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Repair, Don’t Replace

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Few try to repair or get it repaired. I remember when there was a shoe repair shop on almost every corner. You could take your radio to the radio and TV repair shop down the street, but most things you could probably fix yourself. Do you even remember when most people cooked their own meals instead of going out to eat?

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Q&A | cinnamon, SIM, jeans, and grocery spending

The Frugal Girl

I want to repair a pair of jeans. I don’t know how to use a sewing machine so hand sewing it is. I believe that you did a recent post about this very thing, and you used jeans to repair Zoe’s jeans, hence my reaching out. -M Hospital time is where I’m going to seriously gain skills.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

And while I don’t like parting with our money, I am grateful that this repair won’t send us into financial distress. How would you pay for an unexpected car repair? 1 – Determine how much you need. It’s also very easy to reduce your grocery spending just by planning your meals.

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How Downsizing to an Apartment Has Saved Us Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Maintenance and Repairs. It also costs less to keep a smaller living space in good repair. When you have a larger property, you have to spend more time and money on yard care, as well as on general maintenance and on making repairs. Instead, we buy what we need for a little more than a week, and we plan our meals better.

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30 Free but Thoughtful Christmas Gift Ideas

Family Balance Sheet

Ready Made Freezer Meals. If your freezer is packed with ready-made meals that just need to be heated up, this would be an awesome gift for anybody, especially any college students or seniors on your list. There’s nothing better than a homemade meal that only needs to be heated up. Host a Homemade Meal. Oil Change.

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Meet a Reader | Gretchen from Oregon

The Frugal Girl

As well as other “from scratch” things like my current main hobby of teaching myself how to spin yarn from our sheeps’ wool. My husband and I always go out for expensive meals for our anniversaries as well. I do a lot of our cooking from scratch which takes a lot of my time!

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8 Valuable Life Skills to Teach Your Kids During Quarantine

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Knowing how to cook can help set up your child to prepare healthy, satisfying meals in years to come. Maintaining a clean living space is important, but many children only know how to put their toys away. You can teach your kids the process of sorting lights and darks and explain how to wash and dry the laundry.

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