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Go Green This Halloween

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We do put up decorations (ones I buy at garage sales or thrift stores and reuse each year). Tip # 2 Recycle/reuse costumes. My daughter-in-law came up with this idea, buying bulk pumpkins and bulk flowers. Like me, buy them used and then reuse them each year. What do you do to recycle/reuse on Halloween?

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Being Environmentally Friendly Saves Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Ny taking your own bags, reusing plastic bags you already have or even sewing some fabric bags from old t-shirts and things you can save a lot. As for water take shorter showers and reuse water where possible, such as collecting the water from your shower to water the lawn. Learn to reduce, reuse recycle everything.

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My 2020 Financial Goals & A Recap of 2019

Family Balance Sheet

That book has changed my outlook on reusing, recycling, making do, and rethinking one use products. 2 – Read, research, ask questions, and understand how we will pay for our daughters’ college. We have not put a single dime away for our daughters’ education. I was pumped to reduce our trash.