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Daily Frugal Tip: Grow Your Own Pineapples

Couponing 101

Head on over to The Thrifty Couple to learn how to grow your own pineapples from leftover pineapple tops. You can do this indoors or outdoors! Here’s a cool idea! It does take a couple years for the plant to produce a pineapple, but it sounds like a fun experiment! I’m anxious to try this one out. Have you ever tried this?

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Top 10 Giveaways, 8/02/14

Nicoles Nickels

The Thrifty Housewife - Brylane Home Outdoor Furniture Giveaway (Ends 8/8). The Mama Experience - Canvas HQ Custom Canvas Artwork Giveaway (Ends 8/6). Preston Speaks – Petsmart $100 G.C. Giveaway (Ends 8/7). Mom to Bed by 8 – iPad Air or Visa $500 G.C. Giveaway (Ends 8/7). Top 10 Giveaways 8/02/14'

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Sustainable Living Traits To Pass On To Your Children

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Go hiking and camping and show them the beauty of the outdoors (and teach them to leave trails and campsites better than when you arrived) Plant a garden with your children to give them a tangible example of how much fun growing your own food and eating healthy can be! And vice versa!)

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Green, Frugal Alternatives To the Gym

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Balancing is great for your abs, and you get to be outdoors in the winter. However, ice skating is usually fairly inexpensive at a community center or an outdoor rink and you can get a great workout. Fall Fall is my favorite time to get a workout outdoors. Fall Fall is my favorite time to get a workout outdoors.

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Staycations Are For Suckers!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Outdoor Fun. Thrifty Ways to Save on Travel Vacations are those times when the much needed rest and relaxation are in order. For example, there is no reason to pay for world class shows or concerts in San Francisco when families can have just as much fun at a Crawdad Festival in Isleton—for free ! Let us know how you did it!

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Don’t be a Buy-It-New Snob

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Outdoor bench (I refurbished it) $5. I’m always on the lookout for outdoor furniture – as I age I will need more benches along our 6 acre paths! – Thrifty Ways to Wrap Christmas Five Home Renovation Savings Tips Things You Can Do To NOT Make Money Not So Free – Free Things. Anne Taylor tops – $3.

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Central PA Staycation Ideas

Family Balance Sheet

Outdoor Festivals. The Great Outdoors. Seattle, Washington — Thrifty NW Mom. Visit The Pennsylvania National Fire Museum in Harrisburg to view a collection of artifacts from the hand-drawn equipment of yesterday to the modern tools of today. The museum is housed in an 1899 Victoria fire house. Check the website for prices.