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What Makes a Saver?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

In the book, “Young Bucks – How to raise a future millionaire” author Troy Dunn claims that the greatest gift you can ever give your child is the ‘gift of want’ Unless a child wants something badly enough, they won’t spend the time and energy to try to figure out a way to go get it.

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How to Make a Two Dollar Seventy Five Cent Centerpiece

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We wanted to make conversation piece centerpieces for each of the 10 tables, utilizing some of the many spring flowering daffodils we usually have at this time of year on our acreage. I already had saved up a box full of wine bottles, in hopes of selling them at my next garage sale, so we didn’t have any cash outlay for those.

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20 Tips for Frugal Living

For the Mommas

One where you spend time with your family, have great conversations, read and get outside to do things that are fun and healthy. Shop around at garage sales, thrift stores and online classifieds for furniture and other household items. Instead of buying books, check them out of the library. Go to the library. Drink water.

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20 Board Games to Play at Family Game Night

Couponing 101

It also doesn’t require too much intense concentration, so it’s a fun one to play while also enjoying conversation with a group. One of my most prized possessions is my original Pictionary board game that I found at a garage sale for $2. Dutch Blitz (2-4 players). Pictionary (3+ players).

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20 Board Games for Family Game Night

Couponing 101

It also doesn’t require too much intense concentration, so it’s a fun one to play while also enjoying conversation with a group. Pictionary (3+ players) One of my most prized possessions is my original Pictionary board game that I found at a garage sale for $2. Pictionary never gets old for me.

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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

– I try not to judge a book by i’s cover because usually the cover very seldom reveals what is written inside of the book. During her conversations, she found several themes when her patients discussed their regrets and she lists the 5 most common regrets in her article. Read my social class dilemma!