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Organize Your Home

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We have accumulated a lot of stuff – lose screws, highly prized collectibles, everyday essentials, clothes that ‘might fit again someday’, tools, children’s artwork, food stuffs and more. So, store your paint together with your paint brushes, paint thinner, paint stir stickes, rollers and etc to find them easier later.

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How To Re-use Common Items

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Empty coffee cans are great for holding paint or turpentine or bacon grease. Buttons from clothing we have given away, thrown away or made into rags can be used to replace missing buttons or as craft items. Clothing and Linens. Paint rollers are used multiple times at our house. Containers. Small Utility Items.

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Season of Sharing Holiday Gift Guide and Giveaway – Day 2 – Young Kids

Nicoles Nickels

I have teamed up with 4 other bloggers to bring you an amazing 2014 Holiday Gift Guide this year – Koupon Karen , She Saved , Deal Seeking Mom and Southern Savers. It’s so great to watch kids open holiday presents up – they get so excited! I am so excited to have my beautiful 3 babies to share the holidays with this year!

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Top 10 4th of July Online Sales (2020)

Couponing 101

Holiday weekends are always prime time for sales. There are deals across product categories, including food, clothing, kitchen items, decor, furniture, and more. Lowe’s is celebrating the 4th of July with deals on some of its most popular product categories, including appliances, bath, tools, grills, furniture, paint, and more.

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5 DIY Couples Halloween Costumes

Couponing 101

Plus, much of the costume relies on clothing pieces you can keep wearing even after the holiday is over. Simple: One person dresses as Bob Ross and the other dresses as his painting. The costume itself is pretty simple, so your main task is finding the right clothing. Barbie and Ken Costume Tutorial via Kristina Horner.

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How to Have a Party Without Breaking The Bank

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

A fun idea is to have a potluck cocktail party where all the guests bring their favorite holiday themed cocktail recipe and ingredients. Color themes are a great way to go because you can decorate for them easily and inexpensively with colored table clothes, napkins, plastic ware, and so on.

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Make your child’s allowance an allocation not an entitlement

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I trimmed grass around the house, I was on call to help Dad fix cars, paint the house or help Mom pick and can the plums and etc. They did not have to buy their clothes, food and etc with it. For that allowance I was expected to do part of the household work. From that allowance, I saved up to buy my very first two wheeler bike.

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