Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2015

Recycling is great for the environment and we should all be doing it (in spite of my title), but reusing is even better. When you can reuse or re-purpose an item, you are not only saving it from the landfills, but you are also saving the expense and energy which would have been expended when you recycle. Plastic trash bags.

Reuse 100

Reuse Recycle Recycled Recycling 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Below is a list of things I (or hubby) have personally saved and reused. Shopping bags are reused as carry alls for gifts and travel needs. Decorated bags (such as those you put gifts in) are just reused for gift giving. I don’t believe we have ever had to actually buy any of these in our 40 years of married life!

Re-use 235

Re-use Used Reuse Amusement Park 235

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 4, 2013

A meal plan can be one of the best ways to avoid last-minute takeout runs, as well as ensure that you have a way to use the food you buy. If you decide to buy in bulk as a way to save money, you can preserve some of that food for later. Pay attention to that when you buy. One solution is to buy things loose.

Re-use 278

Re-use Home and Garden Bulk Electronics 278

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 26, 2012

Buying cleaning supplies for your house can be expensive, and you have to buy different products to clean different things. So, even if one cleaning product isn’t very expensive, having to buy a dozen of them can be. Newspaper, however, is a great, cheap alternative to paper towels. What can you use it for? Everything!

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Cleaning Green Homemade Paper Towels 199

Saving Cents With Sense

MARCH 9, 2015

No worrying about shuffling through the newspaper insert when you are printing… But people ask me all the time – how do you save on ink and paper ? 2) Reuse paper. Instead of tossing that page, reuse the other side and print coupons that you will use. I love printable coupons. You can find the right coupon, print and go.

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Paper Print Coupons Printing Reuse 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 19, 2013

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. Buy Good Tools And Take Care Of Them. You had the best intentions. It happens to the best of us. Get Growing'

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Gardening Garden Money Flowers and Plants 202