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Ways to Make Do With What You Have

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Learn how to remove spots and do it as soon as the clothing gets dirty. Buy good clothing, used. Avoid buying cheap clothing new. Make old t-shirts and dish cloths into rags to use when dusting or washing the car and etc. With fresh food – buy only what you can eat before it goes bad. Go Frugal Go Green'

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What Do You Tolerate to Save Money?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The garage is detached but also bermed along that same back wall. There is a breezeway/porch between the house and the garage. Perhaps you own your home, for instance, and put off doing some of the things you want to do either because you don’t have the time or money to mess with it, or you feel it can just wait.

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Take Control of Your Money in 2015

Family Balance Sheet

In 2014, the Grocery Budget Challenge encouraged us to keep our grocery spending in line and to be creative with our meal planning so that we do not over-spend. We will be challenging ourselves to resist buying retail and instead choose thrift by borrowing, buying second hand, or making do with what we already have.

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"Potential Accomplishments" and The Natural Magic of List-Making: Creating a Master~List

Frugal Luxuries

need to descale the glass shower doors in master bath using a citric acid solution Continue going through and organizing all my old F rugal Times: Making-Do With Dignity and Frugal Luxuries newsletters along with my collection of vintage ephemera. well as a thorough vacuuming via the wet-dry vac.then spot clean ing.of the carpet.

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

Family Balance Sheet

I want to challenge myself to rethink our purchases by taking advantage of more cost effective solutions, like borrowing, buying second hand, or just making do with what we already have. I want to go through our basement, closets, and garage to look for unused items that we can sell. Choose Thrift First.