Prairie Eco-Thrifter
DECEMBER 16, 2013
that is more or less equivalent to 5 big rolls of printed Christmas wrapping paper, which costs around $3 per roll – a savings of around $6 overall. Some retail stores do still give out gift boxes for free, always check if you are buying in a brick and mortar store. Use free down loadable templates to print your own gift tags.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 23, 2015
Because just deciding to have a business, or buy a bunch of empty toothpaste tubes to fill (or whatever the decision might be), doesn’t mean that you will actually make any money, I knew that I needed the winner to have to meet a certain profit goal. I just printed them out on my ink jet home printer. Play test the game.
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Couponing 101
FEBRUARY 7, 2019
Just pull the coupons you need, print your list and go! Sales come in cycles and you should definitely buy a few months worth of the items your family will use or eat, but there’s no need to buy more than that. A good rule of thumb is to buy one newspaper per family member. Realistic Spending.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
SEPTEMBER 9, 2013
The Mother Nature Network site claims that the: “spider plant battles benzene, formaldehyde, carbon monoxide and xylene, a solvent used in the leather, rubber and printing industries.”. Instead of buying new ones each spring, I pull these into the garage (it is heated and has windows). Use free plants to landscape.
Family Balance Sheet
DECEMBER 9, 2015
If so, give the gift of organizing a closet (or 2), kitchen cupboards, a basement, garage, etc. If you have a printer and some unused frames, print some FREE wall art that I found on Pinterest. This is a great gift of time idea for the family member that is so hard to buy for, but would really enjoy a day with you and your family.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 29, 2011
I’m betting that some of you folks may be writers – have you ever tried to have fiction published in a printed media? I’ve always loved going to sales – garage sales, estate sales, auctions, moving sales – no matter. Most garage sales don’t have many antiques – or even collectibles. I did track what I paid.
Family Balance Sheet
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
If so, give the gift of organizing a closet (or 2), kitchen cupboards, a basement, garage, etc. My handwriting is atrocious and to professionally print all of those addresses would have been costly. This is a great gift of time idea for the family member that is so hard to buy for but would really enjoy a day with you and your family.
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