The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

We share our home with a 70lb rescued mutt. Besides dealing with my sudden unemployment when my oldest child was a toddler, I was hoping to figure out a way to extend my time at home with him. We ending up buying our current home in 2015, when local prices and interest rates were significantly lower. Enjoying some outdoor time.

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Kids and Family Home and Garden Money Frugal 185

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 19, 2013

While you don’t need every gardening gadget found at your local home and garden center, you should invest in good tools. Compost Yard And Garden Waste. Most home gardeners do not need to use chemical fertilizers on their vegetable gardens. Instead, use composted yard and garden waste. Buy Good Tools And Take Care Of Them.

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Gardening Garden Flowers and Plants Money 202

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 7, 2011

First, you will want to create a compost pile that will produce organic fertilizer for your soil. There are also compost bins that you can purchase from home and garden stores that will hold your compost. You should moisten and stir your compost often. Plus, the yummy flavor of home-grown vegetables cannot be beat.

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Grow Your Own Growing Organic Organization 145

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 24, 2012

Gradually, the home veggie garden became obsolete. The Cost Benefit Analysis Luckily, Roger Doiron of Maine, who founded Kitchen Gardeners International , has already done in-depth comparisons between home-grown and shop-bought produce. Your home-grown veggies won’t have any nasty toxic residues on them. Because the.

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Gardening Garden Health Home and Garden 267

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 10, 2011

Even though I amended the soil in my boxed garden with compost over the years, the majority of the soil was thick, heavy clay that made pulling root vegetables, like carrots, very difficult. The leaf compost was delivered on Friday morning and we started our projects by the afternoon and worked all weekend.

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Gardening Garden Compost Composting 147

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 16, 2013

And when I think back to when I worked in the corporate world, I remember how much money I spent going out until I switched to bringing my own lunch from home! For example, most leftover food scraps can even be composted ( other than meat, of course ) so they can be brought home if a school or workplace doesn’t do composting.

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Lunch Lunches Reuse Compost 201

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 13, 2012

I went home with a free heirloom tomato plant and a free 6 pack of vegetables of our choice. While I was attending the gardening seminar, my husband took the kids to the children's activities where they planted daffodil bulbs, bean plants, and a "potato hedgehog" to take home. I chose broccoli. See below picture for our goodies.).

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Gardening Garden Compost Composting 127

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 1, 2011

My hubby and I are a dual income family living in a suburban home, but we are not your typical family. Compost kitchen scraps. Compost our leaves and grass. Compost our leaves and grass. Use compostable garbage bags. Exercise at home instead of driving to and from the gym. Grow our own garden of veggies.

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Money Green Compost Composting 124

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 2, 2022

Include everything from weekend trips to longer vacations, yard/garden projects, home renovations, kids’ camps, gear and clothing, and any other summer expense you might have. Fun @ Home: Host a backyard S’mores party. Fun & Budget-Friendly Summer Activities in Central PA – Welcome to my home state!

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Budgeting Budget Friends And Family Sale Home and Garden 130

Nicoles Nickels

APRIL 21, 2014

Put your sandwich in reusable lunchbox container to take home and use again. Before you throw away, make sure to check out what biodegradable foods can be brought back home to be added to a compost pile. Make compost at home! Check out what other lunch items TerraCycle recycles. Enter the Giveaway!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 24, 2015

Now that I live in an apartment, I’m looking for ways to still enjoy some of the benefits of a home (although I don’t know that I need to live in a house again). One of the things I enjoyed about living in a home was the gardening. You can do composting on a smaller scale, and even use mulch, to prepare your soil.

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 22, 2011

From composting and saving rain water to using cloth napkins and reusable grocery bags, I have made many changes in my life over the last 20 years. Buying our home, having children, and trying to become debt free have all had a hand in encouraging me to be a better steward of the environment. Earth Day has come a long way.

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Compost Composting College Home and Garden 127

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 22, 2019

Also, my husband and I have a few home projects that we would like to accomplish. Include everything from weekend trips to longer vacations, yard/garden projects, home renovations, kids’ camps, gear and clothing, and any other summer expense you might have. Fun @ Home: Host a backyard S’mores party. Plan your Summer Fun!

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2019 Home and Garden Friends And Family Sale Kids and Family 124

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Can’t believe I live here – a lake near my house Because I’ve lived so many different places, I’ve seen first-hand how good use of available resources can really improve overall community experiences, such as community gardens that utilize city-wide composting programs, to libraries, cycling infrastructure.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 28, 2011

Called ‘passive solar heating’, this method involves designing a home so that as much energy as possible can be absorbed through its walls for use either as heat or light. Architecturally speaking, this makes them quite different from homes that are built with the use of new, energy-efficient materials. Living Off the Grid.

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Saving Money Money Debt Plumbing 145

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Home decor, costumes for the kiddies (and adults!), Once the kids left home, we ended up with zero trick or treaters at our house on a state highway. Encourage your child to use their imaginations to come up with a costume out of materials on hand at home. Compost it by cutting it up and putting it on the pile.

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Halloween Green Reuse Garage 138

For the Mommas

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Architectural Digest explores the homes of talented designers and architects. Each issue is filled with full-color photographs that highlight inspirational aspects of their homes, has in-depth interviews with the owners, and commentary by experts. Special features include art, travel, and home electronics.

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Magazines Home and Garden Renovation Compost 63

For the Mommas

AUGUST 9, 2012

Articles include how-to projects, gardening basics, composting, beekeeping, roof-top gardening, preserving and freezing, and time and money-saving ideas. This offer expires at Thursday 08/09/12 11:59 PM EST EST. Related posts: Ladies Home Journal Subscription $3.99 Today only, subscribe to Urban Farm Magazine for only $4.50

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Magazines Home and Garden Discount Compost 51

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 28, 2013

moved from simple dumping on land or sea, to burial, sanitary landfill, feeding to swine, reduction, incineration, and various forms of composting”. A landfill is not like a compost pile, where the purpose is to bury trash in such a way that it will decompose quickly.”. percent, was either recycled or composted.

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Economical Recycle Recycled Recycling 188

Couponing 101

MARCH 12, 2011

You can see an example of six months worth of trash in their home – it all fits in two hands. When I came across the Zero Waste Home blog I was captivated. There are a ton of tips for reducing waste and I’m definitely going to be implementing several in our home. Could you live a zero waste life?

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Compost Composting Reuse Recycle 69

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

When people think of minimalism, they often picture families living an almost zero-waste lifestyle, meticulously composting and recycling so they only have a single bag of trash per year. We have greater contentment with our home now that it has less clutter. We also work to cut the clutter from our lives.

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Finance Money Goals Donation 218

For the Mommas

MAY 18, 2012

Articles include how-to projects, gardening basics, composting, beekeeping, roof-top gardening, preserving and freezing, and time and money-saving ideas. Related posts: Taste of Home Magazine Subscription | $5.40 Better Homes and Gardens Magazine Subscription | $3.75 Be the first to comment. an Issue.

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Magazines Home and Garden Compost Composting 58

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 26, 2011

Reader Asks About Selling Home to Pay Off Debt – [link] I agree. Selling your home will not fix your money management issues. #. How to Compost Without Fancy Equipment [link] #. High Cost of Being a Moron: Round 2 [link] via @ sustainlifeblog We have all made our mistakes. Best thing is to learn from them #.

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Pay Off Debt Swap Debt Finance 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Choose decorations that can be reused or that are made of natural materials and so can be recycled in the garden or compost. Invite guests to take home flowers, plants, fruit and other decorations after the party; they make great ‘Thank You’ gifts. Consider using your own home or garden, where you can control the amount of power used.

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Green Flowers and Plants Recycle Recycled 183

For the Mommas

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Articles include how-to projects, gardening basics, composting, beekeeping, roof-top gardening, preserving and freezing, and time and money-saving ideas. A guide for those in cities or suburbs looking to become more self-sufficient by growing some of their own food and treading lightly on the environment in the space they have.

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Louisiana Magazines Home and Garden Compost 51

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 4, 2013

Compost kitchen waste to feed your garden. 8 Easy Ways to Reduce, Recycle, and Reuse 10 Ways To Make Your Home A Zero-Waste Facility Tips for Wasting Less Food How To Be a Frugal Family Save Money by Freezing – Tips for Quality Freezing. You can do the same. Look for ways to re-use what you already have. Go Green'

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Re-use Home and Garden Bulk Electronics 278

For the Mommas

MARCH 12, 2013

Topics include vitamins, fitness, herbs, foods that heal, home remedies, new products, recipes and prevention. Articles include how-to projects, gardening basics, composting, beekeeping, roof-top gardening, preserving and freezing, and time and money-saving ideas.

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Health Magazines Home and Garden Compost 51

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 18, 2016

Use compost, make your own. The Guardian’s article, How to Be a Thrifty Gardner dove to detail about making compost: “You should have about two-thirds brown stuff (carbon source) to one-third green (nitrogen). Use home made pest control solutions. Tip # 2 – Improve your soil frugally.

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Thrifty Gardening Garden Flowers and Plants 100

Coupons Do Work

JUNE 12, 2016

Gardening: Plants, flowers, seeds, watering cans, plant food, soil, weed killers, mulch, compost buckets, water hoses. if you can’t wait then, from time to time you will see sales throughout the summer at places such as Home Depot and Sears (for example) for grills but best sales are mid-summer/early fall.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

If you celebrate Christmas, you probably decorate one or more trees and display them in your home, shop or place of business. Obviously trees can be composted and used in other re-cycle situations, so they don’t sit in land fills for years as artificial. Do you use artificial trees or live cut real ones?

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Christmas Real Estate Cycle Re-use 181

Saving Cents With Sense

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Read up on gardening tips and get all the basics on preserving, freezing, composting and more. Urban Farm magazine serves as a constant reminder of the endless benefits of self-sustainability, proving that it is an alternative way of life that is both fulfilling and rich in many aspects. A subscription comes with 6 issues per year.

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Magazines Compost Composting October 45

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

We have more stable careers, we have no debt (other than our mortgage), and we own a home. Sustainable Personal Finance talks to us about the benefits of kitchen compost. We have an indoor compost bin as well as three outdoor bins. How about you? We actually just implemented this. Reducing Debt.

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February Debt Finance Personal Finance 113

Saving Cents With Sense

APRIL 3, 2013

Do you have a couple sunny window sills in your home? Start using all of your organic kitchen scraps to create your own compost pile which will lead to some amazing soil. But if you consider a couple of these frugal alternatives it can save you some substantial money this spring. Grow from Seed. Good Soil on the Cheap.

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Gardening Garden Frugal Home and Garden 61

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

You see, it doesn’t matter how you decide to celebrate it, whether you stay at home or go out, but one thing is for sure…kissing. Kisses are collected either on delivery to the grocery cart, or later at home. The Greenest Dollar tells us how we can compost indoors , even if we live in an apartment. Where are you at?

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February Finance Personal Finance Money 113

Saving Cents With Sense

APRIL 22, 2011

Recycle – Of course you probably already know about this tip, and may have a recycling bin in your home. Many items can be made inexpensively, naturally, and without polluting your home with chemicals. Hopefully these tips can help you not only help the environment, but also help you save your cash, which is always welcomed!

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Frugal Green And Frugal Recycle Recycled 61

Saving With Shellie

AUGUST 1, 2012

Some offer resources such as seeds, plants and compost in return for your willingness to share what you grow with friends, neighbors or the local soup kitchen. Use a bag of seed starting mix or the following recipe: 1 part quality soil, 1 part sand or perlite and 1 part quality compost.

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Gardening Garden Plants Growing 65

Coupons Do Work

APRIL 21, 2016

You can learn about what these great local organizations are doing in and around Durham.

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