Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 19, 2013

This year for instance, I dropped upwards of $250 on entertainment (boat ride, eat outs, amusement park, supplies, books, games and etc) plus the opportunity cost of using our condo instead of renting it out (over $1600 for the week) plus groceries, gasoline and more. It’s my grandkid!”. Money Tips'

Grandchildren 220

Grandchildren Grandkids Kids and Family Parenting 220

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Parents start teaching this concept when a child is a toddler and continue to try to drill it in all the way through the teen and college years. A lot of you would classify indoor plumbing, central heat, grocery money and gasoline as ‘needs’ But wait, are they really always needs? What is a want? Absolutely not!

Plumbing 227

Plumbing Grandmother Food and Drink Gasoline 227

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 18, 2013

Saving money at the grocery store , gas station , car insurance, or even college tuition are all examples of things that should be something you strive for and are eager to achieve. However, you have to adapt a frugal mindset and train your mind to experience joy and excitement when you save a dollar.

Health 81

Health College Tuition Insurance Saving Money 81

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences noted: “Their dispersal over wide areas occurs mainly through movement of infested nursery stock and ornamental plants, or by ballooning (wind dispersal) of small bagworm larvae during early June.” From Nebraska to the Atlantic and from Southern Michigan to Argentina, bagworms thrive.

Economical 180

Economical Organic Organization Gasoline 180