Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 18, 2011

Many thanks to My Personal Finance Journey for including my post 7 Free Ways to Lose Weight in this week’s Carnival of Personal Finance. Please check out the 76 articles that were in this round up; they are some great reads.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 29, 2011

Many thanks to Debt Free Divas for including my post Anatomy of the Financially Savvy Brain-Part 2 in this week’s Totally Money Carnival. Please check out the carnival for all of the great articles included this week. Related posts: Prairie Eco-Thrifter has Been Featured in the Totally Money Blog Carnival #10.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 7, 2011

Many thanks to Glen from Free From Broke for including my post How to Buy an Eco-Friendly Home if You Can’t Afford to Build One in this week’s Best of Money Carnival. Please check out the carnival for other great reads, including the top pick by Money Cone: If You Bank Online, You Need to Do This Pronto.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 24, 2012

Many thanks to all who entered my two year blogiversary giveaway ! A hearty thanks also goes to our generous sponsors who made it possible to host such a large giveaway. Thanks again for entering! There were nearly 4,000 entries. 25 PayPay Gift Card (sponsored by My Broken Coin ) Nikki H. $25 All winners have been notified.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Many thanks to Tom for including my post How to Get Rid of Cellulite for Free in this week’s Canadian Finance Carnival. Please check out the other blog submissions as they have some really great tips. Related posts: Prairie Eco-Thrifter has been Featured in the Canadian Finance Carnival #12.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 19, 2015

Take advantage of free money. If you look around, you’ll find opportunities for free money are everywhere. Take advantage of these opportunities and save the free money. I got $200 for free! If you use credit cards, another great source of free money is credit card rewards. Round up in your checking account.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

In addition to this, there will be plenty of eating and drinking of local specialties (animal free for me though) and getting to know some of the local people. I cannot thank them enough for this. In conclusion and before I say “See You Later” I want to send out some thank yous.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 30, 2018

There are actually plenty of ways that you can get your hands on an affordable conflict-free diamond without having to work all the hours of the day, or compromise on appearance. The only difference is that the process of creating the diamond is sped up thanks to a highly-controlled lab environment. Try Shopping Online.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 13, 2011

If something strikes a cord with you, please feel free to start a discussion in our forum. No cancer for me thanks! How to Save Over $1500 a year and Improve Your Health - Not only do you bank some extra dough but your body thanks you for it. ‘What’s in the News’ will be posted weekly on Thursday.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 22, 2015

Finding ways to shop smart is easier in the current climate thanks to coupon codes, online vouchers, promo codes and deep savings in coupon apps. Not only do they offer vouchers you can purchase right from your device, they also offer free coupon codes that will get you loads of savings in moments. Environmentally Safe Shopping.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 19, 2011

The weather is finally getting warmer and from now until October, there will be so many free entertainment options that we’ll have to pass most of them up. Free/discount museum day (If you are a BofA customer, check out their free museum pass program.) We usually buy food though so it’s not that free.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 16, 2011

Here are some of the main environmental problems associated with producing meat, and the big benefits that would happen if more of us went down the meat-free route. # Breeding animals to produce meat is more damaging to the planet than you might think, thanks in part to the food and water that is needed to sustain them.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

With more and more online stores offering free shipping (and often lower prices than those you can find in brick and mortar stores), shopping online is often the easiest, quickest way to knock out your holiday shopping. A credit card can protect you and your purchases thanks to Section 75. (For Go Frugal'

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 25, 2013

Thank you for you readership while I was gone and I am glad to be back. My ‘Free’ Kitten Cost Us Over $9000. I hope you enjoyed the posts that were up while I was gone. I see there were some great discussions. I am now catching up on reading all your posts. I will be making my rounds the rest of this week and going forward.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 8, 2014

There are several gardening companies here that regularly host free gardening classes and cover topics ranging from what to plant when, to irrigation, to planting fruit trees. By June, the harvest is over and the garden remains dormant through the brutal summer days. Everything I know about gardening is nearly worthless in this location.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 24, 2013

Make sure to check out Free From Broke’s list of best careers for the future before making any decisions. Hope you all have a great weekend and thank you for your support and encouragement. Contemplating a career change? KK thinks you can think yourself into financial failure –read more at Student Debt Survivor.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 8, 2014

EWG has been publishing this reference document – available here for free – for years, and I always refer to it when the updated list comes out. And we all know we don’t need more crap.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 21, 2011

I am 5’2” tall, average build with a natural hour-glass body, have wide shoulders for a woman, and have a naturally high muscle mass in my legs and arms thanks to my Irish and German ancestry. Related posts: 7 Free Ways to Lose Weight. How to Get Rid Of Cellulite for Free. It Gets Bad Before It Gets Better.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

Target is facing a backlash and lawsuits thanks to the recent security breach that may have put 110 million customers at risk. Some credit bureaus do this for free, and others charge a small fee (typically $10). Retailers also need to protect your identity. Thawing your credit for all three credit bureaus is usually not necessary.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 5, 2011

Last week Tim at Canadian Dream: Free at 45 shared his thoughts on this matter. Thank you Frugal Trader for participating and for your words or wisdom! It seems that so many kids these days have no idea about personal finance and have not been taught the skills on how to manage money for the future. Here is what he had to say: 1.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 22, 2011

Thanks to some airline buddy passes falling through on us the morning of August 5, we were forced to drive from Houston, TX to Kansas City, MO to make it to a Curling Bonspiel (Tournament) in time for a night game. While we were actually at the event, the Kansas City Curling Club provided free food all weekend. I took advantage.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 23, 2013

Thankfully for us pet owners, there are safer alternatives and some behaviors we can implement to help keep our best friends flea and scratch free. The labels say “call a poison control center for treatment advice” which says to me that these products can’t be all too healthy to apply all over your pets. Comb your pet regularly.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 8, 2011

It’s not completely free – especially in the early days as there will be some initial outlay to meet – but going back to basics is a whole lot cheaper than buying the fruit and vegetables at the supermarket. Here are five reasons why you should think seriously consider it. Save money on food costs. It’s fresher and healthier.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

Thanks to Pinterest, you can search and find literally hundreds of special foods for Valentine’s Day from desserts to fruits to eggs and toast. Save Money and Time with Once a Month Cooking Birthday Freebies: 5 Free Things You Can Get on Your… Frugal Dating And The Fun Factor. The possibilities are endless. .”

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

And it’s completely FREE. And your wallet and waistline are sure to thank you.). If looking at pictures of food on Pinterest doesn’t make you salivate with anticipation, I don’t know what will. Pinterest is like an on demand, customizable cookbook. Just search for your favorite food or dish and find thousands of ways to prepare it.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 15, 2013

Make sure you keep your appliances clean and free of dust and crud. Your wallet and the environment will thank you, and if you succeed you may even get a nice bonus out of it. It gives you that much more incentive to do even better next month! Use power strips wherever – and whenever – possible.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 21, 2012

Eric from Narrow Bridge Finance tells us what The True Cost of Something That is Free. We take advantage of anything we can get if it is free or cheap, but do we need to? FMF from Free Money Finance says My First Property Purchase Goes South. I totally agree with Eric here. Can buying new ever be cheaper than buying used?”

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 13, 2012

TGIF (Thank God it’s Friday) an acclamation we often use to welcome the coming weekend. Aside from these two, some offices have free services for their employees’ healthcare like yoga classes, in-house doctors and nutritionists. Will they not just waste the day away taking advantage of these free perks?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 25, 2012

Thanks to Hulu , Netflix and On Demand, you don’t have to spend $100 to take the whole family out to the movies. If it’s an oldie, there’s a pretty good chance that you can find it on On Demand for free. You can enjoy a wide variety of them right from the comfort of your own home. Cook Together.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

We had free cable in our basement suite. Free Books In addition to my last post, I thought I would let you all know that I have found another great. When we were all settled in, and the weeks after that, we realized how jaded we were in thinking that rent, groceries and utilities would be all we needed. Cleaning Supplies.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Supposing your commute takes an hour each way, this stands to net you 8 additional hours of free time each week that could be spent in correspondence, catching up on your sleep deficit, or pursuing leisure activities (reading, iPad games, etc.). If buses and trains aren’t an option, you may want to raise the idea of telecommuting.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 29, 2015

Don’t thank the giver. Never make them hand write and mail a thank you note. Never, ever, let your kids have free time to sit and dream. Show them that gratitude is an outdated concept. When you receive gifts, make fun of what you get. How old school is that? Train them to understand how important things are.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 23, 2014

Thank you notes were hand written and sent via USPS, before we got to use the gift. Men opened doors for women, women said thank you to them. Stores like Sears and JC Penney sent out free merchandise catalogs 3 inches thick and people ordered their stuff from those if they couldn’t find it in a store. All TV was free.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 18, 2011

Number 8 : Glen at Free From Broke tells us what a credit card number is. Number 7 : Paula at Afford Anything lets us on a little secret- how to fly for free. government loophole means you could get a free first-class ticket to Bora Bora … but the ethics are questionable. Thanks for reading today. Well it does.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Stress Free Cleaning. Reliable Internet : My entire work revolves around access to the Internet. I may not need the Internet to write or type, but I do need it to manage communications and publish. Thankfully, I have pretty reliable Internet, and if not, I do have some backup areas I can go. So, how do you stay organized?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Few students have so little free time that they can’t work at least part-time. Your wallet and future self will thank you. Many students think that they can’t work, because school takes up a lot of their time. Give up a weekend day (during which you likely wouldn’t be studying anyway) to get a job. Drop Some Courses.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 26, 2014

However, I do have a choice to spend more money to eat meat from animals that are free to roam and that are eating their natural diet. I’m thankful that my family is able to financially afford a better diet, but it doesn’t come without sacrifice. Healthy meat also makes my body healthier. It’s Not All About the Meat.

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