Prairie Eco-Thrifter
APRIL 18, 2016
Here are 4 thrifty gardening tips for you if you are planning a garden this year. Tip # 1 – Go thrifty on seeds and plants. What kid hasn’t suspended a sweet potato with toothpicks over a glass jar of water and watched the magic? The post Thrifty gardening Tips appeared first on Prairie Eco-Thrifter.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 7, 2011
Thriftiness is not an option but must be your essence of life. Thriftiness itself can become a self debt relief option and can help you save a lot of money. If it’s a team effort along with your spouse and kids, life can really be a bed of roses. You can divide chores amongst your kids, saving you money on house cleaners.
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The Frugal Girl
NOVEMBER 6, 2023
I have 11 kids, ages 9-29, and two cats. I like to bake and read, and I spend time chauffeuring kids to activities and games. I volunteer at my kids’ school at lunch time and other events. This was a time I had been thinking about not teaching anymore and staying home, so I was looking for new ideas to be thrifty.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
DECEMBER 16, 2013
While I am not that thrifty, and I love prettily wrapped gifts, I don’t like to spend a bunch on wrappings. Use paper drop cloth to wrap. I bought a roll in 2011 and have been using it for everything from Christmas wrap to kid crafts to posters to mailing packages every since. Use paper from other sources.
Family Balance Sheet
APRIL 17, 2013
I cleaned out our closets a couple of weekends ago and I found that we are in need of some spring & summer clothes. I just can''t justify that price for kids shoes; their feet grow like weeds. Unfortunately, I didn''t have much luck with finding any clothing for my daughter, but I did pretty well for myself. No THANK YOU!
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
The topic was ‘ What did today’s millionaires do to be thrifty before they earned their millions?” Me: What do you think of the mass move towards thriftiness in today’s twenty and thirty-something crowd? Me: What else do you recall doing to be thrifty? We didn’t have a clothes dryer.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
Learn to hem and patch and sew on buttons to repair minor issues with clothing. Learn how to remove spots and do it as soon as the clothing gets dirty. Buy good clothing, used. Avoid buying cheap clothing new. Pass down serviceable clothing from child to child. Use up your food. Plan uses for your leftovers.
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