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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. So, I felt very thankful that I happened to have an umbrella in my car! 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).

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WIS, WWA | a week of chicken thighs

The Frugal Girl

Irrelevant to this post, but I got in my car on Monday, looked at my previously clean sweatshirt, and was a little horrified. Either that, or I need to keep a lint roller in my car! I often start my day with scrambled eggs and a side of greens!) I often start my day with scrambled eggs and a side of greens!)

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Bring on the Affordable Green Family Cars

Saving Cents With Sense

To drive “green," you don’t necessarily need to own a hybrid or an electric vehicle. While the latter options certainly boost your green lifestyle and save you additional dollars at the pump, a bevy of the other vehicle options are out there today that can get you more miles per gallon without the hybrid and electric sticker prices.

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Live Green and Get More Green in Your Wallet

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Guest Post Author Bio: The following is a guest post by Lisa at Car Insurance Comparison, an Australian blog created to help its readers compare car insurance in and around their areas. As the readers of Prairie EcoThrifter know: money, or lack thereof, is driving many people to become more frugal. Save on Entertainment.

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4 reasons to choose electric driving

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you are a frequent driver, then changing a fossil fuel car for an electric one can have huge benefits. Aside from no longer having to buy petrol (a great bonus considering the skyrocketing fuel prices), an electric car emits an average of 60% less CO2 than a petrol-powered car with an exhaust. Electric driving is cheaper.

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Would You Live in the Past for Peace of Mind and Financial Well-Being?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Amy Dacyczyn, author of the 1990s wildly popular The Tightwad Gazette , once remarked that frugal living is often synonymous with green living. If you’re frugal, you’ll likely take steps to save money such as not using disposable products like paper napkins and paper towels. Of course, this makes sense.

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Ways to Make Do With What You Have

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We were poor, Mom and Dad lived every day showing us what it meant to ‘make it do’ and we often ‘did without’ Here are my thoughts on frugal ways to make things do. Make old t-shirts and dish cloths into rags to use when dusting or washing the car and etc. I grew up with this, in theory and in practice.

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