Thrift stores and yard sales have SO MANY treasures!! The love and care you put into your space shows. We live in a tiny 20 year old mobile home but over the years have made it so cozy and it’s my favorite place to be. ❤️
It’s crazy how people put a “look” on being poor. I went to a food bank and they had different tables set up. I approached a table to see what they were offering and the lady got loud with me and said “This is for the homeless people”. She really upset me. I asked her if she could please tell me what allows her to believe I’m not homeless! Was I supposed to have a certain look?!? I have never went back there again.
@@thesun-N-moon8885Never heard anyone say this as I was homeless about a decade ago. Perhaps it was personal hygiene items. Or food that requires no cooking for the homeless or others who do not have cooking facilities or prefer not to cook. When I was housed, all of the food banks have some kind of system where they offer or inquire if I preferred foods not needing to be cooked. At that point, was happy to have a stove-oven, not much of a cook then, yet always made myself a hot beverage in the mornings, and finally at a point, thankful and grateful to enjoy being able to cook a simple meal. That lady was either intentionally rude, or got her messages mixed up by someone else. Sorry you had to go through this.
I'm sorry to hear it felt so abrupt or forced. Funny how one person's heart must have been to try to save things for those who need it but another tried to enforce it but seemed to have such a different demeanor. Hope you can have some better interactions in the future! @thesun-N-moon8885
Crazy how some people are gatekeeping poverty in the comments. I grew up well below the poverty line and my mom made our house beautiful with things she found on the street and paint. She also worked very hard to keep our house and yard very neat and clean.
No kidding. My dad and mom made sure we had good places to live and what we needed and we never even knew we were poor.
Not,gatekeeping,KEEPING IT REAL😂
Poverty is not something you gatekeep. Either you are or not
I’m 80 n my husband is 84 ,we always lived below our income.We didn’t build our house until we were in our fifties.People my husband worked with couldn’t believe we could afford such a nice home.Good thing about our home it’s always been payed for.
As a wife also in corporate america, these videos are always intriguing to me. I luckily work from home full time and get to do all the things now considered "traditional wife". Feeding my family, keeping a clean calm and peaceful home, growing our own fruit and veggies and becoming more self sustainable etc. Even though we are well above poverty level, we wear used clothes, make our own bread and make things frim scratch and our own cleaning products etc. Goodwill and a sewing machine are my faves, dollar store seeds and dirt are my go to, using kitchen scraps to start your veggies and fruit as well! Eggs shells and used coffee grounds, compost tea and exchanging meals and plants with neighbors. Hubby wants chickens but we swap garden grown produce for fresh eggs currently. Also, you can totally sew a quick and easy duvet with goodwill fabric . Super easy if you can sew a button. I admire thr lifestyle and know that, even wives that work full time are enjoying these lifestyles. Thanks for the tips from a non "traditional wife" just being a homemaker and working at the same time. I love it!
The premise of your comment is nonsensical, as *homemaking is a full time job* . Logically, you can't work two full times jobs and do each to the best of your ability. So, whether you give 100% to your job or not, you are not giving 100% to raising your home.
That's awesome!
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@@MarkelBeverley Well said!
Found 100% linen duvet originally from west elm at a thrift store for about $15! Still one of my favorite finds to this day!
What an unbelievable find! I can totally relate to how exciting that is!
Find yards with beautiful perennials. Walk along with your children and stop to admire then if anyone is around, ask if they'll share. Especially look for retired folks working in the yards. Used to be that's how everybody got their plants. Sharing and connecting are blessings of living frugally. God provides.
Bought a pack of Aubretia seeds a while ago, small ground cover perennials in a pretty blue, put a row along the front of borders under about an inch of soil in spring. Will need to water them through the first summer but after that they just do their own thing! Pack of 500 for a couple of dollars.... It doesn't have to be expensive. Marigolds will self seed and spread every year.. There are loads of seeds around that are perennial.
Anna, thank you for being open about how little you all make and the Lord still takes care of you all and provides for your needs. It is extremely encouraging to me as we navigate a low income season of our life as well. I appreciate the honesty. I find that a lot of youtubers and content creators create very unrealistic content flaunting their wealth, and it's hard not to feel discouraged. So thank you! ❤
I would love a budgeting video to support this concept! It looks like your family owns their home, which is a massive expense saving versus having a large mortgage. So I'm really curious how you choose to steward your funds towards what you have!!
Im trying to get away from the overwhelming content social media has, if you know what i mean. Im so glad i found your account. It's so calming and so real. Its so difficult finding people that show their real life on the Internet, and i miss the days when we were ourselves in here and not chase after clout. ❤
It’s not about money or money saving. This is simply a beautiful way of natural and simple sustainable homemaking❤ I’d love to try the laundry detergent recipe.
This is the first video of yours I’ve watched and I’m obsessed! I am a young Christian mama of 3. My husband is a great provider but we certainly aren’t rich. We live below our means. I love slow living and cooking from scratch and thrifting too!! Can’t wait to watch all your videos ❤😊
Aw, welcome sister!! ♥️ so glad you’re here!
I love this! I started the first half of my adult life in poverty as a single mom with two kids and now later in life the past six years. Most people don’t know I live in poverty and due to health am unable to work a pt job. But I make it all work. And my life is good. I make all my own food from scratch, garden, spend time caring and homemaking my home inside and outside. I thrift and rarely purchase new unless its something I have saved for a long time. Just because you have a lovely home doesn’t mean you have a lot of money. It just means you know how to make due and care for what you do have. Anna, thank you for sharing. Yes, this can be done. A quality life with God as our center.
Get a few rosemary cuttings from a friend and put them in water. You'll have roots in 2 weeks. Plant these in small pots till they grow larger , then put them in the flower bed. They are green year round and smell great.
Such a great idea! You all are the best. I think that combined with the sweet asylum seeds someone else mentioned would be a beautiful combo!
Basil cuttings can be propagated in water as well :) but they aren’t perennial
Sage is actually very nice too and nice for cooking! But be careful because it tends to become huge :) Melissa is nice too
Not sure if anyone mentioned this already, but elderberry syrup changed our lives when our kids were little, Especially during the winter months. We made our own because it’s much cheaper that way and my kiddos took a spoonful daily.
Taking care of what you have is such a good lesson for your littles ❤️
When we stopped sharing toothpaste tubes, our family colds, etc. stopped. We went from all 4 getting sick, to only 1 or 2. Try it.
This sounds like wisdom! Not sure if it’ll help the kids who are in each others booger faces all day 🤭 but definitely could help the spread among adults!
We have our own individual toothpaste as well. Even my husband and I. We started practicing the method 4 yrs ago and it really helps cut down on spreading germs.
You are an inspiration, I became a wife last year and we are both students with a little 9 month old boy (in Europe though, so we don't have student loans thank the Lord). Seeing your video helps a lot🤍 new subscriber here :)
I just want to say I haven’t found anyone on you tube who talks about Jesus biblically and with homemaking as peaceful and encouraging as you. I know it is the work of God and Glory to him because of it. I personally have no woman speaking into my life about God and how to live and I watch your videos daily since I found u to encourage me in my motherhood and biblical role model as a wife and mother and how to act or be content. I can’t thank you enough for using Gods word to help me be strengthened in doing my chores and life. I don’t feel so alone. Thank you God bless
Another woman I’ve found like her is Milena Ciciotti, they remind me of each other a lot!
And heavenly minded home🥰
Lea @ Little house on the mountain is also very similar
Thousands of roots might be your cup of tea as well
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Soap nuts, bicarbonate of soda, lemons, they all clean clothes & dishes and also if u bottle it, it will clean ur whole house, no harsh chemicals. Win. They are cheap and effective.
Also using white vinegar, making scratch ginger from orange peels, and air drying!
I applaud you for staying home with your children despite not having a ton of money. It shows its really not about money, it's about priorities! Also I would have been nervous about that thin consistency crust as well but it turned out so well, I'll have to try it!
Some moms do work because they need to, so their children not live in crime ridden neighborhoods and are not just eating sandwiches or rice or plain spaghetti. reason.
@@holyexperience1976and those mamas are blessed too. Not everyone can or should homeschool. I don’t think they meant any shade at working mamas (or papas!), but more of an encouragement for the mama who does stay home and makes sacrifices too. We all do have to make sacrifices in some way or other it seems and it’s always nice to know other people understand why one might choose one way over another.
Looks like a busy day and the pizza looked great ...it's always nice to visit your day and all your ways of being on tract with your cost of idems ...God bless you and family ❤
This was so soothing! Thanks for sharing your day of homemaking.
It seems like despite being low income that you make an effort to feed your family healthy food. I would love to hear or see how you manage the cost of groceries especially quality food. I’m a new wife, relatively new Christian, new to homemaking was never taught as a child and also homeschooling. I am struggling to keep all our groceries and supplies to 150 a week. For family of 4 also.
Thank you for the feedback! I love hearing what you all are interested in and keep a list for future videos ♥️
@@AnnaDysett Yes it would be so wonderful to see how to manage the groseries... We are a christian family of 4 and it seems impossible to buy food for the week on a budget, it's so expensive! Will be waiting for the video so much.
Thanks for keeping it real Anna. By the way your home looks warm and lovely. ❤
Thank you! 🤗
I have been making my own laundry detergent for years. 1 bar of zote soap shredded,1 box borax, 1 box washing soda, 1 cup of baking soda. You can put the scent beads if you want but we like the clean smell it has. You also need to add white vinegar in your rinse cycle with most homemade detergents. It helps with build up and sanitizes your clothes and makes them softer. Most of my house is used furniture or hand me downs and definitely thrift stores and garage sales. The older stuff lasts longer 😊 the pizza looked really yummy.
Ooo thank you so much! I only have a bleach and fabric softener slot. Would I put the vinegar into the fabric softener opening?
Thank you for the recipe.
Hi, Anna!
That pizza looks delicious!😍 My husband and I are also trying to eat healthier and gluten free.
Life is all about choices and priorities and like it says in Titus 2:5, we have to be busy at home and manage what God gives us the best way we can.
And that means taking good care of our finances and the way we spend our money.😉
Have a blessed weekend!❤🙏
I have lived in poverty and have always had my flowers. Seed packets of flowers r cheap and fun to grow. One of my favorite flowers that were cheap, easy and prolific bloomers is zinnias, u should give them a try 🙂
You can try cauliflower pizza crust. Riced cauliflower, cup mozzarella cheese and egg. Bake it until done and add toppings.
Thanks for the reminder of that one too! I used to make those often, and can’t remember why I stopped!
So encouraging to see someone else who makes a narrow laundry closet work (but much better than me lol).
My mother grew up in Brazil. I remember her telling me a story of a young couple in her church. They got married in their teens and they were extremely poor. Their house had a compacted red clay floor, meaning the red dirt was pressed down to create the floor of their house. The wife would take plastic shopping bags and use them to create doilies, floor mats, and other decorative crochet elements for their home. My mom said their house was so cute and lovely. It's amazing what a little creativity and resourcefulness can produce when you choose to be content with what you have.
Thanks for a very interesting video. Since my wife became very ill I do everything in the house. It's been a steep learning curve, and really appreciate all the tips. Thank you and best of luck. ( Ignore the haters. They live to bring others down)
Thank you so much for your kind words and encouragement. Praying for your strength, patience, and love as you care for your wife in this difficult season ♥️
Caregiving is such a challenge, isn't it? Hope your wife is doing well. Don't forget to take care of yourself, it's easy to give until you are totally depleted. Praying for you and your wife.
@@sandy-pf9bb Thanks for your kind words.
@@AnnaDysett Thank you. Very kind of you.
@@sandy-pf9bb Thank you. Much appreciated.
I found a covet and the down filling for $5.00 then s few years ago i another cover witch is good for winter months. The first one is reversable,stripes on one side and circles on the other in brown greens and blues then found the brown pillows on sale $3.00 each. Plus body pillows for $10.00 each and sheet sets gifted. Plus i buy the sheets for making my blouses and dresses and king sized pillow case too match for aprons.
I used to make my own laundry powder. I have not done that in a long time. I used to use pink ZOTE soap from Mexico to make it pretty. Most grocery stores carry it. I should maybe try doing that again. I’m still working on finished a giant bottle of Ecos liquid laundry soap I bought at my local Grocery Outlet some time ago.
This is my new favorite channel. 💗🙏🕊 God's grace and peace unto you, sister.
Thank you so much for sharing. Very inspiring. Just lovely.
Our family is like that too regards to someone getting sick.
So glad we aren’t the only ones! We are dealing with another run right now 🫣
I can’t stress enough how easy and cheap it is to direct sow flower and vegetable seeds outside right after Mother’s Day. It typically rains a lot during the spring so you can sow whole beds of beautiful pollinator flowers to enhance your yard. The US especially is very in need of pollinator plants because we need to feed the bees and butterflies. Their numbers are so low because we constantly clear out the natural areas of land to make way for more housing. If they die, we die. We need them pollinating our food sources or we all go extinct together. So cozy beautiful cottage style gardens are important everywhere that we can put them. You can find seeds really inexpensively at dollar stores. And you can also work in food crops into the landscape design right up around your house. I have cottage garden flowers mixed in with tomato plants and peppers also started from seed because it’s so much cheaper for so many more plants. Things are just scattered here and there as I wanted. I have a whole pile of garden vegetables on the table right now that I need to process and bag up for freezing. I won’t have to purchase vegetables for most of the winter months because I’m either pressure canning them in an electric pressure cooker or blanching and freezing them. Some plants are quite beautiful in the landscape too. Rainbow swiss chard is gorgeous to look at. I have Brussel sprouts planted and it’s a big leafy green plant. (All started from seed packets). I bought dollar store stacked planters ($1.25 each!) and grew all my culinary herbs next to my door for easy cutting before dinner is cooked. I have a bushy stevia plant for free healthy sweetener in our sun tea jug. Clip and wash off, and in it goes. I have potted mint and lemon balm for the same reason. (Never plant mint of any kind directly in the ground because it spreads like wildfire and you can’t get rid of it). Anyway I hope this helps. You can also check facebook marketplace locally to see if anyone is giving away free plants. A ton of free plants get put up because people want them dug up and removed for free because they don’t want to mess with them anymore or someone else planted it prior to them moving in. So freebies are available more often than not as long as you’re willing to go dig them yourself.
Vinegar is a great way to run throughout the last rinse. Softens too.
vinegar is a good dishwasher boost too
How much do you put in?
Yesss we make our laundry detergent as well and love it! So much cheaper too👏🏼👏🏼 My grandma taught my mom who taught me
If you have a Lowe’s near you go to the clearance plant section. Often times they just need water. I got drift roses and they filled out my front planter.
Thank you so much for sharing! I’ve received so many great tips on how to better our front area, and I’m excited to try them when the summer heat cools down!
I’ve been making my own laundry detergent for 10 years (powder not liquid) I’ll never use anything else. I make enough for a year and it saves us hundreds a year!
I’d love your recipe! Some have mentioned borax is not the greatest so I feel like I might be back to the drawing board.
@@AnnaDysettI use borax in mine, never had any issues. One box of washing soda, one big box of baking soda, one box of borax, one large container of oxiclean, 3 bars (grated) fels naptha, one pink zote soap bar, and one white (grated). Mix all together and store. The scoop in the oxiclean is good to use, the first line on it is enough for a full load, about 1/4th of a cup. Use 1/8th a cup for a half load.
I can attest to that!!! God chooses the poor, and lifts them up. What people see in our poor homes is the blessings of God.
You should sprout sweet potato slips and fill your “flower” beds with beautiful vines that provide food. If you’re in an area that would support that. We do sweet potato vines and grow basils and some pepper plants together amongst the vines. If I can’t eat it or make a home remedy with it, I don’t plant it. I also planted a mini fig and a pomegranate in those areas. Lots of options to make beautiful but useful “flower beds”
If you go on local forum s u can ask if anyone has any plants to dig up or dug up they want to pass on that you Can transplant to your front yard garden that wil come back yr after yr
I think we feel that we need more landscape because what we see others have. I always have to think “ Would I feel like I had enough if there wasn’t anyone to compare with?” The answer is almost always yes!!!!
Absolutely!! I love this perspective so much. Thank you 🥹♥️
I grew up like this it's not as glorious as she is making it
For landscaping inexpensively, see if you have a Wild Ones native plant group in your area. A lot of chapters hold free seed and plant giveaways. Plus, the native plants will need way less water and attention than most exotic plants from a nursery would.
@annadysett thinking about your landscape. Did you know that you could go get “starts” from other people’s plants that you like. You just need a little bit and they will start growing in your yard and make new plants. Totally free. Some people actually appreciate it because some plants start to get too big and they need to cut them down or pull out some anyway.
I love this idea. My mother in law has quite a green thumb now thinking about it.. I should probably go poke around her gardens. I know she wouldn’t mind!
Remember that at that income level you don’t pay taxes and do qualify for many discount programs. For example where I live, families with incomes under 60k get 30% off electric bill. They also qualify for free school breakfasts and lunches, transportation discounts, etc. it does make things a bit easier.
I also heard borax will destroy a new washing machine! Love your videos!
Thank you so much for letting me know! I’ll have to do some research because I was using some borax with my whites for years before making my own. Now I’m all kinds of confused 🫣😝
@@AnnaDysettyeah I only add it to specialty loads, maybe you can find another detergent recipe that omits it?
@@Ama.921 for sure!
You don’t look like you live below poverty your house looks nice and modern!
Thank you so much! We’ve spent most of our years together living between 20-30k and have been blessed even with that amount. My husband got this little house roughly 15 years ago as a foreclosure for only $60k. He spent so much of his savings cleaning it up and making it look nice - but there is still a lot of work to do. The past 8 years or so we have used resources like return wholesales and thrifting to give it some character on our tight budget. 🙂
@@AnnaDysett wow I would have never guessed I thought you guys were slightly above average pay since you stay home full time. Way to give up a lot and sacrifice to be there for your kids and take care of of your home. You will be blessed and receive many rewards in heaven for the sacrifice and obeying the Lord amen!
@@AnnaDysettyour house is so pretty. My mum was a full time home maker and my father was mentally ill a lot so we never had much money but our home was always clean and pretty. Kids don’t want stuff, they want their mummy xx
Poverty looks very different in the Western world.😂😂😂
@@RaysIrishmumthis isn’t what poverty actually looks like. No offense to the content creator but this isn’t reality for most living below poverty. Most can’t get approved for a $60000 loan and we cant afford $150 duvet, even on our anniversary. We don’t do gifts for eachother because it’s just not worth it. Also they own their house. You are not living below the poverty line if you own your house. It’s tiresome watching TH-camrs who say they are living below the poverty line when in reality they just don’t have the same bills as the rest of us. I’m not mad that they have all this but it’s not a fair comparison.
Gosh these comments are harsh.
❤ loved the video. Nice example how if you have space and availability of produce you can live well on little.
It’s TH-cam 🤪 it’s okay. It takes a lot to hurt my feelings and I realize peoples hatefulness really has nothing to do with me. Thanks for being so kind though! ♥️
I would suggest spending $10 on herbal seeds (or you can find them for free at libraries, seed exchanges, neighbors, and some seed companies will give seeds if you ask). You can gro those plants in your landscape and they will also benefit your health. Mullein is excellent for anything lung or mucus related (and the plant grows wild, but you want something no sprayed with chemical or vehilce exhaust). We use the dry leaved in teas anytime a sniffle begins. Sage, oregano, lemon balm, rosemary, etc. All lovely plants, good for the body, and grow well in regular soil. God bless!
Thank you so much!! When is the best test to plant these? Spring?
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I should have spell checked that post before pushing send. 😆
If you don't have a grow light for inside then spring is best. Some take a year or two to get good growth on them. You could also look in your area for a greenhouse that sells herbs or craigslist or marketplace for neighbors that may have some to share. Calendula, chamomile, elecampe will all have lovely flowers and are medicial and all 3 are super easy to grow from seed. Just keep the soil moist (not sopping) until they sprout. You'll find lots of help on youtube also.
Just found your lovley videos and subbed! Excited to be an OG ! 🎉❤
Aw, welcome!! So happy you are here! 🤗♥️
Sourdough is also a greay alternative as it breaks down gluten :)
Thank you - I didn’t know that! I’m still trying to get my hands on a starter!
You can make your own if necessary. Farmhouseonboone is great ressource for all things sourdough ! 😊 @@AnnaDysett
I am working on making my space feel more cozy and like home. I want to appreciate what I already have because it could be worse. I live in a tiny duplex made from a trailer and it is beautiful. Small kitchen and living room. Small bed room and bathroom with a shower. I wash my baby in a storage container but he loves it. He is five now. We all still share a bed. I always complain about wanting more, and that may be why I am still where I am. It's been so hard to just be myself and do what makes me happy because I've been trying to conform to society and what I see around me. Or do what others deem to be right for me. I'm learning to let go and let God. I would love to pour more of myself into making it feel like home.
Amen 🕊️ you are doing great!
I know US is extremly expensive, and I am not sure what it means to live below poverty line? I never pay attention to it, I think your house and mindset is not of poverty . I looks as you are so humble and greetfull, which is not prevelent among the rich.
I own almost nothing yet but to cloths, yarn for knitting, I recently was given too much stuff from the grandma that passed so I don't know what to do with so much stuff, i am not build for it....
The poverty line is a $ amount of income that is the minimum amount needed to live to a certain standard in a given area. It’s calculated on the number of people in the household and in our area your income can exceed the six figures annually and still be under the poverty line.
My kiddos are 21 months, 7, 12, and 16. Someone always seems to be sick with something lol. When you have a little in the house and they go anywhere (like nursery at church) they are just passing the germs back and forth like crazy. Then the bigger your family gets, the more chances you have of people being sick!
So glad I’m not alone!
Hello dearest Anna, thank you for sharing! We live in Wine Country California where two thirds of my husbands salary goes for our rent, so I understand the challenges with current inflation and also how us "Proverbs 31 women" need to plan meals and budget wisely.
Our front grass died and after my husband painted the house, the yard looks horrible!!😳 So we had a few people come out and estimate what it would cost to fix it up decently as our land lords won't do it. The cost was over five thousand!!!😳 No way for us!! So we are just going to put yard cloth in and gravel the top ourselves, but we can't even afford to do that now!! Be careful of any home made detergents which includes Boraxo. It will ruin the new washing machines. Tried it, and within a few months we had to pay someone to come out and clean out the clogs and put in new parts.
I’ve never been to Cali but my husband claims it’s my ideal weather all the time 😅 maybe one day! What a shame about your lawn! Especially after the paint job!
Thanks for the heads up on the borax! That is soo good to know! What are you using instead now?
I used to live in Napa Valley as well. Grew up there, actually. But I moved away a couple years after I got married, we relocated to alabama and been living there ever since. If you are blessed enough to continue living in the expensive wine country/Bay Area without having to get a job (only needing one income) then that is absolutely wonderful and kudos to you both. But.....sometimes you have to move to where the cost of living is better and more easily allows you and your spouse to live on his income and still afford to have kids while you stay at home. And there is no shame in that, none at all. Just remember, moving is always an option if need be.
Have you tried soap nuts? I've never tried them, but heard they're pretty good for laundry and reusable.
I have tried soap nuts. After several washes it seemed like our clothes were not only not getting clean - but had a really musty smell that it took forever to get rid of. My mother in law uses them though and she likes them! Maybe she’s just not as stinky as us 🙈😝
Anyone know what state she lives in?
As a woman in my 50s with grown children, I too am often accused of having money because I thrift or upcycle found items and keep things minimal, "make do and mend". Your tips are simple and easily applied. God provides. It took time, for me, but slowly, over the years I found my contentment. I am truly grateful for living a quiet, slow life and feel blessed. I subscribed today to your channel and feel refreshed to see kind, honest and simple living in contrast to the worldliness that is often pushed. Thank you
Do they “live” below the poverty line or “make” below the poverty line?
Homemade laundry seems great until it starts building up in the laundry causing it to need to be stripped etc. Ugh. Not worth it to me.
Usually homemade laundry is SOAP, not detergent. You definitely have to be careful. It can void your warranty on your washing machine.
I think it is easy to live with less in the event that the house is paid off.
I live below the poverty line, have a huge family, live in a trailer with the ceiling cracked and the floor dubious in places. I can’t afford to buy a home or move, and yet everyone who makes way more than we do calls us rich because we have some savings. Like ya’ll, I didn’t go to a restaurant or movies or buy jewelry or a purse or anything for myself besides necessities for 20 years.
People’s perception of wealth is goofy.
Hi I usually don’t comment but I would really recommend not using borax as a laundry detergent. Borax is actually illegal in the EU because it’s considered a hormonal disrupting chemical and could harm babies during pregnancy. Please be careful
I wanted to make my own laundry detergent as well however I couldn’t find any borax in Germany. Then I found out it’s illegal
Wow, you guys! Thanks so much for the insight! I’m so grateful!
Watched a chemist about borax. It was interesting. The chemical is not scary. Just do some research on the chemical.
I found an 8 quart stockpot for under $9 at Walmart today, perfect size to make this.
I’m curious how much more I need for a large load of laundry? I’m thinking not very much..
@@101Sarahsaurus that’s a great deal! about 1/4 cup 🤗
Everyone should just utilise their search engine to look up what poverty line means and it varies between states, countries, or even by the World Bank definition. If Anna, the video creator, says they're living below the poverty line then they are. I know what she means because I'm also in a similar situation. I have my own income but it still is not a comfortable one, and by the region I live in, it's either super low income or straight out below the poverty.
Also, in other comments she mentioned about filling the home (giving it characters) takes about 8 years and her house isn't paid off. If you're well-off you know it won't take that long to furnish your house here and there.
lovely! 🤍
I don’t remember being able to afford natural peanut butter and chia seeds making $30k a year.
Really? What were you eating?
@@AnnaDysett Most people living below the actual poverty line are eating high carb processed garbage to stretch their food stamps, like Kraft mac and cheese and ramen noodles
I got peanut butter from a food pantry and I had a friend give me a bunch of chia seeds because she wanted to go on a health kick then lost interest. She also gave me a bunch of quinoa, and herbal teas. Also a lot of low income people have food assistance.
we also live below the poverty line. The food bank often gives out peanut butter, and many people donate natural types. And, chia seeds are VERY cheap.
If you go to sprouts to the bulk bins, you can get a couple weeks for the chia seeds for only a few bucks. You can make it yourself again going to, but if you bucks for a couple weeks worth of peanuts and blend.
Love your videos, you are doing a wonderful job❤ 2:50
My got one but the batterys have too be replaced. And yes it is light weight too.
The children are building up their immune systems. Thats why they keep having “little “ illnesses
Exactly. It’s all normal and little illnesses are ok!
Yaall eveehtjing she has _looks_ like it's thrift not sure why y'all can't see that. Also you can make everything look gorgeous. A pretty vintage photo flowers from the garden repurposed jars for vases it's a. Matter of aesthetic and making do from little. You can still have an organized and beutifull home no matter how rich or poor you are it's also about priorities. Are you ganna priorities a mess or use your few dollars or coins for the things you need. You _can_ do it. Just have to improvise lol
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You are my favorite TH-camr🩷 it is a breath of fresh air seeing a normal person living the life i want. Not someone who’s making 300k a year with a massive unattainable home. Of course, those are still lovely to look at. But i love seeing everyday people’s lives.
@@FrankGutowski-ls8jt you know not everyone buys things new, right? I saw a working fridge exactly like hers at my local goodwill. It was at most 100 dollars. People get things from family, friends, facebook market place, church charity, and more. Just because someone isn’t living in squalor doesn’t not mean they cannot be “poor.”
@@FrankGutowski-ls8jt you replied to my comment…why would i need to be a “youtube cheerleader” when you went out of your way to reply to me
@@FrankGutowski-ls8jt 300k a year is just getting by??? Where??? Maybe in nyc. Nowhere normal in America do you need more than 300k to live comfortably if you know how to budget your money.
@@FrankGutowski-ls8jt youre the one trying to cause problems in yt comments…i think that makes you the busy body
Even what she has is so unattainable for many of us ....
I don’t think you should serve chia seeds raw. They need blended or added to water/juice/etc first.
Do you know if the homemade detergent would work for cloth diapers? That’s been one of my biggest hesitations with switching to homemade 😅
I can say when I was using natural store bought stuff.. I hated it and it was expensive. It didn’t work at all and our clothes smelt musty. You could always make a half batch and see how it goes. I’d be shocked if you didn’t like it - even with something as yucky as a cloth diaper.
Beautiful video Anna ❤
I love a simple lifestyle I always wanted to stay home. My youngest is disabled so I have to have double insurance to cover her needs with means two jobs
Sending you prayers and love❤
Anna, when you decided to live for Jesus did you eventually see your husband become like Jesus? I need testimonies for my faith.
When I decided to live for Jesus, I found myself more concerned about my own convictions, behavior, and relationship with God rather than focusing on my husband and his. However, in doing that I do believe He saw my transformation and it did encourage Him greatly. He certainly became more disciplined himself in so many areas very quickly. It was beautiful to watch without having to really say anything to him. I still pray all the time that the Lord help him become the best spiritual leader he can be for us. At the end of the day though, we are still both sinners and working with the Holy Spirit daily to be better ♥️
Praying for you! Lean on the Lord. 1 Peter 3
I was a believer when I met my husband and he said he was not sure and leaned towards no.
I’m a firm believer we should respect that we have free will and I trust in God to guide me so I prayed and prayed a lot about this man who I felt was my intended but I was sure I could not live and raise children with an unbeliever. One day we were in a scary situation and out in the middle of nowhere with no hope of help. He was frazzled and I told him to stop worrying because I was praying and it was distracting me from it and all would be well, he would see. I was not sure how but I knew it would be ok. Maybe 20 mins later help arrived and both my hubby and the help were shook when they talked and help has suddenly felt an urge to drive to this out in nowhere place when they should be going home. They both cried and my hubby became a believer that day. He struggles sometimes with things like trusting in The Lord instead of himself, but we all have our struggles. God truly has always been so good to me and there is no reason for it, I am no one special or any better than anyone else. I wonder if it is because I have something here to do that He keeps me going through so much or if maybe through my child God’s will will be helped along. I may never know but I am thankful and even if I had no help or blessings I would still love The Lord because He cleans my sins so that I can have hope of eternal life where I can worship God in love and no more cares of this world or our flesh. It seems so wonderful, I can not hardly wait.
The mist of my long text is if you have a husband who is on the fence or way out in some foreign pasture instead of the own with the Good Shepherd, pray for him. Be a good example of how faith is important to you and how it changes your life for the better. How it makes you the wife he loves and holds dear. Hopefully this will help him, but if not, you still honor The Lord and you don’t stress and let it cause strife too much in your marriage. Remember God is the one who makes the seeds grow.. we just plant them.
Be careful using borax on colored clothes because it does dull the colors .
The trick to not being sick all the time is skipping all the shots and minimal sugar/mostly meat/real food. I have 3!
New subscriber here
How much of your laundry detergent do you use for a load?
about a 1/4 cup per load 🙂
@@AnnaDysett thank you!
$150 for a duvet is not poverty living. I was homeless with two children years ago. I know what poverty is.
Wow, 20,000 USD would be considered upper middle class here. In the Philippines, the poverty line is around 3000 USD annual. I'm not saying you're not below the poverty line where you are, just that it seems like a different world.
Wow, thanks for sharing. You are absolutely right though. Western worlds are totally different worlds. Just looking up the average house price in the Philippines is around 74k whereas the average in the US is around 416k.
Looking UP 😃 JESUS is coming so soon. God bless and protect you 🙏🏻❤
Hey love just wanted to share a quick tip about chia seeds. I used to eat them like that drizzled on my food and have had them get stuck between my gums/teeth and my dentist was so mad at me haha! the proper way to eat chia seeds is to soak them in water in a mason jar and stir or shake for a few min and store in the fridge to let them expand fully. (1/4 cup seeds to 1 cup liquid or more if you want a thinner consistency) After that you can use them as usual as a topping or in smoothies. They aren't meant to be eaten dry like poppy seeds. P.S soaking any seed, nut, or grain is a good habit anyway cause it makes the nutrients more bioavailable
Wow how different look the poverty line in different countries. I wished My poverty line looked like yours. 😊
I think she needs to explain the difference between poverty and and living on a low income in a paid off house. Poverty in western culture is still pretty comfortable if you’re careful. Or you become homeless. But she is not really an example of poverty in America.
@@hermonorossco7988 our home is not paid off.. so you are making assumptions. I do agree that we are living far more comfortable than most living with an extremely low income. I never claimed we were suffering below the poverty line. I simply made a statement that the amount of money we make qualifies as below the poverty line according to the state.
Sorry but the stainless steal fridge and stackable washer and dryer say otherwise. You people are being snowed.
I'm confused about how you are below the poverty line? A lot of places now pay $15/hr. If your husband were to work 50hrs/ week, that is nearly 40k a year.
The state that I live in low income for a family of 4 is anything below $55,900. Poverty is anything below $43,000.
40k is enough for 1 person, not 4
Not you actually trying to clap at someone about their income. Get that outta here, and leave the channel if you’re just looking to start a fight.
@@mallorysplace303I think it’s a valid question.
@@mallorysplace303pretty normal question, why being rude?
nothing about your lifestyle/home say you’re where you claim financially
It's amazing what people can achieve with buying things second hand and grabbing perfectly good things off of the side of the road that the more prilaged throw out. Some people choose to prioritize their smaller income on items for their home and use food assistance to ensure they are eating well balanced meals and buy simple cheap clothes that would look good on anyone no matter their income, check your assumption that you make about others by their appearance and what they are greatful to have 😁 Assuming you know for example what a homeless person "should" look like is what causes prejudice ❤
Duvet cover for 100? Don't think that's below the poverty line, I don't spend that on a duvet cover, and we are only two.
Luckily that your personal decision to prioritize what you spend your small amount of money on ❤ different people can make different choices 😁
You save more in the long run by investing in more expensive, higher quality linens because you don't have to replace them as often and or buy extra items because cheap stuff doesn't do the job it claims to.
Same goes for clothes and shoes. You are probably spending far more than she does by buying cheap. Unless it's an emergency, you are far better off saving for higher quality stuff.
I didn’t see anything about poverty. But hey, there’s two of us living on 12,000 a year and I wouldn’t buy a hundred dollar duvet cover if I claimed poverty
I think you need to educate yourself on what poverty means since it looks very different for people in different living situations, it isn't one definition. It costs way different amounts to love in California vs Utah for example. While your income is likely way below the poverty line where you live that doesn't mean that her saying she is below the poverty line in general where she lives isn't true 😒 also if you want to play the your poverty isn't important because I'm worse off game the fact that you even have the ability to watch this video and post on it means you at least have access to the internet so you can't be that bad off 😁 (that obviously isn't relevant and doesn't matter but it doesn't feel very good either does it 😉)
This Little House on the Prairie cosplay is cracking me up.
@@bcragin I don’t think it counts as cosplay if you wear a feminine dress daily and put an apron on to protect it. It’s called being a woman.. but I do understand that most people are so out of touch with what that actually means.
What an unkind thing to say! Better not to say anything than to open your mouth and appear “stupid “. I don’t like to ever say that about anyone but your comment was thoughtless. This woman oozes beauty, modesty and a love for God. All traits to be admired not ridiculed.
Property spiritual is worse than anything else.
Great video! The hissing sound is a bit distracting
So sorry! We had a season of thousands of cicadas! It was wild how loud they were even in the quiet of my home! Thank goodness they are gone now 😝
@@AnnaDysett oh no!! Haha I’m glad they’re gone now!
I grew up below the poverty line… this ain’t it. She’s cosplaying. There’s a culture in poverty that people of a certain socioeconomic class share. She’s not hitting those cultural markers.
You can lose a good income and have to accept a low paying job. Doesn't mean you throw away all your stuff.
@@LS-um3zq Sure. It’s happened to me. Still not the case here. All I have to do is look at the food being used. Poor people do not shop like this. You can get close but not to this level
She doesn’t have to adhere to a common culture of poverty to survive below the poverty line. She’s good at homemaking that’s why her home looks well kept, that falls under a skill set more than a level of income.
Depends on what you care about and what poverty means in your area 😂 I grew up in a piss poor broke 7 person family, you need to check your assumptions about "just being able to tell" how people live and what they make by appearances just because your family don't eat like that doesn't mean hers cant while below the poverty line in her area 😒 find something better to do
Also "culture in poverty" 😂 no one has to act a certain way to prove their broke dude I've known people basically living on the streets and you never know by how they dressed themselves because they respected themselves and didn't just decide to look broke, not that everyone has the privilege. Again don't make assumptions and share your prejudice like it's truth even if it is from person experience 😁