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How to Compost Without Fancy Equipment

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Guest Post Author Bio: Bailey writes about insurance and other topics for the Homeowners Insurance Blog. Basically there are two reasons to compost. The second is supplementary to the first–you use the compost as fertilizer. There are many ways to store the compost until it’s ready to use. Different Shapes.

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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

I was searching for ways to cut back on expenses and found this blog. My oldest child and our dogs not too long before I started reading this blog! My oldest was barely a year old and I had just been laid off from my job as an architect. I quickly became a daily reader. How did you get interested in saving money?

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How to Save Cash and Your Health With a Garden

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The Contribution to the Planet One cost-saving strategy you can use in your veggie garden is to make your own compost. Compost is a natural fertilizer and soil conditioner that will help your plants grow big and strong, while keeping the nutrients in the soil. Making your own compost will save you around $35 to $60.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter Was Included in Many Carnivals Over the Past Few Weeks

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Canadian Finance Blog hosted the Canadian Finance Carnival #76 and included the guest post Staying Positive in a Bad Situation as did Thirty Six Months who hosted Carnival of Financial Camaraderie – Rain Man Edition. 20 and Engaged included my post, How to Have Stress Free Mornings , in the Yakezie Carnival – Setting Your Clocks Edition.

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Cool Things I Read This Week

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

How to Compost Without Fancy Equipment [link] #. RT @ brokeprofession Splurging on an Anniversary: Yakezie Blog Swap [link] Do you have any memories that are still that vivid? #. Yakezie Blog Swap # 3 Roundup – [link] Check out what we all splurge on. #. Yakezie Blog Swap # 3 Splurge Edition [link] #.

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Link Love Carnival #4

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Heartland Frugalista interviewed Annie LeFort about composting 101. We also compost and we love it. If you would like to submit your blog article to the next edition of The Link Love Carnival, please use the carnival submission form. However, due to the high demand for payday loans, payday loan scams are sprouting up as well.

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P.E.P. for the Week of February 14-18/11-Planning Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Sustainable Life Blog shares with us tips on how to repair our credit. Sustainable Personal Finance talks to us about the benefits of kitchen compost. We have an indoor compost bin as well as three outdoor bins. For veggie scraps and such, I try to use them to make stock so they don’t even hit the compost pile.

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