Saving Cents With Sense

APRIL 10, 2012

Of course, driving less can help reduce the amount of gas you use, and therefore need to buy, but when carpooling, riding your bike, or using alternative transportation just isn’t feasible, then you can still use these tips to help you save at the pump. Use your Smartphone to find the lowest price. At the Pump.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 28, 2014

The gel cost less than $5, and in a year, I’ve only used 1/3 of the bottle. If you have a couch that is still in serviceable condition but is no longer stylish, consider getting it reupholstered or even using a well fitting cover. Do you work with what you have, or do you have to curb the tendency to want to buy new?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Use the below as a guideline only. Include kids in deciding on menus, listing ingredients and buying the items at the store. Let them buy something once in a while with their own money – making sure to count their change. Let them buy their own meal (counting the change). It certainly isn’t an exhaustive list!

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Nicoles Nickels

MAY 29, 2014

Simply earn Fuel Rewards® savings when you purchase the items you normally buy, like groceries, clothing and household goods and redeem them for cents per gallon savings at participating Shell stations. For a limited time, new members of the Fuels Rewards Network program can get a 25c/gal sign-up bonus when they join the program.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

A lot of you would classify indoor plumbing, central heat, grocery money and gasoline as ‘needs’ But wait, are they really always needs? A lot of times, she didn’t use grocery money either. Each morning, she pumped the well pump to fill a bucket with water to use for washing hands, drinking and cooking that day.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 19, 2013

In Huffington Post article Boomers Give New Meaning To Spoiling The Grandkids author Linda Stern reported: “Roughly 36 percent of the grandparents surveyed by AARP said “spoiling (grand)children by buying them too much” was a part of a grandparent’s financial role.”. Our kids need the help.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 15, 2015

That way, I can hit a lot of sales in just a few hours instead of spending time and gasoline driving around town. Look for sales in neighborhoods matching the kinds of things you want to buy. For example, if you want to buy slightly used home furnishings, find an upscale neighborhood where the kids are mostly grown.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 28, 2012

Throwing food away is a waste of money so buy fresh produce locally that will last longer, learn how to preserve food longer, and eat everything before it spoils. For the rest of you, keep gasoline usage in mind. Use your car’s cruise control option at a speed of 60 miles per hour or less to increase gas mileage.

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Saving Cents With Sense

MARCH 28, 2011

Kellogg’s has a new promotion to get a $10 pre-paid debt card that can be used toward gasoline purchases when you buy 10 boxes of participating cereals. You’ll need to mail the rebate form and the UPC’s (but it doesn’t say to include a receipt), so you might already have boxes in your cupboard to use for this rebate.

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Saving With Shellie

JULY 23, 2014

I love how easy they are to use and save while on-the-go. These are my favorite 10 and the ones I use the most. This is a special app developed by Target for use in their stores. Just use the bar code scanner to quickly scan your items as you place them into your cart. RedLaser is an easy-to-use barcode scanner.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 26, 2012

You will want to oversee their purchases, especially when it comes buy items online, but let them actively find ways to stretch their allowance or part-time wages by purchasing things used, such as clothes, books, furniture, and even bikes and cars.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 29, 2013

In order to keep construction and maintenance costs down, the Supercharger network uses technology already developed for use inside the Model S itself. They may still use batteries, but now they are charged up using a natural, renewable resource. seconds, and that gets all its power from the sun. Go Green'

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 10, 2012

The term “eco-driving” refers to the energy-efficient use of automobiles. In fact, due to driver demand, car manufacturers are providing drivers with easy-to-use tools that measure driving efficiency. If you drive 5 mph over sixty mph, you can be wasting up to 31 cents of gasoline. Shift Sooner.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

The cost is a bit of your time and possibly a few bucks to buy some kerosene or gasoline or other lighter fluid. Once you have collected all the worms you can see, pour some gasoline over them and light a fire. 5 Products That You Should Avoid Using How to Garden Over Winter: Key Strategies for Success. Go Green'

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