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10 Frugal Tips For Earth Day

Saving Cents With Sense

In honor of Earth Day, I wanted to share some ways that we can be frugal, yet also eco-friendly. 10 Frugal Tips for Earth Day. Hopefully these tips can help you not only help the environment, but also help you save your cash, which is always welcomed! But there are other ways to recycle products, too. Make your own. Buy in season.

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Guerrilla Gardening And Seed Bombing

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Coined in 1973 by Liz Christy and her Green Guerrilla group in New York City, guerrilla gardening uses “seed grenades” as a way of introducing vegetation to empty lots in NYC in order to make the city look better. Sure, people do actually plant some of them, but I think throwing them is much more fun. You know you do!

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7 Ways to Reduce Household Waste

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Compost kitchen waste to feed your garden. From food waste to packaging to disposable items, there are a lot of resources being used by humans. This consumption of resources — and the waste it produces — is not sustainable. Nor is it healthy. Here are 7 ways you can reduce household waste (and maybe even save a little money): 1.

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P.E.P. for the Week of February 14-18/11-Planning Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We are co-hosting a bday party for a dear friend of mine this Saturday and we are in charge of all the food. Therefore the last couple days have been spent planning the menu and the groceries. Tomorrow we will start the cooking. We are also working on planning our trip to Asia. Last night we were up late trying to finalize a plan that would work.

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Tips for Finding the Perfect Gift for Mom’s Unique Personality

Saving Cents With Sense

For the Green Goddess. She’s an earth mother fond of baking kale chips and reminding you to save energy, recycle and compost the banana peels. May is flower season after all, and the green goddess will love planting fresh perennials in the yard. " In other words, you’re on your own, kid. You too, Dad.

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The Christmas Tree – Artificial or Real?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The financial impact was positive on our family. Living trees are grown through out Canada and North America as crops, providing green spaces near cities along with carbon eating capacity. Obviously trees can be composted and used in other re-cycle situations, so they don’t sit in land fills for years as artificial.

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Gardening Tip | Starting with Seeds

Saving With Shellie

This is a Guest Post brought to you by Jenni Lafferty from Blue Eyes / Green Feet. Growing fruit, vegetables and herbs is frugal and fun. Make a list of foods that your family will eat. Starting seeds can be tricky but I hope you’ll discover success with the following tips. :: List.