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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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Where to Travel for Black History

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It sits on the former Gadsen's Wharf, where almost half of enslaved people entered this country, and has been turned into a memorial garden.

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4 Hobbies for Adulthood

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Gardening is another hobby you can pick up at any age. We have a natural curiosity and enthusiasm for nurturing growth and harmony and building a creative partnership with nature. When you are working full-time and have other mouths to feed, being in the kitchen doesn’t always sound relaxing. Cooking and Baking.

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Better Homes & Garden Magazine Subscription $4.99

For the Mommas

Today only, subscribe to Better Homes & Gardens Magazine for only $4.99 Better Homes & Gardens magazine is designed for people interested in turning home, cooking, and gardening inspiration into action. It is focused on decorating, building and remodeling, crafts, entertaining, cooking, healthy living, and gardening.

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Saving Money On the Las Vegas Strip

Shereen Travels Cheap

Master gardeners create scenes using flowers, seeds, beans and more, which are combined with buildings, walkways, aviaries, and ponds inside a huge class-ceilinged area. Anytime you go, there will be a different theme than the last time you were there. Even if the theme is the same, it will probably look completely different.

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Save Money on Rent

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Years ago, we rented a unit in one of two quadruplex buildings owned by our landlord. Our 2 bed unit was in a building with a central hallway and a basement. There was a lot of common land around the units with a long sidewalk with steps leading up to each building. He was a lawyer and lived in a nearby duplex.

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6 Ways to Improve Your Marketability

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

What can you build your expertise in? This can be a way to build your reputation beyond just your current pay grade and company. Have a Good Attitude People like to work with those who uplift them. The problem solver is paid more, and usually has an easier time finding work. Be a Self-Starter Are you competent?