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Living Dirt Cheap by the Canny Couple is for real families who want life to cost less without feeling deprived. We’re a debt‑free, one‑income family in rural Southwest Virginia, saving 50–60% of our income with smart pantry systems, grocery routines, and simple money habits you can copy, tweak, and make your own. Where We Work Hard, Live Simple, and Enjoy a Frugal Life Visit us at https://linktr.ee/thecannycouple or email us with questions/suggestions at [email protected]

Episode 13 - Lifestyle Inflation - Why You're Still Broke After a Pay Raise (The Raise Trap)

21 mins; March 29, 2026

Episode 12 - Buy Cheap, Pay Twice Frugal Living Mistakes That Actually Cost You More

18 mins; March 22, 2026

Episode 11 - Grandma Hacks That Still Work: 6 Frugal Living Tips to Slash Your Bills

25 mins; March 15, 2026

Episode 10 - We Tried Side Hustles AND Frugality — Here's What Actually Grew Our Savings

23 mins; March 08, 2026

Episode 9 - 9 Things Worth Spending Money On (Even When You're Frugal)

22 mins; March 01, 2026

Episode 8 - Why We Almost Quit Frugality

28 mins; February 22, 2026

Episode 7 - Stop Paying for “Easy” – The Hidden Cost of Convenience

39 mins; February 15, 2026

Episode 6 - Marriage on One Income -The Money Conversations That Save You Thousands

31 mins; February 08, 2026

Episode 5 - Boredom Spending Is Killing Your Budget - 7 Ways To Stop Online Impulse Buying

32 mins; February 01, 2026

Episode 4 - Is Being Frugal Embarrassing? How to Ditch the Shame & Live Dirt Cheap Confidently

31 mins; January 25, 2026

Episode 3 - Treat Your Savings Like a Bill - The Game-Changer for Your Budget

30 mins; January 18, 2026

Episode 2 - Our 2026 Budget Overhaul

22 mins; January 11, 2026

Episode 1 - Our Health Scare, Rebrand & Frugal Living That Actually Works

20 mins; January 04, 2026

Episode 126 - 2024 Goal Recap & 2025 Goals

32 mins; January 02, 2025

Episode 125 - Homesteading Against the Grain

26 mins; December 12, 2024

Episode 124 - November Homestead Frugal Tactics

36 mins; December 05, 2024

Episode 88 - Managing the Chaos and Uncontrolled

22 mins; December 02, 2024

Episode 87: Farm Wife, Sexy Life - Spending Money and Avoiding Regrets

18 mins; November 25, 2024

Episode 123 - Making Frugal Homesteading Work for You

30 mins; November 21, 2024

Episode 86: Farm Wife, Sexy Life - Decorating for the Holidays on a Budget

22 mins; November 18, 2024

Episode 122 - Save Money by Using Cost Analysis

36 mins; November 14, 2024

Episode 121 - Frugal Tips for Big Shopping Sales

37 mins; November 07, 2024

Episode 85: Farm Wife, Sexy Life -My Dream & Goal for Our Homestead

21 mins; November 04, 2024

Episode 120 - October Homestead Frugal Tactics

34 mins; October 31, 2024

Episode 84: Farm Wife, Sexy Life -Changing My Food Storage Setup

27 mins; October 28, 2024

Episode 119 - Managing Holiday Spending on a Budget

32 mins; October 24, 2024

Episode 83 - Project Planning for Cost Savings

31 mins; October 21, 2024

Episode 118 - Fall Plans on The Homestead

35 mins; October 17, 2024

Episode 82 - My Personal Struggles as a Mom

18 mins; October 14, 2024

Episode 117 - Hurricane Helene Preps Successes & Failures

42 mins; October 10, 2024

Episode 81: Farm Wife, Sexy Life - Financial Awareness in Your Relationship

30 mins; October 07, 2024

Episode 116 - September Homestead Frugal Tactics

36 mins; October 03, 2024

Episode 80: Farm Wife, Sexy Life - Fall on the Homestead - What I'm Doing Different

24 mins; September 30, 2024

Episode 115 - Bare Bones Budget Breakdown

36 mins; September 26, 2024

Episode 79: Farm Wife, Sexy Life - What I No Longer Spend Money On

28 mins; September 23, 2024

Episode 114 - Shifting from Two Incomes to One

39 mins; September 19, 2024

Episode 78: Farm Wife, Sexy Life - Creating a Game Plan for Fall-Winter 2024

28 mins; September 16, 2024

Episode 113 - Do Your Own Research

45 mins; September 12, 2024

Episode 77: Farm Wife, Sexy Life - My Homesteading Journey

29 mins; September 09, 2024

Episode 112 - Financial Lessons We Have Learned

45 mins; September 05, 2024

Episode 76: Farm Wife, Sexy Life - Finding Success on The Homestead

27 mins; September 02, 2024

Episode 111 - August Homestead Frugal Tactics

42 mins; August 29, 2024

Episode 75: Farm Wife, Sexy Life - Bulk Food Storage on a Budget

35 mins; August 26, 2024

Episode 110 - Living on One Income

39 mins; August 22, 2024

Episode 74: Farm Wife, Sexy Life - Importance of Building Goals with Partner

31 mins; August 19, 2024

Episode 109 - Advantages of a Frugal Lifestyle

38 mins; August 15, 2024

Episode 73: Farm Wife, Sexy Life - How we Prep on a Budget

19 mins; August 12, 2024

Episode 108 - Disadvantages of a Frugal Lifestyle

38 mins; August 08, 2024

Episode 72: Farm Wife, Sexy Life - Make Meal Planning Work for You

27 mins; August 05, 2024

Episode 107 - Seasons of Maintenance & Growth

36 mins; August 01, 2024

Episode 71: Farm Wife, Sexy Life - Why I Garden & When I Wouldn't

28 mins; July 29, 2024

Episode 106 - July Homestead Frugal Tactics

41 mins; July 25, 2024

Episode 70: Farm Wife, Sexy Life - Balancing Living Clean in Today's World

28 mins; July 22, 2024

Episode 105 - Mid Year Goal Recap 2024

47 mins; July 18, 2024

Episode 69: Farm Wife, Sexy Life - Making My Canning Season Easier

28 mins; July 15, 2024

Episode 104 - The Importance of ANY Budget Cuts

42 mins; July 11, 2024

Episode 68: Farm Wife, Sexy Life - Easy Tips to Simplify Your Day

29 mins; July 08, 2024

Episode 103 - Get Innovative with Frugality

45 mins; July 04, 2024

Episode 67: Farm Wife, Sexy Life - The Importance of a Spring Pantry Inventory

23 mins; July 01, 2024

Episode 102 - June Homestead Frugal Tactics

36 mins; June 27, 2024

Episode 66 - Growing with Your Partner as You Grow Your Homestead

20 mins; June 24, 2024

Episode 101 - Managing Homestead & Life During Early Summer

34 mins; June 20, 2024

Episode 65 - Week in the Life of a Homestead Mom & Wife

30 mins; June 17, 2024

Episode 100 - The Big 100 Our Journey

42 mins; June 13, 2024

Episode 64 - One of Biggest Struggles Women Face

22 mins; June 10, 2024

Episode 99 - Making the Hard Choices

36 mins; June 06, 2024

Episode 63: Farm Wife, Sexy Life - How I've Cut My Food Costs in 2024

23 mins; June 03, 2024

Episode 98 - May Homestead Frugal Tactics

43 mins; May 30, 2024

Episode 62: Farm Wife, Sexy Life - Tricks for Cutting My Homestead Chores

29 mins; May 27, 2024

Episode 97 - How to Determine if Homesteading is Right for You

44 mins; May 23, 2024

Episode 61: Farm Wife, Sexy Life - Pantry Management

24 mins; May 20, 2024

Episode 96 - Long Term vs Short Term Homesteading

32 mins; May 16, 2024

Episode 60: Farm Wife, Sexy Life - Embracing Your Non-Aesthetic Homestead

22 mins; May 13, 2024

Episode 95 - Embracing Delayed Gratification on the Homestead

37 mins; May 09, 2024

Episode 59: Farm Wife, Sexy Life - My Struggles of Being a Homesteading Stay at Home Mom

21 mins; May 06, 2024

Episode 94 - Finding Holes in Your Homestead Preps

30 mins; May 02, 2024

Episode 58: Farm Wife, Sexy Life - Avoiding the Pressures of Fads

22 mins; April 29, 2024

Episode 93 - April Homestead Frugal Tactics

31 mins; April 26, 2024

Episode 57: Farm Wife, Sexy Life - Homesteading with Littles

19 mins; April 22, 2024

Episode 92 - Strategies to Spend Less Time in the Garden

32 mins; April 18, 2024

Episode 56: Farm Wife, Sexy Life - My Pantry Staples

25 mins; April 15, 2024

Episode 91 - Spring on the Homestead

43 mins; April 11, 2024

Episode 55: Farm Wife, Sexy Life - Starting Homeschooling Now?!

21 mins; April 08, 2024

Episode 90 - Our First Homestead Conferences

25 mins; April 04, 2024

Episode 54: Farm Wife, Sexy Life -Decluttering on the Homestead

21 mins; April 01, 2024

Episode 89 - March Homestead Frugal Tactics

30 mins; March 28, 2024

Episode 53: Farm Wife, Sexy Life -What it Means to be a Female Homesteader

21 mins; March 25, 2024

Episode 88 - Why & How to Start a Homestead

45 mins; March 21, 2024

Episode 52: Farm Wife, Sexy Life - Homestead Mistakes

22 mins; March 18, 2024

Episode 87 - Our Best Ideas to Cut Costs on The Homestead

36 mins; March 14, 2024

Episode 51: Farm Wife, Sexy Life - The Importance of Food Preservation

23 mins; March 11, 2024

Episode 86 - 2024 Pantry Challenge Recap

37 mins; March 07, 2024

Episode 50: Farm Wife, Sexy Life - From Career Girl to Stay at Home Mom

21 mins; March 04, 2024

Episode 85 - February Homestead Frugal Tactics

32 mins; February 29, 2024

Episode 49: Farm Wife, Sexy Life - Finding Simplicity on The Homestead

20 mins; February 26, 2024

Episode 84 - The Importance of Remembering the Old Ways

36 mins; February 22, 2024

Episode 48: Farm Wife, Sexy Life - Tips for Successful Seed Starting

20 mins; February 19, 2024

Episode 83 - Is Seed Starting Right for You?

32 mins; February 15, 2024

Episode 47: Farm Wife, Sexy Life - Steps to Get Ready for Planting Season

25 mins; February 12, 2024

Episode 82 - New Seeds we are Planting in 2024

34 mins; February 08, 2024

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