Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 21, 2014

Eating out, while convenient, can be both expensive and time consuming. While most people think of eating out as a way to relax and save time, they typically don’t account for the time it takes to drive back and forth to the restaurant as well as the time to order, sit and wait for the food, and eat. Get Organized Go Frugal'

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Cooking Saving Money Freezers Money 222

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 4, 2011

Make it a habit to incorporate at least 5 different coloured foods a day into your diet. Cook at home. Cooking at home not only saves you money but it also keeps you in control of what you are putting into your body. By planning ahead, the task of cooking at home doesn’t need to be time consuming.

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Cooking At Home Home and Garden Bulk Grow Your Own 138

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Read food labels – we have become dependant on processed foods in our busy lives but in the process have lost much of the nutrition of the food. Processed food uses vast amounts of energy in its production, making it an unsustainable commodity. Involve the whole family in menu planning and meal preparation.

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At Home Home Home and Garden Friends And Family Sale 197

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 28, 2012

The American culture is wrought with excessive spending so it is no surprise that the typical household overspends on necessities such as food, gas, utilities, and phone usage. How to Save Money on Food. You cannot avoid spending money on food. When cooking at home, try to reduce meat consumption to save money.

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Phones Bills Money Saving Money 202

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

We shopped at garage sales, turned down the heat, combined errands to use less gas, didn’t buy a lot of prepared food, cooked at home and the like. We especially never put anything consumable (like gas, food, eating out, movies and etc) on a credit card. Peggy: Oh yes! The Spectrum Group.

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Thrifty Garage Spendthrift Fair-Trade 213

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 30, 2013

If you need to lose some weight, start by replacing one or two unhealthy foods with healthier ones for a week or two, then move on to another unhealthy part of your diet. The best meals and snacks are those you make at home because you can control what goes into them. Fad diets don’t work and some are even dangerous, so avoid them.

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Fitness Meals Work Food and Drink 198

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

It started with $40,000 in consumer debt (vehicles, credit cards, small student loan) and then sold our home and eliminated the $140,000 of mortgage debt. We started cooking at home more, a big issue for us was eating out. So we would cook at home and take leftovers for lunch the next day. Jones” 2.

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Debt Debt Free Bath and Body Works Gas 100