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How to Break the Cycle of Unhealthy Habits

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Every time I have to walk into one because it’s my only option for a food and a bathroom break for the next hundred miles, I suck it up and begin the search- an apple, maybe a salad (but hold the creamy dressing), and a mini bag of pretzels. Grabbing fast food or whatever’s convenient, skipping workouts, etc. I hate rest stops.

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Q&A | cinnamon, SIM, jeans, and grocery spending

The Frugal Girl

The repeated defrosting cycles tend to cause freezer burn on foods pretty quickly, so I try not to keep things in my kitchen freezer for long at all. Related: A post about freezing food in glass jars. And here’s a post about freezing food odds and ends. Do you have any insight into why that would be?

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

Limiting waste is what really drives most of the habits I have that would qualify as “frugal” – reducing/eliminating food waste, returning unneeded items, pursuing refunds, checking on warranties, repairing things, etc. For me, being in the kitchen and making food for people is an act of love.

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Stockpiling 101: How to Save Money with a Stockpile

Couponing 101

For many, building a stockpile means buying lots of bottled water, batteries, and canned food in preparation for a snow storm or natural disaster. Sales Cycles. Stores run sales in cycles. It is very important that you only stockpile foods and products that you know your family will actually use. Watch Expiration Dates.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

I enjoy blogging and biking, and I usually cycle between 15 and 20 miles a day indoors when I’m not getting out to hit a bike trail. I learned to save money by watching my parents. (I I enjoy good food even though I don’t like to cook it – maybe especially because I don’t like to cook it. Yup, I’m a voracious reader.

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Tips for Getting More Sleep

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The melatonin hormone helps to regulate your sleep cycle but it can be easily disrupted by your lifestyle. As has already been mentioned, watching television or using the computer before bed can actually stimulate your brain and make it harder for you to get to sleep. Avoid sleep disruptions. Relax before sleep.

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Don’t Make These 12 Couponing Mistakes

Coupons Do Work

You watched reruns of Extreme Couponing on Youtube or TLC and you want to do the same thing as those people did. And don’t buy too much items, sales cycle. It is true most coupons do promote unhealthy food but more and more coupons I have seen are not promoting more and more healthy foods. And mistakes happe.

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