Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Peggy: Well, probably some of the same ones being espoused now (maybe our kids did pick up on some of our examples!). We shopped at garage sales, turned down the heat, combined errands to use less gas, didn’t buy a lot of prepared food, cooked at home and the like. Peggy: Well, we did everything ourselves.

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Thrifty Garage Spendthrift Fair-Trade 213

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Do you need to look well groomed at all times, for your job or lifestyle or can you take a more casual approach? The best meals and snacks are those you make at home because you can control what goes into them. As well as managing your weight, you need to be physically fit to look hot. What is your ideal weight?

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Fitness Meals Work Food and Drink 198

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 21, 2014

While most people think of eating out as a way to relax and save time, they typically don’t account for the time it takes to drive back and forth to the restaurant as well as the time to order, sit and wait for the food, and eat. Still, I missed the convenience of eating out and not having to cook at home.

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Cooking Saving Money Freezers Money 222

Saving Everyday

MARCH 21, 2013

That sounds good” (gag…but being the sweet wife I am, I just appreciated that he was cooking). Well, I literally ate my words. Directions: Cook the pasta according to the package. While the pasta is cooking, brown your ground beef with all the seasonings and drain it well. I’m not a professional cook!

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Recipes Cooking Bread Wellness 74

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

This means that you are helping yourself when you live a more eco-friendly life, as well as the wider community and the planet. You will see the positive differences close to home and will be able to enjoy the benefits. Here are just a few ideas to get you started with going green.

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At Home Home Home and Garden Friends And Family Sale 197

Couponing 101

MARCH 26, 2019

This number will be a personal choice based on dietary needs, where you live, household size, and how much you will realistically cook at home vs. dine out. This surplus can be rolled over to the next month’s budget, deposited back into savings, or used to treat yourself for a month well done.

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Saving Money Money Used Budget 88

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 21, 2013

One of the keys to healthier eating — and saving money while you do it — is preparing meals at home. There are a number of benefits to cooking at home beyond just improving your health and saving money. According to many studies, there are relationship and other benefits for sharing meals at home with a family.

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Crock Pots and Slow Cookers At Home Home Making 202

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 14, 2012

This can be as simple as forgoing dinner out sometimes and cooking at home more; taking your lunch from home sometimes instead of always buying it; and the oldie but goodie – giving up one expensive Starbucks coffee a day. One of the simplest things you can do is to educate yourself about financial matters.

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Simple Finance Budgeting Budget 221

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

We started cooking at home more, a big issue for us was eating out. So we would cook at home and take leftovers for lunch the next day. To finish Baby Step 3B (save a house down payment) and buy our next home. As well as me starting up my education full time and completing that. We used up what we had.

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Debt Debt Free Bath and Body Works Gas 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

By cooking at home you save money, eat a more balanced and nutritional diet and get the enjoyment of being in control of creating what you and your family eat. As well as a healthy diet and regular activity, you also need rest, relaxation and recreation for a healthy lifestyle.

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Making Food and Drink Meals Activism 186

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 3, 2011

My grandfather wasn’t well enough to fly in for the wedding but he did send a gift in the mail along with his blessing. You see, family is number one for me in my life and I don’t do well with “big elephants&# that get in the way of my relationships with them. This post hit home for me. Managing Money.

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February Family March Finance 140

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 1, 2012

This book, as well as others he has written, changed the way a whole generation of people thought about money and wealth. Bobbi started cooking at home instead of always dining out. “I I discovered I really love to cook. “Start small; Dream big” , wrote Robert Kiyosaki in “ Rich Dad Poor Dad ”. Gee, it mounts up quickly!”

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Money Debt Debt Free Cooking At Home 211

Saving With Shellie

AUGUST 24, 2012

GIVEAWAY: (2) Saving with Shellie readers will win a prize pack from Simply Asia and Thai Kitchen including both of the new product lines as well as some of my favorite staples like Coconut Milk and Jasmine Rice. Comment – Tell me what Asian meal you love to cook at home. Ready to win? Lettuce wraps? Noodle Bowls?

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Thai Kitchen Kitchen Prizes Giveaway 61

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 12, 2016

I ended up taking Financial Peace University as well. Stop eating out – it’s so much better for your wallet and your waistline to cook at home. I was very excited about it and ended up buying Dave Ramsey’s book, The Total Money Makeover. I read it in two days and I was sold on the idea of being debt free.

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Credit Cards Debt Debt Free Student 100