Prairie Eco-Thrifter
AUGUST 13, 2012
Each year I try to help my kids teach their kids about personal finance. We have a week long Grandma Money Camp during which we have activities, games, books, movies and lessons about things related to personal finance. Something to use to write messages on the wet cement. I used the sandrete I already had.
The Frugal Girl
FEBRUARY 18, 2024
After I became a mother, finances became much more complicated. I save money where I can, reusing old food containers for my multitude of seasonal seedlings, getting free five-gallon buckets from the bakery to use for extra growing space, making compost from our fruit and vegetable scraps, and starting almost everything from seed.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JUNE 30, 2011
If you would like to join us in our fight against cancer, you can make a donation by clicking here. Personal Finance. Crystal shares with us the financial implications she encountered when she took her pet pugs to the vet. Heartland Frugalista interviewed Annie LeFort about composting 101. Link Love Carnival #2.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
asks us What Keeps Us On Track Financially? We get a visual picture every month of where are finances are and what we have spent our money on. I knew his determination and focus was something to remember, but I never thought of it in relation to finances. I have used this tactic in the past and it really does work.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
FEBRUARY 11, 2011
Morse Code kiss : Using a Morse code chart, use long and short kisses to spell out a message to your loved one and try to have them decipher it. Play Dirty Word Scrabble : Play Scrabble with your partner using dirty words or innuendos that will act out later that night. We used Ufile last year and will use it again this year.
The Frugal Girl
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
My interest in frugality is less about saving money specifically, and more about making good use of the resources I have. Making good use of the resources I have – not only money, but my health, physical abilities, skills, etc. How did you get interested in saving money? What’s your best frugal win? I have two!
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 16, 2011
Many of her posts share finance tips, little house plans, and tips to becoming more environmentally friendlier. Slowly I transitioned to composting my kitchen scraps, again limiting the number of items that ended up in our city’s landfill. I became a bit of a bike fanatic around the time I started using canvas shopping bags.
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