Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 4, 2013

I love going to garage sales. Lately though, I’ve begun to re-consider. The free item needs too much re-furbishing. My Mother-in-law broke up her household of 50+ years in 2009. It can be free service as well. Maybe, maybe not. In the past, I have jumped on these opportunities. Here is why.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 23, 2013

The third week of March was my Mother-in-laws 90 th birthday. We decided to re-label 10 empty wine bottles using a picture of an historical event for each decade of her life. I already had saved up a box full of wine bottles, in hopes of selling them at my next garage sale, so we didn’t have any cash outlay for those.

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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 29, 2024

We’re meeting an Arkansas reader today and initially, I thought she was the first one! Tell us a little about yourself Greetings from the NW corner of Arkansas, where I was born (around 40+ years ago) and raised. We use the eggs, harvest meat & if I can’t get out to hunt venison we’ve had friends give us meat.

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The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Today, we’re meeting a reader who has managed to live for 2.5 Tell us a little about yourself When asked the question “Where are you from? I’m a long-distance cyclist, a triathlete, a wife, a mother of two, a sister, a daughter, a friend, DIY-er, and a community member! years with no car (and two small kids!).

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

For so long, we plodded along with next to nothing while our neighbors were running up their charge cards and using home equity loans to take vacations. Peggy: Well, probably some of the same ones being espoused now (maybe our kids did pick up on some of our examples!). I remember that we re-used our coffee grounds.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2012

This is not something I want to see, so today I have a few videos for you that will dispell credit card myths, teach you how to use them properly, how to keep them safe, and how to make sure you should be getting credit in the first place. Well I’ll let you decide. Take a moment to watch them. You might just learn something.

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