Prairie Eco-Thrifter
SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
Once the kids left home, we ended up with zero trick or treaters at our house on a state highway. We do put up decorations (ones I buy at garage sales or thrift stores and reuse each year). Encourage your child to use their imaginations to come up with a costume out of materials on hand at home. Don’t buy, make.
Koupon Karen
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
It’s a place where new residents quickly feel at home, thanks to the warm, welcoming community and the endless outdoor activities available right at their doorstep. However, transitioning to a new home, especially in a city like Tucson, requires some planning and effort. Remember, the process doesn’t have to be perfect.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
FEBRUARY 13, 2017
We especially need essential stuff, like food, water, shelter, heat, clothing, defensive and offensive protection. But, because we leave behind the accumulated stuff in our parent’s household, we really end up with less that we had at home. I like my stuff and I refuse to acquiesce to the guilt trips imposed by others.
Family Balance Sheet
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
Daniel took on an extra job doing support work for an online company that he could do from home. We sold extra items that we weren’t using through Craigslist and garage sales. We ate at home a lot and watched our food budget carefully. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt.
For the Mommas
JULY 24, 2016
Shop around at garage sales, thrift stores and online classifieds for furniture and other household items. Find all kinds of fun activities you can do at home. Reduce convenience foods. Frozen foods, prepared foods and junk food are not only more expensive than something you cook yourself, but also less healthy.
The Frugal Girl
JANUARY 29, 2024
We have significant food restrictions so sourcing our own is helpful health-wise & cost-effective too. When college was looming, my parents offered to let me live at home cost-free while I was in college, as their contribution to my higher education. There’s always been garage sales/flea markets, library, state parks, fishing.
The Frugal Girl
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Limiting waste is what really drives most of the habits I have that would qualify as “frugal” – reducing/eliminating food waste, returning unneeded items, pursuing refunds, checking on warranties, repairing things, etc. For me, being in the kitchen and making food for people is an act of love.
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