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Parenting Pointers: Limiting Your Kid's Screen Time

Motherhood Moments

Whether it’s constantly checking on Instagram or binge watching your favorite show for the third time, even reasonable adults have trouble limiting their technology use. For teens and adults, although many of us significantly exceed this every day, 2 hours a day is the recommended amount of screen time.

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Meet a Reader | Gretchen from Oregon

The Frugal Girl

Tell us a little about yourself! My cute kids when they were little I used to be a Spanish teacher until I stopped working to stay home with my kids. As well as other “from scratch” things like my current main hobby of teaching myself how to spin yarn from our sheeps’ wool. Here’s Gretchen: 1.

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How We Frugal-ed in September 2022

Family Balance Sheet

I roasted them and put them in the freezer for future use. I use them in pasta sauce, soups, and in place of pumpkin in a lot of recipes. At one time I planted quite a bit, but weeds overtook my garden and turned my favorite hobby into a stressful mess. Examples below are of my and my husband’s snacks for work.

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How to Live your Dream Life Debt Free

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

For example, if you are expecting your sales volume to escalate, even if it is really possible, exclude it in preparing your budget. This reminds us that we should spend within the limits of our income, otherwise we will have to borrow. Use your math skills to define your dream life. Monetize your hobby. What is 10-1?

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Guerrilla Gardening And Seed Bombing

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Coined in 1973 by Liz Christy and her Green Guerrilla group in New York City, guerrilla gardening uses “seed grenades” as a way of introducing vegetation to empty lots in NYC in order to make the city look better. At the site, you can find a whole mess of tips for getting started, such as: Spot some local orphaned land.

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Passive Income With a Pinball Machine

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Soon after this venture, he and a buddy purchased a used pinball machine for $25 and set it up in the local barbershop to collect money from the waiting customers. What is your hobby? Or, you could turn this hobby into a money-making passive income machine! This is a fairly simplistic example, but it can really work!

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Realistic Ways to Save Money Each Month

Saving Everyday

Read on for strategies we use that really work! From an early age, my Dad instilled in us the value of hard work and living within your means. I vividly remember him saving his change all year and having us kids roll it for vacation. For example, this month we went about $135 over our frivolous spending budget.