Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 15, 2013

I view each month’s bill – whether it be from the water company, the electric utility, or the natural gas provider – as a way to gauge how well I am doing in my efforts to both conserve energy and save money. Did I use less power than last month? Were my showers shorter? Reward yourself for a job well done.

Bills 202

Bills Conserving Energy DVD Players Toaster Ovens 202

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 2, 2012

Earning from trash through recycling is a great way to earn some extra cash and help save the environment at the same time. Electronics TVs, mobile phones, computer paraphernalia, laptops, cameras and other gadgets can be sold as used or even broken. Numerous websites are dedicated to buying these used electronics.

Recycle 187

Recycle Recycled Recycling Electronics 187

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 17, 2012

You can even save a few plastic grocery bags and reuse them at your local farmer’s market or grocery store. 5 Products That You Should Avoid Using If you would like to help conserve energy and protect the environment then you have to be sure to avoid. Buy a bunch—really you can never have too many.

Reuse 272

Reuse Groceries Grocery Recycle 272

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

If something is useful and I might personally use it later, it gets saved and used again. Below is a list of things I (or hubby) have personally saved and reused. We save boxes to ship items. We save heavy boxes to use as storage for all our other stuff – including once a year items for things like Christmas. Containers.

Re-use 235

Re-use Used Reuse Amusement Park 235