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Build Memories and Spend Less on Your Grandchildren this Summer

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Spend less, and pry the kids away from those screens by doing some of these activities to build face time with yours. Build a campfire and tell stories, roast marshmallows and more. Today’s grand-kids are notorious for being glued to a screen. Hold a grandparent camp. Set up the tents, grab the sleeping bags and bug spray.

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How to Build a Birdhouse that Keeps Squirrels Out

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Here are some ideas on how to build a birdhouse that keeps squirrels out. This is why you need to know how to build a safe haven for the birds that the squirrels can’t access. There are lots of designs and patterns with instructions for building a birdhouse available online, many of them free.

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Thankful Thursday | on Thanksgiving

The Frugal Girl

This week, I am thankful: that I had an umbrella in my car Most days at college, I only go to one building. I am very much of the opinion that what you do regularly matters more than what you do once in a while (something Gretchen Rubin often says). So, I felt very thankful that I happened to have an umbrella in my car!

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A day in the life: a nursing school day

The Frugal Girl

My days have changed a LOT since then, so here’s a peek at a day in nursing school. 6:30 I woke up, laid motionless in bed in the dark for a while, then checked my phone (I know, I know… the routine of champions.) 7:00 I got up, threw some clothes on, did a bare minimum hair/makeup thing, and ate a bowl of shredded wheat. 8:45 Test over!

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Go Green and Save Big

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Being frugal and going green, sometimes you have to cut corners. It’s hard to “Go Green” and consciously shop for fashion. Green shopping with companies that reduce shipping impacts, reuse and recycle packaging, shrink carbon footprints, and are committed to resource conservation are hard to find. Green Home Improvement.

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Natural Home Cleaning From Products Found In Your Home

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I found some great, green, natural alternatives to cleaning chemicals that you may have in your cupboard already. Try a half a lemon on your barbecue to get rid of build up and cooked on grease naturally. A couple of months ago, I ran out of kitchen cleaner in the middle of my big cleanup and didn’t want to use just water.

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How to Buy an Eco-Friendly Home If You Can’t Afford to Build One

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

But if your wallet is smaller than your eco-friendly ambitions, a green home may be hard to successfully obtain. Putting yourself in the position where the most simple of energy reduction techniques are already employed by the very design of your home encourages the decision to further make the property green when funds become available.

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