Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 1, 2011

Compost kitchen scraps. Compost our leaves and grass. Compost our leaves and grass. Use compostable garbage bags. Eliminated paper statements. Household changes we’ve made : Switched from chemical cleaners to homemade phosphate and eco friendly ones. Buy as many organic and local foods as we can.

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Money Green Compost Composting 124

For the Mommas

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Hefty EcoSave 100% Compostable 25-ct Bowls or 16 to 30-ct Plates - $2.99. Reynolds Kitchens Parchment Paper 50-sq ft - $3.89. Select Glad 45 to 106ct 13-gallon Trash Bags - $10.99. Unstopables 1.8oz scent Booster Beads or Downy 129-oz Liquid Fabric Softener - $9.99. Gain 129-oz Liquid Fabric Softener - $9.99.

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Target Arm and Hammer Mr. Clean Compost 52

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. It was in downtown Pittsburgh at a park where the three rivers meet, if I remember correctly. There weren't a lot of people walking around, mostly hippies and college students.

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Compost Composting College Home and Garden 127

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 2, 2011

Recycling the school’s waste can include establishing composting systems and worm farms to use as fertilizers for the garden. Find ways to reduce the amount of paper used within the school. The water captured in water tanks can be safely used to water the gardens, showing that water usage for the gardens is a closed circuit.

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Student Gardening Garden Compost 197

Couponing 101

JULY 30, 2011

Schoolio Marbled Compostion Notebooks, 100 sheets 50¢ (Limit 2). The following deals are available only with the in-ad coupons: OfficeMax College or Wide Rule Filler Paper 20¢ (Limit 5). Here you can find the full list of the Office Max back-to-school specials for this week (7/31 – 8/6). Schoolio Crayons, 24 ct 1¢ (Limit 2).

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Compost Composting College Office 69

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

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. Paper is one of my favorite simple, yet frugal sources of entertainment!

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Kids and Family Home and Garden Money Frugal 185

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). Tip # 2 – Improve your soil frugally. Tip # 4 Try free and natural weed control. Pull your weeds.

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Thrifty Gardening Garden Flowers and Plants 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 4, 2013

Compost kitchen waste to feed your garden. Plus, re-usable cleaning items like sponges and rags reduce your need for paper towels. You can re-use newspapers and other items as garden mulch. Turn old towels into bags that can be taken to the grocery store. With a little creativity, you can re-use a number of items.

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Re-use Home and Garden Bulk Electronics 278

Coupons Do Work

APRIL 21, 2016

Whole Foods: Get 25 percent off 365 Everyday Value facial tissue, napkins, paper towels and toilet paper and save nearly $2 on pollinator-friendly almonds and almond butter until April 26. You can learn about what these great local organizations are doing in and around Durham.

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2016 Freebies Raleigh Whole Foods 100

For the Mommas

JULY 17, 2011

Avery Heavy Duty Binders Buy 2, Get 1 Free Backpacks Get 50% back in Staples Rewards Hammermill Copy Paper - $5.99 after Staples Rewards Staples Photo Plus Paper - $9.99 Carolina Notebooks & Compostion Books - $2.00 after Staples Rewards Staples Photo Plus Paper - $9.99 Get $4.99 Get $9.49

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Bic Compost Composting Storage 51

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 10, 2013

I used a grapefruit spoon to coax them out and then put them aside for the compost heap. If you want to beat the squirrels and other critters to the fruit, you can pick it a bit green and ripen it as you would other fruits – by putting it in a brown paper bag for awhile. A Paw Paw is loaded with large brown seeds.

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Growing Kentucky Green Bread 183

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

So, when I realized that our only two payment options — paper cash or plastic cards — come from environmentally dubious materials, I absolutely flipped. Thus, the paper dollar in your wallet is only symbolically valuable. Still, the history of American paper money does little to help us understand cash’s impact on the environment.

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Paper Credit Cards United States Green 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 18, 2011

Sustainable Personal Finance talks to us about the benefits of kitchen compost. We have an indoor compost bin as well as three outdoor bins. They work great for lawn clippings, paper products, and leaves. For veggie scraps and such, I try to use them to make stock so they don’t even hit the compost pile.

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February Debt Finance Personal Finance 113

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 13, 2012

Also protect your work surface with plastic or heavy paper so you don’t have unintended concrete puddles there when you are done! How to Compost Without Fancy Equipment Guest Post Author Bio: Bailey writes about insurance and other topics for the Homeowners Insurance Blog.Basically there are two reasons to. Driving across.

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Giving Used Craft Crafts 188

Saving Cents With Sense

APRIL 22, 2011

Tip: Try using newspaper instead of paper towels the next time you wash your windows. Not only will it save you money not buying as many paper towels, but it will get your windows streak-free! Recycle – Of course you probably already know about this tip, and may have a recycling bin in your home.

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Frugal Green And Frugal Recycle Recycled 61

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 12, 2012

We often have dug big and deep holes (we plant a lot of trees), then layered in the compost and other amendments as we fill the hole back in, mixing each layer. You many need to add things such as gypsum (which helps to break up heavy clay soils), lime to increase the alkalinity of the soil or organic matter (such as decomposed leaves).

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Flowers and Plants Gardening Garden Frugal 185

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Sustainable Life talks about what would happen if toilet paper went through the roof in cost. The Greenest Dollar tells us how we can compost indoors , even if we live in an apartment. We are fortunate to have room to compost outside but if we didn’t have the space, I would definitely try these methods. Reducing Debt.

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February Finance Personal Finance Money 113

Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

APRIL 20, 2016

There are a variety of table coverings to choose from, including a table cloth, fabric, flat bed sheet, shower curtain, or hand-decorated craft paper. Susty Party makes eco-friendly, compostable, non-toxic party supplies with many designs to choose from. Clear a bookshelf and use it for drinks.

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Food and Drink Drinks Simple Lighting 54

Coupons Do Work

JUNE 15, 2016

January has the best deals on holiday-related items with markdowns at 50% to 75%—sometimes 90% —off of everything from wrapping paper to decorations. and paper plates with ‘Graduation on them’ for $0.89. Grandma said, always keep a stack of paper plates in the house! and BOGO at some shops such as Publix).

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Flowers and Plants Cinco De Mayo Buy Buying 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 5, 2012

Shredded paper can be put in compost piles. Don’t Waste Food Cook only the amount you will eat, refrigerate any leftovers, and compost anything else. You don’t need to contribute to that trash can outside Starbucks overflowing with single-use paper cups, do you? Take a few minutes one day this month and stop it for good.

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Home Making Reuse Recycle 229

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Most people have computers these days and an email account, so send out digital invitations, to save on paper, ink and postage. If you really want to send out paper invitations, use recycled or handmade paper and use a single sheet. Ask the guests to RSVP by phone or email to save paper and postage. Theme and Decorations.

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Green Flowers and Plants Recycle Recycled 183

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 16, 2011

I found that it was easy for me to swap from plastic or paper grocery bags to reusable canvas ones. Slowly I transitioned to composting my kitchen scraps, again limiting the number of items that ended up in our city’s landfill. Reduce paper consumption: Paper towels come in handy for cleaning up pet accidents.

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Cycle Air Conditioners Paper Towels Goals 150

Saving Everyday

AUGUST 26, 2011

Georgia Pacific, Xerox, HP, Kodak or Printworks Copy Paper $3.99. 1/1 HP Paper with Colorlok Technology Coupon. Mead Compostion Book 3/$1.98. Paper Mate WriteBros Pens, Bic Cristal or Round Stick/Grip, or Elmer’s Glue $0.99. $1/2 1 Crest Toothpaste 7/31/2011 P&G Insert (exp 8/31/2011). Pay: As low as $1.79.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

As the shell breaks down, it acts as part of the compost , and it is also a natural slug repellent. There are also ways to transform your toilet paper roll or paper towel roll into a tiny seedling starter. Eventually the shell will break down, so you can just plant it outside intact.

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Reuse Gardening Garden Plants 228

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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Kids and Family Parenting Cars Car 191

Saving With Shellie

MAY 10, 2013

I know it’s hard to believe that a paper towel will hold up to scrubbing baked on mess and other tough jobs but you might rethink things when I tell you about your dish cloth’s dirty little secret! I love using thick paper towels that I can use several times for a single job. It’s pretty gross actually.

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Paper Towels Kitchen Compost Composting 45

For the Mommas

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Bounty Paper Towels, 6 big rolls - $6.99$0.25/1 1 Bounty Paper Towel Product - 2-24-19 PG; Excludes Trial and Travel Size; Limit of 2 Like Coupons Per Household Per Day (exp 03/09/19) Final Price: $5.74 1 Hefty Large Black Trash Bags - 2-24-19 RMN; Excludes Compost Bags (exp 03/31/19) Final Price: $5.29

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Kroger Kelloggs Apple Jacks Paper Towels 45

Couponing 101

AUGUST 3, 2011

Paper Pocket Folders 5¢ (Limit 10). Schoolio Marbled Compostion Notebooks, 100 sheets 50¢ (Limit 2). Photo Paper, 100 sheets $9.99. - $9.49 ″ x 11″ ColorLok Multipurpose Paper, 500 sheets $7.79. - $1.80 Staples Easy Rebate (Limit 2) AND. - $1/1 HP ColorLok Paper Printable Coupon. = $1.

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Skinny Cow Trident Gum Crayola Office 77

Coupons Do Work

APRIL 17, 2015

2 Cottonelle Toilet Paper - 3-8-15 SS - (exp. 2 Cottonelle Toilet Paper - 3-8-15 SS - (exp. Viva Paper Towels, 6 Rolls - $5.99 1 Viva Vantage or Viva Paper Towels. - $0.50/2 2 Viva Vantage or Viva Paper Towels, 2 or More Rolls; DND. - $0.50/1 1 Viva Regular or Vantage Paper Towels Roll - 3-8-15 SS - (exp.

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French's General Mills Betty Crocker Ocean Spray 100

For the Mommas

FEBRUARY 14, 2015

bottle] $1/1 Green Works Compostable Cleaning Wipes (Ibotta Deposit) [Any variety; 30 ct. Final Price: FREE Bounty Paper Towels Mega Roll 12-pk or Huge Roll 8-pk, $15.99 $0.50/1 1 Bounty Paper Towels, exp. 1 Bounty Paper Towel Printable [ETS] $0.25/1 1 Bounty Paper Towel printable [Sign Up] $0.75

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