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Don’t Dig a Money Pit in Your Garden

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Instead, you broke your budget buying every gadget from the big box gardening store – not to mention the pricier mature plants and the chemicals to make them grow faster and produce more. Our grocery budget dropped by over $40 per week in the third year of my gardening efforts and it gets better every year.

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Meet a Reader | Jennifer from Arkansas

The Frugal Girl

When my daddy passed last January, I inherited all the heavy farm labor responsibilities- I never knew I could have impressive muscles😊 It feels like I’ve been going to a homesteading college this year, it’s a love/hate relationship. We also grow a large garden & lots of flowers, fruit trees & a 100-year-old grapevine.

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30 Free but Thoughtful Christmas Gift Ideas

Family Balance Sheet

If you have the knack for your DSLR, a photo session would be a perfect idea for new parents, soon-to-be high school or college graduates, or a family portrait. Are you a gardener? Do you have beautiful perennials in your garden? Garden Harvest. Are you a gardener? Give your Gift of Organization. Cooking Lessons.

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The Best Time to Buy Anything During the Year – Details

Coupons Do Work

Other Items on Sale: Sports gear, flowers other than red roses, big screens from the previous year, soy sauce, canned water chestnuts. April Showers brings May Flowers! Spring: Gardening equipment and seeds, bird feeders, spring cleaning supplies, allergy medicine, rain boots, umbrellas, and raincoats. Lucky Charm Month!

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10 Ways to Find Cash for your Summer Vacation

Family Balance Sheet

You don’t even have to stay at the home, you could just check in daily to collect the mail, water the plants and garden, feed the goldfish, open/close blinds, etc. During our vacation, we hired a college kid (whom we trusted) to stay at our house, collect the mail, water our vegetable garden, and take care of the dog.

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What to Buy in June and What to Avoid this month Details

Coupons Do Work

Gardening: Plants, flowers, seeds, watering cans, plant food, soil, weed killers, mulch, compost buckets, water hoses. If you’re buying an Apple laptop for college, high school, or for work, then shop at resellers like Amazon ; these stores usually have better prices than Apple.com, including educational discounts.

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25 Frugal & Fun Date Night Ideas

Saving Cents With Sense

Go to a local college production. Go to your local Farmers Market and buy flowers. Of course, you might want to pick up some fresh produce as well, but something is so romantic about fresh cut flowers. Better yet, plant flowers together in your garden – every time you walk by it, you’ll be reminded about your time together.

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