Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 23, 2014
riding lawn mowers, garage door openers and many, many more things we take for granted today. The average home size in America was around 1100 square feet. Ours was smaller (about 700 square feet) – 2 bedrooms (my brother and I shared one and my parents the other), a kitchen and a living room, No basement or garage.
The Frugal Girl
JUNE 10, 2024
My husband works a pretty demanding job and I currently am a homemaker/stay-at-home mom, and do some freelancing in my spare time. ” We didn’t even really vacation; it was mostly frequent eating out and retail spending. What we’ve spent on that stuff is minuscule compared to the cost of getting coffee out regularly.
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For the Mommas
JULY 24, 2016
Shop around at garage sales, thrift stores and online classifieds for furniture and other household items. Eat out less. One of the biggest expenses you probably incur is eating out. The average person spends over $2,000 a year on eating out. The average person spends over $2,000 a year on eating out.
Family Balance Sheet
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
Daniel took on an extra job doing support work for an online company that he could do from home. We sold extra items that we weren’t using through Craigslist and garage sales. We ate at home a lot and watched our food budget carefully. It’s feels nice to spend money on a date night out. What are your financial goals now?
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
We shopped at garage sales, turned down the heat, combined errands to use less gas, didn’t buy a lot of prepared food, cooked at home and the like. When our first baby came we used cloth diapers (so we didn’t have to pay for the disposable ones) and had to freeze dry them in the garage in the winter. Peggy: Oh yes!
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
APRIL 8, 2014
Two car garages. With the two income household came the need for more than one set of wheels and consequently the desire for multiple garages. Many new homes now have 4. Even though most families cooked and ate at home back then, kitchens were pretty basic. We still just have one at our house though. We have three.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
OCTOBER 5, 2014
per lunch if you just brought something at home (and I’d say that is a pretty elaborate lunch). If both you and your spouse are eating out every day for lunch, you’re looking at $128/month – on top of your regular grocery bill. The average cost of a meal is around $3 across North America, meaning that you’d be saving $4.00
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