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Don’t Dig a Money Pit in Your Garden

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You were going to save a bundle on your grocery bill by growing your own vegetables and herbs. Instead, you broke your budget buying every gadget from the big box gardening store – not to mention the pricier mature plants and the chemicals to make them grow faster and produce more. Grow Plants That Will Thrive In Your Climate.

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How To Have Your Cake and Eat It, Too ~ An Ebook from Life.Your Way

Family Balance Sheet

She is a married mother of 4 young daughters, runs a successful blog network, and has now written an ebook, How to Have Your Cake and Eat It, Too , that she graciously sent to me to review. My kids are growing so fast and my husband and I are very grateful that I am home with them. My answers: Yes. The ebook is divided into 3 parts.

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Leaf Wrangler – Not for Hire

Nicoles Nickels

I think I have mentioned before that my yard is surrounded by some sort of wildly growing deciduous tree. My daughter has a break in her day so I manage to talk her into coming out to help. Tools are brought down to the front of the house and I stagger up the stairs through the front door. It’s a pretty nice setup.

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A Chain Saw, A Ladder, Some Trees & Me

Nicoles Nickels

We have some trees in our back yard that grow like weeds. I call my daughter out to help. My daughter is semi-horrified. She is not happy with power tools. When we first moved into the house three years ago, we had a bunch of trees taken out because the whole yard was overgrown. It was like a jungle in the back yard.

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Meet a Reader | AF in Virginia

The Frugal Girl

These are things that I never did before having our daughter, but I have so little time to rest and so in this season, if I can find things to save some time so I can get sleep, some rest, spend more time together as a family, or otherwise feel more restored, I’m doing that. Which is your favorite type of post at the Frugal Girl and why?

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

Our daughter is 24 and was adopted from Eastern Europe when she was one week short of a year old. He married the love of his life almost two years ago, so now we have a daughter-in-law, too. When my brother and I were growing up, our parents didn’t have much discretionary income. Our son is 29 and biological.

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Totally Money Blog Carnival #18 – 6 Ways to Save Money Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Credit cards can be a great tool but these mistakes are all too common. Growing you own food is a healthy, money saving trend that is being embraced by many city dwellers – young and old. Actually, she wanted to help her adult daughter buy a home. Crystal presents 5 Credit Card Mistakes You Want to Avoid.