Prairie Eco-Thrifter
FEBRUARY 12, 2016
Have you ever shopped at neighborhood garage sales? Not only is it expensive, but it is also time consuming to come up with the design, decide on the color, locate the material and put it in place. Others are perhaps trying to keep up with the Jones by staying current with all the latest trends. Trends come and go.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
APRIL 7, 2013
Even re-organizing the garage can leave you with a chill. Trends change over time, and so does our size and our preferences. Removing all of the ingredients from your pantry to clean it out and give it a wipe down can be very time consuming. Of course, there are some tasks that you should leave for the spring.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 14, 2012
A giant pool, waterfalls, a 7 car garage, a dock for a yacht, 11 bathrooms, and 15,000 square feet of living space. And it’s not a welcome trend. A few years back I received a press release about a “green” mansion that some billionaire was building. Reading the specs I kept saying to myself that there is no way this house is green.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
FEBRUARY 13, 2017
But to reach full consumer status, they have to be taught to want things – and they learn fast. Some get stuff from stores, the less financially favored head for thrift stores, garage sales, Mom’s house or the trash pickup routes. Kids will naturally accumulate stuff, even when they can’t buy it.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JUNE 17, 2012
In good years our gardens can be bountiful, throwing off much more food than we can consume before it goes bad. In the past few years, another trend, root cellaring, has re-surfaced. Some folks have added freezers or second refrigerators to store the excess. Others have re-learned canning skills our grandmother’s used.
Savings Corner
DECEMBER 27, 2023
With the popularity of podcasts from newspapers and other media providers, private individuals have been able to jump on the trend—turning a hobby into a fully-fledged business. So, if you’ve been tinkering with beer-brewing in your garage, calling it official and opening up a microbrewery can be a great way to monetize your hobby.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JANUARY 14, 2012
With so many different options out there, a consumer really can get overwhelmed and into trouble if they don’t know their credit card basics. Money Q&A : Seven Car Insurance Myths You Need To Know – There are a lot of car insurance myths that continue to be spread around by consumers. However, times have changed.
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