Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Whether you’re being impulsive with a magazine in the checkout line at the superstore, or impulsively calling in to buy a $300 blender from a 3:00 AM infomercial, nothing good can come of financial impulsiveness. Consumerism.

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Personal Finance Finance Consumerism Debt 222

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 14, 2013

Check for the extra expenses that you do not need like extra cable service, membership to a gym or spa that you do not use, or a subscription to magazine that you rarely read. Remove all these extras that you do not need. Avoid Wastage. The best way to save is to avoid wasting anything.

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Money Cable Service Budgeting Budget 273

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 25, 2014

Grab a chalkboard, a poster board, or even a pin board and a few magazines. There is something so exciting about dreaming up your future and what it will look like, and all it requires is your imagination and knowing what you want out of life. You don’t need a computer or TV to dream storm.

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Financial Goals Goals Budgeting Budget 213

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 29, 2011

Cover thrift store finds such as boxes and crates with dish shards for an awesome magazine rack. Anywhere you might use glass or tile for mosaic work, replace with broken china. Cover plant pots for one off coordinated dining room décor. The possibilities are endless.

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Cycle Budgeting Budget Christmas 199

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 30, 2014

There are a few things that we wanted to do, however, to make the home more “ours” After pouring over magazines, TV shows, and soliciting advice from my mom, we nailed down a few things that are fool proof principles to home decorating and finishing.

Home 182

Home Making Furniture Thrift Stores 182

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 28, 2014

Many of us want a home that looks like it came from a magazine or a brand new shiny car. Would I prefer to have straight hair? Absolutely. But it wasn’t what I was born with, so I’m learning to embrace what I do have. Wanting those things is okay.

Saving Money 198

Saving Money Work Money Cars 198

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 1, 2011

Eliminated magazine subscriptions and junk mail. Cook from scratch every meal and freeze leftovers. I walk to and from work. I take the bus when I have meetings to attend. I walk to my Pilates classes as well as to my esthetician. Exercise at home instead of driving to and from the gym. Eliminated paper statements.

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Money Green Compost Composting 124

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 20, 2013

Read your Favorite Book or Magazine. For a challenging and exciting time, take the kids to the beach to dig for sand crabs. They will be hard to catch at first, but once the first one is caught and the excitement builds, you won’t want to stop!

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Entertainment Cheap Hobby Building 198

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 18, 2011

Tell the family to dump old magazines, books, papers, and plastics in the recycling bin. For example, if your kid has a favorite brand of cookies that are manufactured in an environmentally unsound bag, you can find a similar bag of cookies created in eco-friendly packaging. Set up recyclable bins.

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Green Family Kids and Family Recycle 157

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 9, 2012

Most Kindle models feature Wi-Fi or 3G that allows you to easily go online nearly anywhere to search for books and magazines. However, the Kindle can be a temptation for impulse buyers.

Saving Money 188

Saving Money Money Library Saving 188

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 27, 2012

You can take time out every week to read the paper, or a magazine, or a new book. You can take the time to create a dedicated reading nook in your house. Simply place a comfortable chair by a window and set a floor lamp or a small table and a lamp next to it. Try buying second hand books or looking for inexpensive e-books to save money.

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Hobby Family Cheap Inexpensive 213

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 14, 2012

You’ve seen the ads on television, in magazines, an at the mall. “ Go Green ” by purchasing this reusable bag! Be more “ Eco-Friendly ” by picking up one of our 100% recycled-plastic doo-dads! Love the Earth ” by replacing your t-shirts with new designer-brand organic cotton ones!

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Green Buy Buying Recycle 254

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Along with the mindless TV, I would read tabloid magazines. I’d watch some seriously mindless TV for entertainment, after an episode of which I’d feel like my IQ had dropped several points.

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Entertainment Documentary Podcasts Education 165

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 26, 2013

Lieberman and published in a prestigious research journal, Nature Magazine , showed that barefoot runners created less collision forces when they ran than those that run in running shoes. The damage might have been less prevalent than you’d think… A study led by Harvard scientist Dr. Daniel E.

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Shoes Newtons Nike Adidas 201

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 9, 2011

Magazine suggests that you be aggressively low with your first offer (for example if you are negotiating a discount on a new refrigerator at Lowe’s – start with a discount of 70% off retail!). Magazine article, it sets that person at ease and establishes rapport with them. Other Tips. According to the above Inc.

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Haggle Haggling Price Discount 202

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Take an old magazine picture or calender picture and glue it to a piece of cardboard. I used a recipe similar to this one on Playdoughrecipe.com [link] Make sure they use the play dough on a surface that won’t absorb the food coloring! Turn the picture over and trace cutout patterns on the cardboard, then cut out the pieces.

Entertainment 201

Entertainment Budgeting Budget At Home 201

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 16, 2013

For small packages, find interesting magazine pages to use in wrapping. Use paper from other sources. If you get newspapers, use newsprint with bright colored ribbon or bows. If you have old maps you no longer need, use them. Do you have old calendars with beautiful pictures? Use those as well.

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Thrifty Christmas Gifts Thrift Stores 174

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

According to PC Magazine’s PC timeline , the cost in today’s dollars of a PC in 1981 was $7564 people have more computing power in their phone than we had, for much less money. Books used to be so rare that only the religious or powerful elite had access to them. Now they are free on the internet.

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Psychology Economical Cookies United States 170

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 26, 2011

The other big temptations are the sweets and magazines by the tills, so keep away from these when you’re queuing. Supermarkets tend to strategically place their offers at the end of aisles in the hope of grabbing your attention while you’re on the move.

Saving Money 180

Saving Money Money Saving Shopping 180

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Guest Post Author Bio: James Petzke is a college student, freelance web designer, and the writer of This Is Common Cents, an online personal finance magazine that helps you avoid the rat race of the corporate world, beat your consumerist side, and live the dream. If so, what is holding you back?

Personal Finance 188

Personal Finance Finance Work Insurance 188

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 14, 2013

Set little rewards for yourself when you’ve completed a certain job or number of jobs – “when I’ve changed all the sheets I get to sit down with a coffee and that new magazine I bought.”. Change your attitude and self talk about household chores – “I used to hate scrubbing the shower but now it’s not so bad.” to music whenever I can.

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Motivation Cleaning Home and Garden Home Improvement 183

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 25, 2012

An urgent care center is typically privately owned, utilizes extended hours and is there to treat non-life-threatening medical situations, perform basic X-rays and lab work, and dispense prescriptions per Health Magazine.

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Insurance 2006 At&T Work 213

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

I remember going through magazines and catalogs picking out the things I would have when we had money. You can read more about my story – the things I did and the things that I believe would have made our journey easier and faster – in Choose Wealth! Be a millionaire by midlife.

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Money Grandchildren Thrifty Job Loss 247

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 3, 2011

You can use fabric that coordinates with or contrasts other pieces in your room to cover an orange crate to create a magazine and newspaper box. Repurpose drinking glasses, miniature hat boxes or coffee tins covered in fabric as desk organizers. Look around your apartment for inspiration.

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Budgeting Budget Friends And Family Sale Furniture 255

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 4, 2013

I found a brand new magazine rack for 50 cents, a 2 foot diameter artfully crafted wreath for $10 and a FREE WHEELBARROW. We have stumbled through this one several times. The wheelbarrow. Last summer, a lady on the street next to ours had a wonderful sale. She was very eager to move her things. I brought that wheel barrow home for hubby.

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Garage Lamps Garage Sale Free 200

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

When I was a teen, I poured over books and magazines that purported to know how I should look and what I should do to get that look. I also thought it wise to whiten my teeth once a year – using the over the counter whitening strips – at a cost of $45 – $35 dollars a year. How much is too much? This pressure still exists.

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2007 North Carolina Economical Repairs 207

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

When you get a new book or magazine, put it in the ‘unread’ pile and then eventually recycle or store it with others of its kind. Get in the habit of putting things where they belong. When a bill hits your mailbox, put it in the same place each time until it is paid, then destroy or store the receipt in it’s place.

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Organic Organization Home Painting 177

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 2, 2011

You can then take those old cell phones, clothes or magazines to the appropriate recycling depots, ustilize websites such as Craigslist or Freecycle to give away any items you want cleared out quickly and then have a yard sale or an online auction to rid yourself of those unwanted items that are still in saleable condition.

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Frugal Flowers and Plants Recycle Recycled 145

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 12, 2013

But I had no idea where to start or how to go about simplifying my life until I read a magazine article about the psychological benefits of de-cluttering your workspace. I felt perpetually tired and had trouble sleeping and thinking clearly; in fact, the only time I did seem to think clearly was when I went to bed and tried to sleep!

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Making Work Occasions Pace 238

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Rent books, books on tape, movies, and read magazines at the library. Convenience meals picked up at a local super market is often a third of the price of eating out. Actively choose to not buy anything that can be borrowed. Ask friends or neighbors if there is a specific item that only needs to be used once.

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College Budgeting Budget Friends And Family Sale 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 26, 2011

This past year I cancelled my magazine subscriptions. And don’t worry, lunches don’t need to be complicated. Leftovers from last night’s dinner and some fruit work just fine. Stop paying for subscriptions. Instead, I have singed up to receive them online and in my email inbox.

Bills 124

Bills Money Insurance Saving Money 124

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Today on Wayfair, I found the exact style of the love seat for $1000 (it had cushions though and mine didn’t), but I have a matching ottoman with a magazine shelf underneath. Here are a few of them: A wicker love seat and ottoman I bought it for $15 total. A heavy duty wrought iron patio table, 4 chairs and umbrella with stand for $50.

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Garage Sale Garage Finds Sale 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 5, 2012

Financial therapists believe that there are money maladies that need to be handled with therapy – two of which Financial Dependence and Financial enabling – neither is considered healthy in normal, able, adults.

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Money Sister Giving Brother 264

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Magazines and catalogs are some of the biggest offenders. We have a few made out of stainless steel that keep our drinks cold and are very durable. They work great for going to the gym, out running errands, and camping. Cancel your subscriptions.

Making 196

Making Reuse Recycle Recycled 196

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2013

Everywhere you look, television, billboards, the Internet, magazines, newspapers and radios try to tell us what we need to buy and consume in order to be happy. Magazine subscriptions. A magazine swap cuts paper waste and saves money. You don’t mind reading “used” magazines, do you? Happiness sell!

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Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions Kids and Family Camping Equipment Television 212

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 3, 2013

Type in ‘sewing’ into your search engine and you will get a tremendous number of results, all the way from companies selling sewing machines, patterns, and material, to blogs, class offerings, books, magazines, videos and events! I got 160,000,000 results today using Google Chrome.

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Sewing Sewing Machines Machines Saving Money 201

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 12, 2012

Human remains do not normally represent a public health risk, nor do they degenerate rapidly within a few days of death, according to a Smithsonian magazine article, The Surprising Satisfactions of a Home Funeral. Burial preparation typically includes injecting the body with embalming fluid, which contains high levels of carcinogens.

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Green And Frugal Green Frugal Transportation 188