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Go Green This Halloween

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Tip # 2 Recycle/reuse costumes. Cut it up, peel it, scrape it, bake it, then put it in the blender. What do you do to recycle/reuse on Halloween? No kids = no money on candy = no candy wrappers in the landfill. No kids = no parties or haunted houses = money saved. Buy one then sell, donate or exchange it.

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Tips for Finding the Perfect Gift for Mom’s Unique Personality

Saving Cents With Sense

Next thing you know, it’s last-minute shopping at the mall and you’re wrestling a fellow patron over who’s going to buy the last blender in stock for their mother. First off, mom doesn’t want a blender, she never did. Whatever you do, skip the blender. Mom wants something from the heart.

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The Title “Vitamix Certified Reconditioned Machine” Must Be Earned

Nicoles Nickels

A significant scratch on the blender base, an unusual sound from the motor, or a date stamp more than two years old will automatically disqualify a machine, requiring it to be recycled. And when you join the Vitamix family, you’ll get more than a blender. Nicole’s take: I had always heard great things about Vitamix.

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Thrifty gardening Tips

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Recycle to fertilize. Save your egg shells, dry them, crush them in the blender and use them as a lime substitute, they are high in calcium carbonate. Brown broadly represents carbon found in fibrous material such as twigs and stems, straw, cardboard and roots, as well as old cotton and woollen clothes.

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Walmart Coupon Matchups 1/6 – 1/8

Saving Cents With Sense

Blender Bottle $6.88 • With Blender Ball • 28 oz. Georgia-Pacific® Recycled Copy & Print Paper $4.22. Read more about the Walmart Coupon Policy including Price Matching, Competitor Coupons , Catalinas and more! Don’t forget to check out Coupon Database and Coupons.com for even more coupons. This Ad Runs Through 1/8.

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