Saving Cents With Sense

MAY 7, 2013

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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Flowers and Plants Flowers and Gifts Finds Gifts 75

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 4, 2013

From food waste to packaging to disposable items, there are a lot of resources being used by humans. If you find yourself throwing out a lot of food, you can remedy the problem by shopping with a list. In many localities, it’s possible to find stores that allow you to bring your own packaging. Nor is it healthy.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

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. At the site, you can find a whole mess of tips for getting started, such as: Spot some local orphaned land.

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Gardening Garden Flowers and Plants Los Angeles 213

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 5, 2016

But hold on – before you throw away all those orange peels, keep reading to find out 10 uses for orange peels. For outside the kitchen, you can use this to give beat-up, dusty, wooden sofa legs a store-like finish as well. #2 Right now is the time to stock up on this vitamin C packing fruit.

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Used Home and Garden Re-use Gardening 58

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 26, 2015

But hold on – before you throw away all those orange peels, keep reading to find out 10 uses for orange peels. For outside the kitchen, you can use this to give beat-up, dusty, wooden sofa legs a store-like finish as well. #2 Right now is the time to stock up on this vitamin C packing fruit.

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Used Home and Garden Re-use Gardening 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Do you use artificial trees or live cut real ones? According to a New York Times article last December, there are a bunch of us that have artificial trees – me included. Finding a place to store it all year is still difficult. We have used this tree for 15 years now. It was convenient to already have a tree.

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Christmas Real Estate Cycle Re-use 181

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

I also find that setting goals makes a difference. Beating Broke tells us how we can improve our credit score by adding positive information. Sustainable Life Blog shares with us tips on how to repair our credit. DINKS tells us why Wylie Coyote is a financial genius. Tomorrow we will start the cooking. How about you?

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February Debt Finance Personal Finance 113