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Six Ways to Reuse Your Plastic Grocery Bags

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

These days most grocery stores no longer offer paper sacks, and if you have forgotten your reusable bags, you are probably going to go home with anywhere from one to two dozen little plastic sacks. You can often find these bags at your local grocery store for 99 cents or a dollar or two. Buy a bunch—really you can never have too many.

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How to Cut Out Unnecessary Spending

Saving Cents With Sense

Make sure you head to the store with a specific list of the items you need. Following a list will help you avoid impulse purchases and give you an idea of budgeting before you head out to the store. Socializing on a Budget. If you’re throwing money left and right into your utility bill, it’s time to conserve energy.

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5 Products That You Should Avoid Using

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you would like to help conserve energy and protect the environment then you have to be sure to avoid harmful products. The plastic bags that you get at grocery stores are an environmental nightmare. That is why you are seeing an increasing trend of people bringing their own bags to the grocery store. Plastic bags.

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