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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 | JenRR from the Midwest

The Frugal Girl

Visiting family in Florida, we enjoy no-cost activities like visiting their beautiful beaches! My garden. Purple raspberries from my garden. The more kids I could “adopt”, the better! As an adult, it’s important to me to continue to be generous, as well as, provide financial security for myself and my family. helping out 7.

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Living Off the Land – My First Paw Paw

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

On those 6 acres there are turkey (a family of 9 this year), American white tail deer (way too many for my garden), squirrels, raccoons, possums and wild cats. Paw Paws are a native American tree, growing naturally in over 25 states from Florida to southern Ontario to Kansas. We do, but it is only 6 acres.

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10 Uses for Orange Peels

Saving Cents With Sense

Thankfully, if you just finished going through that bag of Florida oranges, all those peels can help keep your brown sugar an actual sugar. You can use this powder like you would any store-bought bath powder and have a nice, “Florida (or Arizona) orange” smelling bath, courtesy of your local supermarket. #5

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10 Uses for Orange Peels

Saving Cents With Sense

Thankfully, if you just finished going through that bag of Florida oranges, all those peels can help keep your brown sugar an actual sugar. You can use this powder like you would any store-bought bath powder and have a nice, “Florida (or Arizona) orange” smelling bath, courtesy of your local supermarket. #5

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