Prairie Eco-Thrifter
SEPTEMBER 5, 2013
This past summer I decided to start composting. This was not easy because I was living with another family so that I could work at a summer internship in another state. I had to convince the family I was living with to have a bucket of stinky food underneath their sink and a barrel of stinky food with flies in it in their back yard.
Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 2, 2022
As a family, we are looking forward to camping trips, a week at the beach, and cookouts with friends. It’s a helpful visual for everyone in my family as we anticipate our summer fun. How much is summer going to cost you and your family? The following list of summer activities is family-friendly, fun, and easy on the budget.
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Family Balance Sheet
MARCH 22, 2019
As a family, we are looking forward to camping trips and a week at the beach. We bought the family a summer pass to Hersheypark for a Christmas gift, something we’ve never done before. It’s a helpful visual for everyone in my family as we were anticipating our summer fun. Budget Your Summer Fun! Play miniature golf.
The Frugal Girl
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
I am so impressed by the amount of biking and walking she and her family do, especially since it’s the functional sort, to get yourself from point A to point B. ” Sunrise on Lake Michigan I’ve moved a LOT – not as much as a military family, perhaps, but quite a bit for someone my age! Yes to both!
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JANUARY 28, 2013
moved from simple dumping on land or sea, to burial, sanitary landfill, feeding to swine, reduction, incineration, and various forms of composting”. A landfill is not like a compost pile, where the purpose is to bury trash in such a way that it will decompose quickly.”. percent, was either recycled or composted.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
OCTOBER 10, 2013
Of course, in today’s world it would be very difficult to totally live off the land – unless you own some. On those 6 acres there are turkey (a family of 9 this year), American white tail deer (way too many for my garden), squirrels, raccoons, possums and wild cats. We do, but it is only 6 acres. Have you eaten Paw Paws?
Saving Cents With Sense
MAY 7, 2013
If you think you can handle a 3-course French dinner, by all means put on an apron and aim for a meal deserving of a Michelin Star. She’s an earth mother fond of baking kale chips and reminding you to save energy, recycle and compost the banana peels. A simple picnic lunch in the park works fine, too. For the Green Goddess.
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