Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 28, 2012

The American culture is wrought with excessive spending so it is no surprise that the typical household overspends on necessities such as food, gas, utilities, and phone usage. We all need to eat on a daily basis, but you can cut back on your dining budget by eating at home. How to Reduce Gas Consumption.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 14, 2011

You would need to add in the cost of all necessary utilities like gas, electricity, telephone and water. Base this cost around if each meal each meal was prepared at home. Although you can do this too, we will leave space in the budget for you to buy these items. This portion of the budget would be a big fat zero.

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 14, 2013

Create A Budget. Maybe you don’t want to cook at all during your vacation or maybe eating out for every meal is beyond what your budget can handle. We''ll plan the menu weeks before we leave, so I can do most of my grocery shopping at home instead of our vacation spot where prices are more expensive. Plan your travel.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 30, 2014

Alcohol was dirt cheap in New Orleans, and transportation was a very small line on our budget in New York City. Daily deal sites can be a pointless waste of money when you are at home, but when you are on the road they can be a budget saver. Thanks, couch surfing! After all, you’ve got to eat! Daily Deal Sites.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

There was the gas, the hotel, and the restaurants to pay for. We began cooking all of our meals at home. I initially booked directly through Budget, and the cost for a large SUV for a week was $595. We thought eating in restaurants was a main attraction of travel because you get to try local foods.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 14, 2011

And, although the crops absorb carbon dioxide as they grow, processing them into biofuel requires substantial amounts of coal and natural gas. In most places, charging an electric vehicle is not as convenient as stopping to fill up a gas tank. Drivers of electric cars still rely primarily on at-home charging stations.

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Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 1, 2011

Create A Budget For Your Trip. Maybe you don’t want to cook at all during your vacation or maybe eating out for every meal is beyond what your budget can handle. How much gas do you think you will need to get to your destination? We both freeze our dinners at home and they hold up well in the coolers on our trip.

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JULY 28, 2011

They are a family of four and have a grocery budget of $60 per week, they cook 2-3 dinners from scratch each week and eat out once or twice a week. Their grocery budget is already pretty low, but I do have a few ideas. You can easily cook a meal for four for about $5 at home instead. Have they truly saved money?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 7, 2011

With high gas and diesel prices, driving can be a huge drain on your budget. So, as you can see there are numerous ways you can cut costs around your home; you just have to look around. How have you been able to cut costs at home? If you stick to the list, you should only buy what you really need. Please share. .

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Saving Cents With Sense

APRIL 25, 2013

This free award-winning app offers up-to-date information on your account balances, budgeting and transactions so you can make better financial decisions. This allows you to see whether you’ll break the budget by indulging. Just by looking up where to find the cheapest gas, you can save up to 20 cents per gallon.

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Saving Cents With Sense

MAY 25, 2012

Summer is officially here and that means that kids are home, people are time off work, and gas prices are up (yikes!). The trick to a perfect staycation is to remember that you are still vacationing, even if you are staying at home, so try to keep household chores, projects, and business interruptions to a minimum.

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Saving With Shellie

MARCH 14, 2011

I know earning money at home offers are tougher to come by these days. With gas prices on the rise, this might be a way to help your budget a tad. Also, My Survey is another “survey only&# company that recently began accepting new panelists again. Or use your survey income to build a rainy day fund.

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Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 18, 2013

Saving money at the grocery store , gas station , car insurance, or even college tuition are all examples of things that should be something you strive for and are eager to achieve. Most budgets get depleted because of excess spending at fast food restaurants, entertainment, or other luxuries.

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Saving Cents With Sense

JUNE 5, 2013

A lot of people are looking for ways to cut their costs and adjust their lifestyles to lower budgets. While a lot of people try taking big steps – selling their large homes and moving into smaller ones, for example – there are also a number of smaller steps that can be taken to cut down your costs.

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Saving With Shellie

JUNE 25, 2014

Here are a few ways to keep costs down and enjoy the park without exceeding your budget. Save on Souvenirs - Before you even leave for your trip discuss your budget with the family. These often pay themselves off after one or two visits, the rest you can consider free beyond gas and food. sunscreen at WalMart can cost you $15.00

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Saving With Shellie

AUGUST 4, 2011

You can find out before you get to the register if you’re staying within your budget. :: Amazon Mobile – Ever shop at Target, Walmart or Best Buy and wonder if you’re getting the best deal? If so, buy it when you get home! They may be willing to match the Amazon price. :: Cheap Gas!

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Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 1, 2016

You’ll end up spending more in gas, which doesn’t save you a thing. Don’t shop hungry and if your kids aren’t helpful with shopping, you may want to leave them at home so you can concentrate on getting the best deals. You’ll then be able to create a budget of what you want to spend. How to know if coupons double.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

You see, it doesn’t matter how you decide to celebrate it, whether you stay at home or go out, but one thing is for sure…kissing. Kisses are collected either on delivery to the grocery cart, or later at home. Financial Highway tells us how we can beat inflation with our food budget. Where are you at?

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Saving Everyday

AUGUST 1, 2022

Reducing your food expenses is one of the best ways to reduce your overall spending and find extra money in your budget ! In this post, we’ll discuss realistic ways you can save on groceries at home and at the store! How to save on groceries at home. Shop your own home. The most important thing is to just start!

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Saving Everyday

AUGUST 1, 2022

Reducing your food expenses is one of the best ways to reduce your overall spending and find extra money in your budget ! In this post, we’ll discuss realistic ways you can save on groceries at home and at the store! How to save on groceries at home. Shop your own home. The most important thing is to just start!

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Groceries Grocery Food and Drink Saving 52

For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

Plan the most efficient route to save gas and time. Find all kinds of fun activities you can do at home. Batch your errands. Instead of running an errand or two every day, plan them out and get them all done at once. Plan a movie or game night. Stop using your credit cards.

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 9, 2015

When you have tracked, analyzed, and cut your budget to bare bones, there is only one other way to find extra money to put towards debt and that is to make more money. Dave Ramsey says, “a budget is telling your money where to go, instead of wondering where it went.” That would keep you on budget!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

We shopped at garage sales, turned down the heat, combined errands to use less gas, didn’t buy a lot of prepared food, cooked at home and the like. We especially never put anything consumable (like gas, food, eating out, movies and etc) on a credit card. Frugal Food Tips Have you been looking at your budget lately?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 7, 2014

My mom was an at home day care provider. I was responsible for my own gas, insurance, and maintenance. Through it all, I learned how to budget my money and how to find bargains. . During the recession in the ’80s, he was unemployed for nearly 2.5 I always worked while in high school and college.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2012

MoneySmartGuides : The Real Cost of Eating Out – I was looking over my budget for the previous month and something stood out. Newlyweds on a Budget : Paying down student loans – The following is a guest post. I would set firm limits on my gas consumption. Budgeting in the Fun Stuff: Really!?!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 5, 2013

My next option was to investigate hiring a U-Haul or Budget truck to move my belongings myself. Adult Children Living At Home – How To Approach It How to Negotiate Your Bills Cheap Ways To Renovate Your Home. Move Everything Myself. I know that’s how I will be doing my next move! Go Frugal'

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 30, 2011

For the most part, I am perfectly happy being at home. Once you factor in a meal, drinks, tips, tickets or entry fees, cab or gas money, and “the right outfit” (after all, you have to look your best!), Hopefully you can relate to many of these points. I Am A Homebody. Going out is expensive. I Have Frugal Hobbies.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 3, 2011

I grow my own garden in the summer instead of buying produce at the store; I make my own cleaning products to save money and be green; I make my own personal care products; I cook at home every night to avoid going out in order to save money and keep my health in check; I walk to and from work so I don’t have to pay for gas, etc.

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 7, 2015

I’m a stay-at-home homeschooling mom to Annie (5), Andy (2), and Eli (2 months). And it saves on gas too. How often do you and your spouse discuss your finances/budget/spending? We do budget together EVERY SINGLE MONTH. A monthly budget – but we’ve done that since day 1. Become a hermit.

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