The Frugal Girl

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In my free time I enjoy canning and preserving food (well, I enjoy the results of it, ha!), canned peaches = summer in a jar 2. How did you get interested in saving money? As a teenager, I saved quite a bit of the money I earned babysitting and working in a dining hall. That is a never-ending list!

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Money Kids and Family Frugal Parenting 190

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 28, 2014

So often, being environmentally friendly and saving money go hand in hand. That’s good for the Earth and for personal finances. The truth is, there are plenty of things our grandparents and great grandparents did that were eco-friendly and frugal that we can easily do today. Hang clothes to dry. Use mason jar containers.

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Saving Money Simple Money Friends And Family Sale 191

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Attention, personal finance readers and gurus! In winter, she and Grandpa cut ice from the pond and put it in the ice house to try to save it for summer. Food was preserved by canning, drying or storing in a cool cellar or the ice house. You think you know the difference between a need and a want – right? Really, are you sure

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Plumbing Grandmother Food and Drink Gasoline 227

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 22, 2016

The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (aka Mormons) have long encouraged members to have a ready supply of food, water and finances. You use your time gardening or tending animals, canning, plowing or digging wells and you aren’t going to have time to go to the higher paying job. It is hard work living off the land.

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