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Simple Things You Can Do to Be Environmentally Friendly and Save Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We’ve used this for about 6 weeks now, and we’ve been pleasantly surprised with how economical it is as well as how good it works. I happened upon some old canning Mason jars at a garage sale, and now we use those for everything–making iced tea in the summer, putting leftover soup in, holding our homemade laundry detergent.

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Our 2018 Financial Goals

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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.

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Take Control of Your Money in 2015

Family Balance Sheet

I started the Debt Free Stories interview series back in September and it has been really well received. 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. My Themes for 2015: 1. Debt Free Stories.

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