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Budget Friendly Camping for the Whole Family

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

But camping comes with a steep price tag, especially if you don’t know what you’re doing. Camping gear , food, gas, park fees and everything else always adds up and at the end of the trip, you might wish you didn’t go in the first place! Save on Gas and Transportation. Good luck, and have fun!

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How We Frugal-ed in August 2022

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I’m always looking for ways to save my family money to not only help us get through current higher food and gas prices but also to help us achieve our big financial goals. I make a lot of iced tea and usually steep 2 flavored tea bags and 8 decaffeinated green tea bags in each batch I make. But in the end, $155 is still a gift.

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Fossil Fuel Alternatives: Biofuel vs. Electric

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

And, although the crops absorb carbon dioxide as they grow, processing them into biofuel requires substantial amounts of coal and natural gas. In most places, charging an electric vehicle is not as convenient as stopping to fill up a gas tank. There is debate about whether biofuels yield as much energy as is needed to make them.

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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MoneySmartGuides : The Real Cost of Eating Out – I was looking over my budget for the previous month and something stood out. Newlyweds on a Budget : Paying down student loans – The following is a guest post. I would set firm limits on my gas consumption. Budgeting in the Fun Stuff: Really!?!