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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. Donate good clothing you really can’t use to a non-profit and bank the tax deduction. I grew up with this, in theory and in practice.

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Totally Money Blog Carnival #18 – 6 Ways to Save Money Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FruGal presents Why you SHOULD sweat the small stuff when it comes to money – FruGal. While in some cases this is true, FruGal has a point here. In fact, my husband and I just revamped our budget so that we can donate to charities even more each month. The Amateur Financier presents Frugal Friday – Honeymoons.