Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

There was the gas, the hotel, and the restaurants to pay for. We thought eating in restaurants was a main attraction of travel because you get to try local foods. Even when eating out on the cheap, we were still spending hundreds of dollars on food. Use hotel rewards. Ask for a better hotel rate or room.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 18, 2011

The week of the Financial Blogger Conference was extremely hectic, so I did set Weight Watchers aside for 7 days. Food at the Financial Blogger Conference. Bonding over pizza in a hotel room with other great bloggers was totally worth it. But that is okay to me.

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Coupons Do Work

AUGUST 29, 2016

School is in session ; and that means time to get your school supplies, supply for the classes and as a teacher, as much as you all do for teaching our precious kids, we want to help out as much as we can — including many stores that offer discount travel, school supplies, clothes, or food, these stores get extra credit with teachers.

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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 22, 2024

I also will pay more for some specialty food items, as I have several food allergies to deal with, and we eat a no-sugar diet. I also splurge on our cat’s special allergen-reducing food, which makes it possible for Ms. Easiest part of being frugal: Not buying things like junk food at the grocery store.

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Fashion Without Guilt

MAY 27, 2010

Still to come Independent Fashion Blogger's Social Influence Conference and I meet some of the biggest bloggers out there. TOPSHOP TOPSHOP Forever 21 Forever 21 Forever 21 Right in the middle of a confetti cloud Chinese Dumplings (can't remember the name of the place) Noodle Meal from the same place The food was EXCELLENT. STAY TUNED.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 9, 2014

I’m all for saving money and inspiring people to cook their own food, but I worry about the trade offs. Is it really worth it to give up whole foods (not the store, the actual foods) to save money? I think about FinCon for example, the conference for personal finance bloggers I attended last weekend in New Orleans.

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