Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 27, 2011

As I was flushing a very old, forgotten-about, slimy Greek salad down the disposal last week, it occurred to me that I have gotten a little lax about leftovers at our house. (I I didn't compost the salad, because it had feta cheese mixed in) We certainly eat leftovers, but by the end of last week, we were (1) lazy and (2) lazy.

Economical 173

Economical Kitchen Groceries Grocery 173

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 16, 2013

Thankfully there is a better way to “bag” your lunch that is both good for the environment AND saves you money. 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. Just stop using disposables.

Lunch 201

Lunch Lunches Reuse Compost 201

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 1, 2011

Today I wanted to share with you the steps we have taken: Energy saving changes we’ve made : Turn off our computer every night. Compost kitchen scraps. Compost our leaves and grass. Compost our leaves and grass. Use compostable garbage bags. Cook from scratch every meal and freeze leftovers.

Money 124

Money Green Compost Composting 124

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 5, 2012

Zero-waste is a concept that the very idea of waste should be eliminated; instead, any and all products, resources, materials, and leftovers should be returned for further use in the same or in a different capacity. Shredded paper can be put in compost piles. Nothing should be thrown away, ever: there would be no such thing as waste.

Home 229

Home Making Reuse Recycle 229

Coupons Do Work

JUNE 12, 2016

Gardening: Plants, flowers, seeds, watering cans, plant food, soil, weed killers, mulch, compost buckets, water hoses. See sales from leftover winter clothes and spring clothes. You probably should avoid buying predictable gifts such as grills and shirt-and-tie combos, which won’t offer much in terms of savings.

June 100

June Buy Buying Lingerie 100

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

How did you get interested in saving money? My interest in frugality is less about saving money specifically, and more about making good use of the resources I have. What’s the “why” behind your money-saving efforts? What single action or decision has saved you the most money over your life?

Kids and Family 188

Kids and Family Parenting Cars Car 188