Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 27, 2014

Running your air conditioning 24 hours a day tends to be more expensive than heating your home (except if you use oil), so with that in mind, here are some tips to help get you ready for summertime to reduce your energy bills, reduce your impact on the environment, and keep some of your hard-earned money in your pocket where it belongs.

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Bills Saving Money Money Air Conditioners 177

Saving With Shellie

JULY 9, 2014

I’ve got some simple ideas for how to lower your electric bill this summer. Buy Energy Star appliances - If you see the “Energy Star” label on an appliance, it means it meets efficiency guidelines that will save you upwards of $100 a year on your electric bill just by replacing one appliance. Replace them as you can.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

Instead of shelling out $6 bucks on kitchen counter cleaner, you might want to consider some very inexpensive homemade options. You can dilute bleach, which is typically inexpensive, and use it to sanitize your sink, your counters, and more. Optimize Your Dishwasher If you don’t watch out, your dishwasher can be a money grabber.

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Saving Money Kitchen Money Reuse 202

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

But, I can’t believe people are making big bucks telling other people how to control their spendthrift ways, or sharing how to shave a few cents off a grocery bill. We had a dishwasher, but it was broken and we didn’t want to spend the money to repair it – so we did without one – for 10 years! The Spectrum Group.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 1, 2015

The paper is pretty inexpensive at around $3 a roll. I won’t run the dishwasher unless it is completely full. It typically takes us three days to fill the dishwasher. Even though we rinse the stuff prior to loading it in the dishwasher, it does sit in there for several days. Cheap or frugal?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 23, 2014

Growing up in the fifties made me everlastingly grateful for a number of things, such as hot running water, central air conditioning, automatic dishwashers, TV remote control, the internet, personal computers (typewriters really sucked – no backspacing!), There were no dishwashers (other than us kids!). There were no cell phones.

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