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Start Planning and Budgeting for Summer TODAY!

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We like to start a backyard fire to roast marshmallows and invite friends over to enjoy the long summer day. Local fairs & festivals – Look for local fairs and festivals for low-cost games, food, and activities. Fun @ Home: Host a backyard S’mores party. Go camping in the backyard. A Tour of Our Backyard.

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Meet a Reader | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

After I had kids, I swapped that time to growing all sorts of interesting heirloom foods in my backyard. The first few years after graduating, I racked up a large credit card debt and bought a new SUV that cost approximately the same as my annual salary. I’m allergic to shellfish and can’t digest certain foods like apples.

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Celebrating Our Earth One Change At A Time

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From composting and saving rain water to using cloth napkins and reusable grocery bags, I have made many changes in my life over the last 20 years. When I was a college sophomore, I didn't even know how to cook scrambled eggs, let alone grow my own food. And I gave up on cloth diapers as soon as my babies started eating solid food. (I

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