Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JUNE 10, 2013
Watch as he constructs a carrot clarinet and plays it – it sounds like a real one to me! We rented our son’s alto saxophone while he took lessons in high school. Busy Bee Kids Crafts has a bunch of ideas, one of which is making paper plate tambourines. For the more sophisticated, try crafting a vegetable instrument or band.
Saving Everyday
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
I watched him do this every day of my life. Cable is costly, and these days you can watch pretty much anything you want on Netflix, Hulu, Apple TV, or Amazon Fire TV stick. For one-time projects, consider renting. At the time, we didn’t even know you could rent things like this from Home Depot and Lowe’s, but you totally can!
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 21, 2013
Let the fire die and watch the sky. You could even check out a calendar and find the best night to watch stars. Rent a learn-to-dance video at the library and take a laptop to a local park at night. If you must, bring a really big blanket. Take some vino or build a small fire and make s’mores. Dance the night away.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
NOVEMBER 7, 2012
When we were all settled in, and the weeks after that, we realized how jaded we were in thinking that rent, groceries and utilities would be all we needed. After a long day of moving, we sat down on the couch to turn on the TV and realized that we didn’t have the cable cord in order to actually watch cable.
The Frugal Girl
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
I’m a long-distance cyclist, a triathlete, a wife, a mother of two, a sister, a daughter, a friend, DIY-er, and a community member! Watching Kristin’s nursing school journey finally gave me the push I needed to actually get started on pre-requisites. How has reading The Frugal Girl changed you? And I had no kids or spouse!
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