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30 Free but Thoughtful Christmas Gift Ideas

Family Balance Sheet

This list of thoughtful, but FREE Christmas gift ideas is proof that you don’t need to spend a lot of money on the people you gift to if you use your time, resources, and creativity. This sweet little candy dish was a gift from my grandmother. My great-grandmother made a lot of her gifts. Family Heirlooms. Garden Harvest.

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Meet a Reader | Ginger from Texas

The Frugal Girl

I’m a 53-year-old mother of 2 (grown) and grandmother of 4. The main reason is being responsible for my part in protecting the planet’s resources. If you’ve got the questions from me and you’ve been sitting on them a while, it’s totally ok to send them in. ? Here’s Ginger! Wow, time flies.

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What We Ate This Week on Our Budget 04.23.15

Family Balance Sheet

This Week’s Dinners: Saturday: We had my parents and grandmother over for dinner and I made Pioneer Women’s Chicken Parmigiana, garden salad, steamed broccoli, and my tasty (but cheap) garlic bread. These 12 meal planning resources are included in the Ultimate Homemaking Bundle sale that is going on now through Monday, April 27.

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The Advantages of Root Cellaring

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Others have re-learned canning skills our grandmother’s used. Resources to learn how to build root cellars. Resources used: [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] Related posts: The Advantages of Organic Gardening The Advantages of Ethnic Markets. In the past few years, another trend, root cellaring, has re-surfaced.

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Meet a Reader | Beth from VA

The Frugal Girl

The focus was on saving money and resources and living in an eco-conscious way. I’ve always wanted to be a good steward of my money and resources, but struggled with feeling like there was “never enough.” I was especially close to my maternal grandmother, though, and any financial education I got came from her.

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It’s Time to Plan Your Frugal Spring Garden

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My Grandmother in the Midwest used to trade plants with her sister in the far west so each could have different varieties. In addition, seek out local resources, such as your state’s department of natural resources. When your plant arrives, it is easy to dig up the soil, slide in the plant and give it a drink.

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TV Time - Work It Out Wombats!

Motherhood Moments

, a new animated series for kids ages 3-6 produced by GBH Kids and Pipeline Studios , starring a playful trio of marsupial siblings—Malik, Zadie and Zeke—who live with their grandmother, Super, in their treehouse apartment complex. Super, their grandmother, is the Superintendent and unofficial “Mayor” of the Treeborhood.

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