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5 Ways to Go Green and Save Money at the Same Time

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You no longer have to go to garage sales and flea markets to pick up these items. Living sustainable is not only key to the protecting Mother Nature but it also key to your future financial health. 8 Ways to Save Money on Clothes. Secondhand products are often just as effective and as attractive as brand new items.

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Meet a Reader | Jennifer from Arkansas

The Frugal Girl

Now-I’m a single parent who works part-time, cares for my elder mother, homeschools & runs a farm. There’s always been garage sales/flea markets, library, state parks, fishing. From my mother: she taught me mostly everything including checkbook balancing, saving, investing, economics, etc. This means funds are tight.

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Interview with a Self-Made Millionaire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We shopped at garage sales, turned down the heat, combined errands to use less gas, didn’t buy a lot of prepared food, cooked at home and the like. We mowed the grass, made our clothes, cleaned house, cooked , and fixed broken stuff. We didn’t have a clothes dryer. Peggy: Well, we did everything ourselves.

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

I’m a long-distance cyclist, a triathlete, a wife, a mother of two, a sister, a daughter, a friend, DIY-er, and a community member! And barring one job I had as a young mother, I never have. Hosting garage sales & reselling items. My own kids were born in different time zones, too – one in MN, one in OH.

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Yakezie Carnival – Credit Cards Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

However, retailers are anxious to get rid of winter gear to make way for spring clothing. One Cent At A Time: 25 Everyday techniques to Save Environment – These are 25 pretty easy-to-follow ways to help our mother earth by saving the environment around us. Do you know the most important information to include in your resume?