The Frugal Girl
JANUARY 29, 2024
Multi-pronged answer here: historically it was hard-wired in my DNA as a necessity but also being a good steward of what we’re blessed with & being able to give/help others; having enough for emergency funds was always a high priority as well. There’s always been garage sales/flea markets, library, state parks, fishing.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
AUGUST 4, 2013
I love going to garage sales. This past weekend, I went out garage sailing just for fun. My Mother-in-law broke up her household of 50+ years in 2009. These things now live in our garage, taking up space that we don’t have! It can be free service as well. Free is good, right? Maybe, maybe not. Money Tips'
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
Although we no longer have them, for years we displayed our spider plants (sometimes called airplane plants as well) outside in hanging baskets in the summer, then pulled them inside to keep them over the winter. Instead of buying new ones each spring, I pull these into the garage (it is heated and has windows).
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.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
APRIL 23, 2013
The third week of March was my Mother-in-laws 90 th birthday. 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. Since red is my Mother-in-laws favorite color, I snatched them up too!
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
AUGUST 15, 2012
Figure Out What You Want to Include Your first step is to figure out what you want to include in your home food storage, as well as how much you need. My family has a crawl space downstairs, a pantry upstairs, and a freezer in the garage. I remember helping my mother prepare corn and peas for the freezer while growing up.
The Frugal Girl
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
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! Brian and me at the Sears Tower Having our first child just one month after our first wedding anniversary was NOT in the plan, but so far it’s worked out well!
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