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Ways to Celebrate Easter with your Older Tweens and Teens

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Send them on a hunt for average prices then enlist them to help you find bargains or ways to reuse or create items instead of buying them. Suggest that they plan a philanthropic event to raise money to donate to one of the causes they care about. A hunt for THE egg with the $10 bill in it can become quite passionate!

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How to Become an Earth Friendly Consumer

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Donate $1 or $2 towards the cause. Pay your bills online and get your statements delivered to your email inbox. If you have items you aren’t using, recycle them or give them to someone who can reuse them. Or, buy gifts from organizations that donate proceeds to green causes. Participate in local fundraisers.

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Am I Frugal – or Cheap?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

There is a lovely thrift store not far from my neighborhood that receives donations from the folks in the local golfing gated community. I wash and reuse freezer bags. Plus, the styles that fit are usually made by the high end manufacturers and carried in exclusive (expensive) clothing stores. Cheap or frugal? Doesn’t everyone?

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Season of Sharing 2013 Day 5: Friends and Family and Giveaway

Nicoles Nickels

When you purchase a pair of insoles, one dollar is donated to the Level Field Fund, an organization that strives to bridge gaps in funding for uniquely talented athletes – with the Winter Olympics right around the corner, this funding is now more important than ever. It’s easy to erase and reuse for the next month. 14-$15. .

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How to Throw a Green Party

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Choose decorations that can be reused or that are made of natural materials and so can be recycled in the garden or compost. If it is a gift-giving occasion, ask for donations to be made to environmental projects that you support. Great Ways To Save Money On Energy Bills At Home. Related posts: Five Great Money Saving Tips.

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