Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 28, 2014

I started counting it, tracking it, and trying to grow it. Updating spreadsheets, learning new savings and investment strategies, and watching my net worth grow over time became increasingly exciting. Money stopped being a burden and became a hobby, something I enjoyed and thrived on- literally. Keep Learning.

Hobby 189

Hobby Money Making Goals 189

Saving In Akron

MAY 6, 2011

Bank of America – Saturday & Sunday, Free Museums On Us days for Bank of America cardholders! There are over 100 participating Museums, Zoos, Science Centers, and Botanical Gardens across the US. Lowes Build and Grow – Saturday 10am-Noon, Kids build a Free Heart Flower Vase for Mom!

Activism 133

Activism Bank of America Martha Stewart Pottery Barn 133

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 22, 2019

Include everything from weekend trips to longer vacations, yard/garden projects, home renovations, kids’ camps, gear and clothing, and any other summer expense you might have. Live Butterfly Garden – I wrote about this activity a few years ago and it is still a favorite summer memory. I was an avid gardener for many years.

2019 124

2019 Home and Garden Friends And Family Sale Kids and Family 124

Saving In Akron

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

Bank of America is hosting a Free Museums On Us day February 5th & 6th. If you are a Bank of America cardholder you can take advantage of this awesome deal! Just go HERE and see participating Museums, Zoos, Science Centers, Botanical Gardens & more in your area. Then just present any Bank Of America Card!

Activism 113

Activism Bank of America Babies R Us Pottery Barn 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 1, 2011

Grow our own garden of veggies. Participate in a CSA for extra produce that we don’t grow. Use internet and telephone banking. Switched from chemical personal care products to homemade chemical free ones. Use reusable fabric bags for shopping. Wash laundry in cold water and hang clothes to dry.

Money 124

Money Green Compost Composting 124

Saving In Akron

DECEMBER 2, 2011

Bank of America – Saturday 12/3 & Sunday 12/4, Free Museums On Us days for Bank of America cardholders! There are over 100 participating Museums, Zoos, Science Centers, and Botanical Gardens across the US. Lowes Build and Grow – Saturday 12/3 from 10am-Noon, FREE: Kids build a Caboose Build and Grow train!

Activism 113

Activism Bank of America Pottery Barn Building 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 21, 2014

However, what I’m guessing that many don’t know is that SNAP benefits can be used to buy seeds to plant vegetables and fruits in a home garden. There is an entire Facebook page, SNAP Gardens: Food Stamps Grow Gardens, dedicated to sharing this information as well as a website, Food Stamps Grow Gardens.

Plants 160

Plants Gardening Garden Home and Garden 160

For the Mommas

MARCH 13, 2015

FREE Poppy Seeds to Get Your Garden Started! FREE Butterfly Garden Starter Packet. Get Into Museums for Free with Bank of America’s Museums on Us. FREE Points: FREE 10 Pampers Gift To Grow Points. Here are the week’s best freebies! Freebies: Free Ritas Ice on First Day of Spring 2015. FREE Mother’s Day Cards.

Mars 40

Mars Freebie Friday Easter Freebies 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2015

Now we use them as chip bag fasteners as well as to hold the garden mesh netting on the chicken wire circles that surround my blueberry bushes – to keep the birds and squirrels from eating the ripening berries. Years ago my Dad made a screw driver holder to help us organize our growing collection of screw drivers.

Reuse 100

Reuse Recycle Recycled Recycling 100

Saving Everyday

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Saturday 2/11 from Noon-3pm, Love Grow Nurture: Learn why NurturMe is a healthy choice for infants and toddlers. Bank of America –. Saturday 2/4 & Sunday 2/5 , Free Museums On Us days for Bank of America cardholders! There are over 100 participating Museums, Zoos, Science Centers, and Botanical Gardens across the US.

Activism 51

Activism Pottery Barn Bank of America Family 51

Saving Cents With Sense

APRIL 25, 2014

These DIY projects will help keep your home cooler in the summer, and more money in the bank. Plant your garden so that sunlight can still get into the house, but diffusely, so it isn’t shining directly into the house. Add Some Green Around the House. Especially helpful is shade that falls on windows and doors.

DIY 104

DIY Home Home Improvement Home and Garden 104

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

Use online banking. How about buying your kid a bike they can ride to school or your wife some organic seeds she can grow in the garden that can feed the family. Instead, eat a plant based diet which is full of nutrients, anti-oxidants and is healthier for you and mother nature. Here are some recipes to get you started.

Consumer 124

Consumer Recycle Recycled Recycling 124

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 28, 2022

Rising prices are affecting everyone’s bank account, and groceries are leading the way. Freeze garden and in-season produce. Start a Garden. Farm stands, U-Pick farms, and even your own garden are great sources for locally grown, in-season produce at reasonable prices. Those are weekly staples at my house!

Saving Money 130

Saving Money Grocery Groceries Money 130

Saving Cents With Sense

JUNE 3, 2016

Keep scrolling down and you’ll find a list of items for upcoming weekends, too. :: FREE Museum Weekend for Bank of America Customers. Bank of America’s Museums on Us is offering free admission to more than 150 museums nationwide. Contact your closest LEGO® Store for details. :: Lowe’s Build and Grow.

June 45

June 2016 Family Cheap 45

Couponing 101

JANUARY 21, 2011

Disney Store – You’re invited to a Princess Garden Party (for ages 3+) this Saturday (1/22) at 11 am or 12:30 pm. Lowe’s – Build a Ball Toss Game at the Lowe’s Build & Grow clinic this Saturday (1/22) at 10 am. Check out all the fun activities that you and your children can do for FREE this weekend! Have fun!

Activism 51

Activism Building Growing Entertainment 51

Saving Cents With Sense

MAY 7, 2015

Free Admission to National Public Gardens. Find Gardens Near You. :: Amtrak Train Days. Saturday, May 9th – Hanging Herb Gardens from 10 AM – 11:30 AM. Kids make and take a Garden Blooms Photo Frame. Get more information here. :: Lowe’s Build and Grow. Kickoff is May 9th at Chicago Union Station.

Family 40

Family Cheap Kids and Family Museum 40

Saving Cents With Sense

JULY 3, 2015

And if you are making some festive treats, don’t miss my Red, White & Blue Fruit Smoothie and No Bake Peanut Butter Cereal Treats. :: Free Museum Entrance for Bank of America customers. Contact your closest LEGO® Store here for details. :: Lowe’s Build and Grow. Get more information here. :: Home and Garden Shows.

4th Of July 40

4th Of July July Family Cheap 40

Saving Cents With Sense

JULY 31, 2015

Keep scrolling down and you’ll find a list of items for upcoming weekends, too. :: FREE Museum Weekend for Bank of America Customers. Bank of America’s Museums on Us is offering free admission to more than 150 museums nationwide. Contact your closest LEGO® Store here for details. :: Lowe’s Build and Grow.

Family 40

Family Cheap Kids and Family Museum 40

Saving Cents With Sense

MARCH 6, 2015

FREE Museum Weekend for Bank of America Customers. Bank of America’s Museums on Us is offering free admission to more than 150 museums nationwide. Contact your closest LEGO® Store here for details. :: Lowe’s Build and Grow. Get more information here. :: Home and Garden Shows. Saturday, March 14 at 10 AM.

March 40

March Family Kids and Family Food and Wine 40

Saving Cents With Sense

OCTOBER 2, 2015

FREE Museum Weekend for Bank of America Customers. Bank of America’s Museums on Us is offering free admission to more than 150 museums nationwide. Contact your closest LEGO® Store for details. :: Lowe’s Build and Grow. Get more information here. :: Home and Garden Shows. Saturday, October 10th at 10 AM.

Family 40

Family Cheap Kids and Family October 40

Saving Cents With Sense

MAY 21, 2015

Contact your local zoo for details. :: Free Museum Entrance for Bank of America customers. Bank of America’s Museums on Us is offering free admission to more than 150 museums nationwide for Bank of America or Merrill Lynch credit or debit card holders along with a photo ID. Get more information here. :: Home and Garden Shows.

Memorial Day 40

Memorial Day 2015 Family Cheap 40

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 22, 2024

That did teach us a lesson about home ownership: that it was something we were taught was a mark of being an adult, but really, when you “own” a home, unless you’ve paid off the mortgage, the bank is your landlord and you’re just renting. Also, growing our own food. We rent now and are much happier.

Rent 178

Rent Son Frugal Home and Garden 178

Frugal Luxuries

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Frugality allows you to govern your destiny and produce in your life a lovely fertile garden of material and intangible wealth. After discovering several tiny volunteer tomato plants, I moved them to where I wanted them in the garden. The quality of being frugal is one so powerful as to change lives and affect history.

Art 40

Art Frugal Painting Home and Garden 40

For the Mommas

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Amazon Gold Box Deals:: Jackery Bar External Battery Charger – Portable Charger and Power Bank $15.99. 2:10 pm EST: Superb Solar Powered Led Spotlight/ Outdoor Flexible Wall- Mount or Stake-in-Ground Light/ Stronger Battery Performance Longer Life Span/ Ideal for Garden Patio Driveway Path Lawn Yard Landscape Security.

Shavers 40

Shavers Furniture Lighting November 40

For the Mommas

APRIL 3, 2015

FREE Butterfly Garden Starter Packet. Get Into Museums for Free with Bank of America’s Museums on Us. FREE Subscription to Better Homes & Gardens Magazine. FREE 10 Pampers Gift To Grow Points. Freebies: Free Redbox DVD Rental OR $1.00/2 2 Movies Code. FREE DuraHook Coat Hook! FREE Mother’s Day Cards.

Freebie Friday 40

Freebie Friday Freebies Martha Stewart Coffee 40

For the Mommas

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

11:05 am EST: Melissa & Doug Stamp-a-Scene-Fairy Garden. 11:20 am EST: Photography video studio with 2 Fluorescent Light Bank Linco Flora +2 35-Inch Hexogen Easy Softbox Linco Flora +2 8308 Compact Light Stand+12 85W Softwhite Daylight Photo Energy Bulb Linco +2 Carrying Bag by Linco 3120FK. Prime Early Access Deal. Pots Pans Set.

Girls 40

Girls Disney Toys 2015 40