A lot of gardeners started with the goal of saving money, myself included. With how expensive food has gotten, growing your own food should be cheaper than buying it, right? Turns out, not so much.When I first started gardening, I found that by the time I stocked up on seed trays, plant ties, protective netting, and all sorts of other garden gadgets, I ended up spending way more than I saved.The good news? You probably already have plenty of things around your house that can do the job just as well—if not better—than the store-bought stuff. And if you’re missing a few items, you can find most of them at your local dollar store without blowing your budget.In this article, you’ll find 20 everyday items that can be repurposed in clever, money-saving ways to help you grow a thriving garden without spending a fortune. Let’s dig in!Want to save this post for later? Click Here to Pin It On Pinterest!Seed Starting & PlantingCardboard Egg CartonsJust cut the lid off and use the bottom half to start seeds indoors. When the seedlings are ready, plant the entire section directly into the soil—the cardboard will eventually break down. However, it helps to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Swedish skier Elis Lundholm will make history as the first openly transgender athlete to compete in the Winter Olympics.The Swedish ski team announced last month that Lundholm, a biological female who identifies as a man, is competing in the women’s freestyle skiing division under current International Olympic Committee (IOC) guidelines.Lundholm is also the only openly transgender athlete competing in the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics.FENCER WHO WENT VIRAL FOR PROTEST OF TRANS ATHLETE REACTS TO TEAM USA FOLLOWING TRUMP’S WOMEN’S SPORTS ORDER The Swedish skier’s inclusion follows the IOC’s 2021 “Framework on Fairness, Inclusion and Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity and Sex Variations.” The framework includes a 10-principle approach in recommendations for each sport to consider for eligibility requirements.”This Framework recognizes both the need to ensure that everyone, irrespective of their gender identity or sex variations, can practice sport in a safe, harassment-free environment that recognizes and respects their needs and identities, and the interest of everyone – particularly athletes at elite level – to participate in fair competitions where no participant has an unfair and disproportionate advantage over the rest,” the document reads.Under the current framework, transgender athletes can compete…

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For more than 150 years, the Battle of the Little Bighorn has been one of the most written about subjects in American history. Was it because Lt. Col. George Custer disobeyed orders, disregarded the warnings of his scouts, violated the principles of warfare by dividing his command and was ambushed? Was he the victim of a conspiracy? Or was he simply outsmarted and outgunned?Debate over how Custer and his five companies of the 7th Cavalry were overwhelmed in southeastern Montana Territory by a combined force of Lakota and Cheyenne warriors on June 25, 1876, has not been resolved and now, controversy is developing once again — this time over its interpretation at Montana’s Little Bighorn National Monument.Following President Donald Trump’s March 2025 “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” order, the National Park Service recently removed signage “describing broken promises to Native American tribes and references to the loss of Indigenous culture and language under boarding school systems,” according to a local Montana outlet, KTVQ.According to Trump’s executive order, the secretary of the interior has the power to “take action … to ensure that all public monuments, memorials, statues, markers, or similar properties within the Department of the Interior’s jurisdiction…

This article was originally published by Cassie B. at Natural News.  Venezuela defiantly asserts its sovereign right to maintain alliances with Russia and China. Its ambassador to Moscow declared that no outside power can dictate Venezuela’s international relations. Venezuela also assured China that its critical oil and investment partnerships will continue unchanged. This event marks a drastic U.S. escalation from sanctions to the military capture of a foreign leader. In a bold rebuke to Washington, Venezuela’s government is asserting its sovereign right to maintain critical economic and strategic partnerships with Russia and China following the unprecedented U.S. military capture of its president. The dramatic events of early January, which saw Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro taken to New York to face drug charges, have ignited a fierce diplomatic standoff. Now, Caracas is making it clear that no foreign power will dictate its international relationships. On January 3, U.S. forces launched an operation in Caracas, capturing President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. They were transported to the United States, where they appeared in a New York federal court on charges of “narco-terrorism.” Both pleaded not guilty. In the wake of the capture, U.S. President Donald Trump stated Washington would “run”…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Domestic partners using chemical and biological toxins to harm or kill victims has increased over the past five years, according to a new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) intelligence bulletin distributed to law enforcement and public safety partners.The January assessment, prepared by the DHS Intelligence Division within the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, identifies the worrying trend which officials say makes it challenging for detection, investigation and prosecution because symptoms can mimic natural illness.DHS said in the bulletin that it has “moderate confidence” that domestic partners are increasingly using chemical and biological toxins — including cyanide and ricin — to harm or kill spouses or partners, based on reporting over the last five years.The judgment is supported by law enforcement reporting, medical facility data and documented cases spanning multiple states and years.WIFE CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER AFTER ALLEGEDLY LACING HUSBAND’S DRINK WITH POISON: POLICE “These cases often initially present as natural illness,” the report states, noting that many toxins cause delayed or nonspecific symptoms that complicate medical diagnosis and can obscure criminal intent, delaying intervention and increasing the risk of serious harm or death.The intelligence bulletin also highlights recent incidents showing…

The U.S. Navy’s second nuclear-powered Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier completed testing Wednesday, roughly a week after it powered out to sea.The USS John F. Kennedy, which is set to join the fleet in 2027, returned to Newport News Shipbuilding, Virginia, after leaving on Jan. 28 to evaluate at-sea systems and equipment, a Navy release said.“John F. Kennedy going to sea for the first time is truly momentous,” said Capt. Doug Langenberg, John F. Kennedy’s commanding officer. “This event is a result of years of hard work and an incredible shared effort between our shipbuilding partners and this crew who have worked side-by-side to get to this day.”Now that the Kennedy is docked, it will continue to finish construction and testing before finally embarking on acceptance trials, which are conducted by the U.S. Navy’s Board of Inspection and Survey and mark one of the last installments in a vessel’s journey before officially being delivered to the U.S. Navy.RELATEDThe ship was launched on Oct. 29, 2019, christened on Dec. 7, 2019 and is the second vessel named after President John F. Kennedy.The first, USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), was decommissioned in 2007 after nearly 40 years of service.The ship was initially…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As the search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie lingers on, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said in a Thursday afternoon press conference that there are no suspects or persons of interest in the case.In response to a question about online rumors that a Guthrie family member was a suspect, Nanos replied that authorities are looking into anyone and everyone who could have had contact with the missing woman, who disappeared early Sunday morning from her Tucson, Arizona, home.”We’re actively looking at everybody we come across in this case, everybody. We would be irresponsible if we didn’t talk to everybody — the Uber driver, the gardener, the pool person, whoever. Everybody — it’s so cliché — but everybody’s still a suspect in our eyes. That’s just how we look at things and think as cops,” said Nanos.”And the family’s been very cooperative. They’ve done everything we’ve asked of them. And we want that relationship to continue,” Nanos added. Here is a look at Nancy Guthrie’s family:Annie GuthrieNancy’s eldest daughter is Annie Guthrie, a poet and jeweler who was once the marketing director at the University of Arizona Poetry Center, according to a 2013 profile…

MOSCOW — The Kremlin said Thursday it regretted the expiration of the last remaining nuclear arms pact between Russia and the United States, while U.S. President Donald Trump declared he was against keeping its limits and wants a better deal.The pact’s termination left no caps on the two largest atomic arsenals for the first time in more than a half-century, fueling fears of an unconstrained nuclear arms race.Russian President Vladimir Putin last year declared his readiness to stick to the treaty’s limits for another year if Washington followed suit, but Trump has ignored the offer and argued that he wants China to be a part of a new pact — something Beijing has rebuffed.“Rather than extend ‘NEW START’ (A badly negotiated deal by the United States that, aside from everything else, is being grossly violated), we should have our Nuclear Experts work on a new, improved, and modernized Treaty that can last long into the future,” Trump posted on his Truth Social network.Putin discussed the pact’s expiration with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Wednesday, noting the U.S. failure to respond to his proposal to extend its limits and saying that Russia “will act in a balanced and responsible manner based…

United States President Donald Trump has called for a cap on credit card interest rates, which he believes will help Americans save for a home. Trump says that the maximum interest rate credit cards should charge is 10%, and proposed that this go on for a full year. The average credit card rate was 19.62% as of January 21st, according to Bankrate. “I’m asking Congress to cap credit card interest rates at 10% for one year, and this will help millions of Americans save for a home,” Trump said Wednesday during a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, according to a report by CNBC. After Trump first called for a rate cap earlier this month, analysts at policy research and political forecasting firm Capital Alpha Partners put the odds of a 10% cap becoming law at 10% to 15%. “We haven’t seen anything since then that would prompt us to increase those odds,” Ian Katz, a managing director at Capital Alpha Partners, wrote in a research note Wednesday. – CNBC This is a much better idea than Trump’s proposal to start issuing 50-year mortgages, or a debt for life scenario for most people. 50-Year Mortgages Won’t Make Housing…