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Meet a Reader | Midwest Andrea

The Frugal Girl

But now that I’ve progressed in my practice these 5 years, and have the room in my budget, I have a $130 mat, a few sets of nice yoga clothes, and $2500 teacher training. I vowed to never trust my sleep schedule with the Midwestern public transportation system again. (I

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Six Ways to Reuse Your Plastic Grocery Bags

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Clothing Bags If you donate clothing to your local thrift stores , then these bags can help you out. Many times, people use trash bags to transport used clothing, but grocery bags will work as well. For example, you could use one trash bag to haul all of your clothing, or you could use three grocery bags to do it.

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My New 30 Travel Things

Shereen Travels Cheap

A really good cup of coffee - There's nothing that can cheer me up or really start my morning out right more than sitting down at a coffee shop with a specialty latte or a cappuccino and watch people while I sip away. I'm especially partial to compression cubes, because it makes my small cube of clothes even more compact.

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10 Ways to Transform Your Home into an Eco-Friendly Haven

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Speaking of the power of the sun, you should definitely line-dry your clothes more. Not only will this reduce your energy consumption, but it will also make a lot of your clothes last longer. Decluttering your home helps the environment because you develop better shopping habits and thus produce less waste. Don’t Waste Food.

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Ways to Make Do With What You Have

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Get some shoe polish and shine up those old shoes, take them to a shoe repair shop to have the re-heeled or soled if they are worn down. This used to be a common occurrence with a shoe repair shop on every main street. Learn to hem and patch and sew on buttons to repair minor issues with clothing. Buy good clothing, used.

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8 Great Things that You Can Find at Thrift Stores

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Most people think clothes when they think about what a thrift shop sells, but these shops often sell a number of other things that people can use in their day to day lives. Accessories Thrift stores are great places to find clothing accessories like belts, purses, jewelry and the like. Only 2 days left.

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For the Mommas

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