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Start Planning and Budgeting for Summer TODAY!

Family Balance Sheet

If you haven’t already done so, NOW is the time to start mapping out and budgeting for summer. To help you plan your summer, I have added TWO summer freebies to my subscribers’ only page: a 2022 printable summer calendar and a summer budget spreadsheet. Budget your summer fun! Hit the tennis courts.

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Don’t Dig a Money Pit in Your Garden

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Instead, you broke your budget buying every gadget from the big box gardening store – not to mention the pricier mature plants and the chemicals to make them grow faster and produce more. Our grocery budget dropped by over $40 per week in the third year of my gardening efforts and it gets better every year.

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The Best Time to Buy Anything During the Year – Details

Coupons Do Work

The Best Time to Buy Anything During the Year from January to December. … This is a way to plan your purchases by month for the entire year and a great way to budget and save money! Gardening: Plants, flowers, seeds, watering cans, plant food, soil, weed killers, mulch, compost buckets, water hoses. The best guide !

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How to Save Cash and Your Health With a Garden

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I mean you have to buy tools, seed, fertilizer, etc. Depending on what you had to buy before you were able to harvest, he calculated a saving of between $25 and $2000. I guess you could surmise that in the first year of your garden , your saving would be small because you had to buy all the gear to get started.

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Summer Fun Guide 2019

Family Balance Sheet

Budget Your Summer Fun! Start writing a budget today if you haven’t started already. This Summer Budget Planner is included in my Family Budget Spreadsheets package. Budget-Friendly Summer Fun Ideas: Summer activities can be found all around you. How to Start & Maintain a Backyard Compost.

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

Can’t believe I live here – a lake near my house Because I’ve lived so many different places, I’ve seen first-hand how good use of available resources can really improve overall community experiences, such as community gardens that utilize city-wide composting programs, to libraries, cycling infrastructure.

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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. Here are some budget-happy ideas for all types of mothers. When it comes to thoughtful gift giving , people get stressed out. For the Foodie Mom.