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How to Save Money by Greening your Wardrobe

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

These tips on how to save money by greening your wardrobe will really help you to keep those extra dollars in your pocket. Before you can even start to think about how you would go about greening your wardrobe, you need to know where you stand, clothes wise, right now at this moment.

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Save Money: Buy These 7 Items Used

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

As long as we buy them from an authorized source, we can get a guarantee as well. We were able to get a great deal on older couches that were very well-built. Before you buy new, consider whether or not you can save money — and the earth — by purchasing the following items used: Electronics. Baby Items. Sports Equipment.

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Frugal Fall DIY: Easy Pillowcase Pumpkin

Saving Cents With Sense

Frugal Fall DIY: Easy Pillowcase Pumpkin. Not only is it easy (which I love), but it is so inexpensive as well. You can peruse your local thrift stores for one as we did, or find them for just a few dollars at your local retail store. Green ribbon or green scrap fabric. The more you have the better.

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Wait, Don’t Buy That Yet!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Spending our precious and all too limited time searching online and in stores. Sometimes, as we shop we see things we would like to own and decide to treat ourselves with a gift or two as well. So, hey, I guess I can take the tax reduction next year as well as this! I know I do. In fact, I did today! Winter clothes.

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7 Ways to Reduce Household Waste

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

A meal plan can be one of the best ways to avoid last-minute takeout runs, as well as ensure that you have a way to use the food you buy. Turn old towels into bags that can be taken to the grocery store. Before you get rid of items that are still in usable condition, consider trying to sell them, or give them to a thrift store.

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How Little Could You Spend on Your Child in a Year?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

In our consumer driven society where we have everything for children from designer clothing stores to classes to iPads, how does someone go so counter society and not spend anything on her children save childcare and medical expenses? There was very little I had to buy for my child after these showers. The expenses add up fast.

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How We Frugal-ed in February 2020

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Frugal living is NOT about feeling deprived. Frugal living is being intentional with our money and creative with our resources, so we have more to put towards the things that are important to us. We want to live WELL on LESS Money. Frugal Kitchen in February: Curbside Pick-up: I continued my new grocery routine in February.

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