Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 21, 2014

Still, I missed the convenience of eating out and not having to cook at home. How to Get Started with Once a Month Cooking. I’m not going to lie, the day you actually do the cooking for a month is tiring. If you’re not sure which recipes would work, there are plenty of places you can look to find recipes.

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Cooking Saving Money Freezers Money 222

Family Balance Sheet

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

My husband is an extremely hard worker as he works and goes to school full time. He has paid a price to win with hard work and sacrifice to reach his goals, and I truly admire him for that. One evening my husband came home from work and mentioned that he forget to get gas in his truck on the way home.

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Debt Debt Free Bath and Body Works Gas 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 5, 2013

Eating out: our worst “frienemy” Saving busy professionals and parents from slaving in the kitchen after a long day at work, and bringing friends together, eating out is a cornerstone of our North American culture. Food from restaurants can cost significantly more than food cooked at home.

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Eating Out Restaurant Food and Wine Meals 222

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 2, 2011

Instead of watching TV, why not try learning a new skill that could lead to a raise at work; Or, why not use this time to develop some forms of passive income that can go towards your savings. If you are a smoker, work on reducing the amount of cigarettes you smoke each day. Cook at home. Brew your own coffee and tea.

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Library Television Televisions Money 176

Teresa's Deals

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Meal Planning is something that I am working on right now. Collecting recipes that you will be cooking for that week, creating a shopping list and finding coupons that you will need for any of those items can really pay off. I love to cook at home and it saves us a so much money. Meal Planning. Eat Out Less.

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Frugal Saving Money Thrifting Money 100

Teresa's Deals

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Meal Planning is something that I am working on right now. Collecting recipes that you will be cooking for that week, creating a shopping list and finding coupons that you will need for any of those items can really pay off. I love to cook at home and it saves us a so much money. Meal Planning. Eat Out Less.

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Frugal Saving Money Thrifting Money 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

We all know that cooking at home is better for both our physical and fiscal health. I get it, when you get home after a long day, you just want to sit down, relax, and have the food come to you. Once you find a strategy that works for you, I guarantee you’ll find yourself eating in a lot more often.

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Homemade Food and Wine Cooking Cooking At Home 180

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 21, 2013

One of the keys to healthier eating — and saving money while you do it — is preparing meals at home. There are a number of benefits to cooking at home beyond just improving your health and saving money. According to many studies, there are relationship and other benefits for sharing meals at home with a family.

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Crock Pots and Slow Cookers At Home Home Making 202

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 28, 2012

Most restaurant-style meals are easy to prepare at home at a fraction of the cost, and you are able to control what ingredients are included. When cooking at home, try to reduce meat consumption to save money. Leave your car in the garage and carpool to work or school if you can. Finally, use technology.

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Phones Bills Money Saving Money 202

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 2, 2013

It works best when the foods are as close to nature as possible. By cooking at home you save money, eat a more balanced and nutritional diet and get the enjoyment of being in control of creating what you and your family eat. I’m sure you know the basics but I’m going to go over them again.

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Making Food and Drink Meals Activism 186

Nicoles Nickels

DECEMBER 16, 2012

Now, having a husband who is a chef is generally a good thing but when they spend all day cooking at work they aren’t always so excited about cooking at home! Many of you know that my husband is a chef.

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Home and Garden Cooking Cooking At Home Recipes 63

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 1, 2012

Plan to do what rich people do (whatever it takes to get their dreams); to think like rich people think (ie: think bigger); to talk like rich people talk (ie: positively); to use money the way rich people use their money (ie: they make their money work for them). or “That will never work!” I discovered I really love to cook.

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Money Debt Debt Free Cooking At Home 211

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 15, 2015

You can even say something like, “I have a goal to work up to X reps at this weight. Set Up Your Home for Healthier Food Choices. You can also set up your home for healthier food choices. Rather than tell your partner what s/he should be doing, ask for help and advice.

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Health Video Games Activism Goals 100

The Frugal Girl

OCTOBER 18, 2023

I have definitely always imagined my days this way and since I am such a visual thinker, I have a hard time working with a planner that doesn’t match what’s in my head. The weird way my brain functions is working fine for me. ? What do you make of that? Have you always thought of it that way?

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Cooking Cooking At Home Work At&T 182

For the Mommas

JUNE 28, 2011

We cook at home almost everyday. I am not the neatest cook. I can say that that Finish works, even on my mess. I don’t like to give a personal testimonial, because quite frankly if I don’t use it, I am not going to pretend I do. Finish is different. Finish is one of my MUST HAVE products.

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Giveaway Baking Win Cooking At Home 69

Saving With Shellie

AUGUST 24, 2012

I think I’ll grab a box or two to keep in the pantry on those rare nights I’m home alone. Or maybe I’ll be sweet and share and send some with Stan to work. Comment – Tell me what Asian meal you love to cook at home. I’m really excited to try the Singapore Street Noodles. Ready to win?

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Thai Kitchen Kitchen Prizes Giveaway 61

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 14, 2012

The simple fact is, taking small, simple spending and saving actions, especially early in your working life, can make a huge difference to financial security during your working years and into retirement. This means that you put off getting things organized and putting things off never works, as we all know too well!

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Simple Finance Budgeting Budget 221

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

We wake up, stroll to the kitchen, sit in a chair, hop in the car to drive to work, sit in a chair at the office all day, go to lunch with the gang and sit in a chair, hop in the car to drive home, then sit in a chair to watch TV. Families don’t/can’t take time to cook at home from scratch. Being fat is OK.

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Food and Drink Parenting Kids and Family Eating Out 167

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. My husband worked overtime – 10 hours a day and a lot of weekends. I worked a part time job the weekends he wasn’t working. Peggy: Oh yes!

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Thrifty Garage Spendthrift Fair-Trade 213

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2011

He works in the restaurant industry and we love going and trying a new chef’s masterpiece. In my pre-tightwad days when I wasn’t cooking like I am now, our food budget shot up past $600 in one month, for two people! Fiscally, it’s smarter to cook at home. Cooking also teaches life lessons.

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Cooking Cooking At Home Friends And Family Sale Budgeting 133

Saving With Shellie

JUNE 12, 2012

One of the main arguments people give for just getting Fast Food is that it is cheaper and quicker than cooking at home. This graphic shows the cost and nutrition of a meal for four at McDonald’s versus two different home cooked options. We can work something out. Not in Austin?

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Food Austin McDonalds Fort Worth 96

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 3, 2011

I am so glad that things seem to be working themselves out and I can spend time with my family once again. Let me tell you; it’s not easy figuring out what will work and it’s not easy to make big sacrifices. Now on to the PEP’s of the week. The PEP’s going forward will have a slightly different format.

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February Family March Finance 140

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 12, 2016

I work in Finance/Accounting for a large corporation but I have also started a company called Every Single Dollar , which focuses on personal finance for single women. And I cut back on lifestyle – cooking food at home, taking the bus to work vs driving and paying for parking, etc. I am used to moving a lot!

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Credit Cards Debt Debt Free Student 100