Saving With Shellie

OCTOBER 30, 2017

My son prefers the Loose Dark Denim and he’s growing so fast. And all orders score free shipping! This deal applies to Girls, Boys and Toddler denim sizes. There are several styles of jeans offered and colors from black wash to light blue. He already needs the next size up this season! This offer ends October 31.

Kids 45

Kids Son October Growing 45

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 26, 2014

For instance, we regularly do the following frugal activities: Hang clothes to dry indoors on a wooden drying rack, Buy food in bulk when it is cheap and freeze the excess or store it, Buy used (for clothing and furniture), Cut my son and husband’s hair. Have my husband dye my hair. Make our own laundry detergent.

Frugal 165

Frugal Chicago Curves Tucson 165

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 22, 2024

I’m fifty years old, married almost 25 years, with four sons of various ages ranging from all grown up to still-working-on-it. ? an illustration I did for one of my son’s books. This is a butcher board table my husband and sons made when we were living in a rental with very little useful counter space.

Rent 182

Rent Son Frugal Home and Garden 182

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 22, 2014

And then, well, like a weed that just won’t stop growing, the stuff started piling up again. Considering that many of us have walk in closets that house more clothes than we can wear in three months, it’s easy to see how her philosophy would lead to a lot less clutter, expense, and environmental cost. We loved the feeling.

Home 189

Home Re-use Painting Garage Sale 189

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 10, 2015

Where will you live when you grow old? There is an Older Adult Transportation Service available in our area, and we do have a son in the metro and then there are always cabs. We have set up our finances so that our sons can take over when we die or become incapacitated and we have an accountant. I’m not. Technology.

Son 100

Son Transportation Finance Home 100

Saving Cents With Sense

JULY 10, 2013

But you don’t have to break your budget on clothes, especially with these easy tips to help you save on school uniforms. Many times it is just the items that will have the patch, or logo, on the clothing that needs to be bought from the shop. eBay is also a good online resource for gently used clothes, shoes or other accessories.

Clothing and Accessories 99

Clothing and Accessories JC Penneys Saving Clothes 99

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 11, 2016

When I was a young adult, I hadn’t a clue how to go about deciding what I wanted to do ‘when I grow up’ I picked a college major solely on what I enjoyed studying – without any thought or investigation as to how it might (or might not) lead to a job some day. It didn’t.

Psychology 100

Psychology Computers Kids and Family Son 100

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 1, 2014

How about clothes? Pack a lunch and watch your savings grow. My son was constantly forgetting to turn off his bedroom light, so we installed a motion sensor light switch in his room. It is an eye-opening experience and will allow you to figure out what you can cut back on, as well as what is a necessary expense.

2014 88

2014 Saving Bills Emergency Fund 88

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 26, 2014

If you’d like to make the switch from paper napkins, consider going to cloth napkins. You may find seasonal cloth napkins at a discounted price after the holiday. There is a growing trend for “ family cloth ” which is reusable cloth to replace toilet paper. Or you can make them yourself.

Saving Money 242

Saving Money Green Money Paper Towels 242

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 3, 2017

How about clothes? Pack a lunch and watch your savings grow. My son was constantly forgetting to turn off his bedroom light, so we installed a motion sensor light switch in his room. It is an eye-opening experience and will allow you to figure out what you can cut back on, as well as what is a necessary expense.

New Year's 40

New Year's Saving Bills Emergency Fund 40

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 1, 2015

How about clothes? Pack a lunch and watch your savings grow. My son was constantly forgetting to turn off his bedroom light, so we installed a motion sensor light switch in his room. It is an eye-opening experience and will allow you to figure out what you can cut back on, as well as what is a necessary expense.

New Year's 40

New Year's Saving Bills Emergency Fund 40

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

Our son is 29 and biological. When my brother and I were growing up, our parents didn’t have much discretionary income. My mom cut coupons and sewed her own clothes and mine, as well. Just over the past week, our son replaced the fuel pump and exhaust system on his truck. How did you get interested in saving money?

Green And Frugal 180

Green And Frugal Kids and Family Hotel Frugal 180

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 1, 2014

In it she reminisces about growing up poor in the Great Smokey mountains in East Tennessee. But I never felt poor growing up. When the ears were full and ripe she would pull one down and let me make a doll – using the cob for the body, the silk for the hair and the husk for the clothing. It is her autobiography. Inconvenient!

St. Louis 176

St. Louis Plumbing Flowers and Plants Kids and Family 176

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 7, 2014

While I was growing up, my family didn’t have much money. We got our clothes as hand me down from older cousins or from thrift stores. Princess Diana knew that her sons couldn’t work minimum wage jobs. My dad worked first as a meat cutter and then at a factory. My mom was an at home day care provider.

Daughter 242

Daughter Kids Kids and Family Parenting 242