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Build Memories and Spend Less on Your Grandchildren this Summer

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Will it be a crafts camp with several different projects, a cooking camp – with the grand-kids planning, shopping, chopping and cooking a meal (with your supervision and suggestions of course), a music camp – with each of you playing your instrument or all of you learning new songs together? Go Frugal'

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Meet a Reader | M from the PNW

The Frugal Girl

Being open to learning to do something yourself can be very helpful to living a more frugal life. How long have you been reading The Frugal Girl? What’s your best frugal win? Learning how to cook well has saved us a significant amount of money, and made us healthier. I’ve never lived anywhere else to compare!

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P.E.P. for the Week of February 14-18/11-Planning Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Tomorrow we will start the cooking. Consumerism Commentary asks us if we are better off than our parents ? In my life, my parents have always seemed to do quite well financially and we never suffered as kids. Even now, my parents are in a fantastic financial situation. Going Frugal. How about you?

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

When my brother and I were growing up, our parents didn’t have much discretionary income. I learned to save money by watching my parents. (I Although my parents never specifically taught me about finances, they lived a frugal life by necessity. What’s the easiest/hardest part of being frugal?

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How I’m Inherently Frugal

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

As this is the start of my blogging adventure here at Prairie EcoThrifter, I thought it might be beneficial to let you all know what makes me tick… what makes me be able to be successful at leading a frugal life. I learned this philosophy from my parents, who taught me nearly from birth that saving money was important.

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