Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 21, 2011

If you think prices at the grocery stores are bad now, they are going to become a lot worse if this trend doesn’t do a reversal in the very near future! In addition to just being an all-around cheapskate at the grocery store, I’ve already started to cut back on indulgences like gourmet goodies and organic produce (but on that note, Miss.

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The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Tuesday I got back late from an orientation about an hour away, so I popped by Panera and picked up dinner for Zoe and me, using a gift card from my credit card rewards. $0 Monday A friend treated me to tacos, and Zoe ate her leftover burrito. 0 out of pocket for me!

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 19, 2015

Try to cash it in at the bank rather than at a coin machine in the grocery store so you don’t have to pay a commission. If you use credit cards, another great source of free money is credit card rewards. One blogger paid for a $600 Christmas thanks to the rewards she had accrued all year.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 24, 2015

Have you ever had to listen to a dinner companion brag about the ‘free’ trip they took with their cash back reward cards, or watched as the person in front of you pondered which of the dozens of cards in their wallet they should use for this particular purchase? I don’t use cash back credit cards.

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