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How We Frugal-ed in August 2022

Family Balance Sheet

Another month of 2022 is in the books and another month of frugal-ing. For starters, I didn’t donate plasma this month and that is usually my biggest source of extra cash. My Frugal Shenanigans! I make a lot of iced tea and usually steep 2 flavored tea bags and 8 decaffeinated green tea bags in each batch I make.

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How to Save Money by Greening your Wardrobe

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

These tips on how to save money by greening your wardrobe will really help you to keep those extra dollars in your pocket. Before you can even start to think about how you would go about greening your wardrobe, you need to know where you stand, clothes wise, right now at this moment.

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Spring Cleaning Tasks to Get a Head Start On

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you plan to re-organize your closet and drawers, take the opportunity to go through your clothing and sort it into “keep”, “discard” and “donate” piles. Donate the items you no longer want to keep. Spring is a wonderful time of year, but with spring comes spring cleaning. Wipe Down the Walls.

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Ways to Make Do With What You Have

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We were poor, Mom and Dad lived every day showing us what it meant to ‘make it do’ and we often ‘did without’ Here are my thoughts on frugal ways to make things do. Donate good clothing you really can’t use to a non-profit and bank the tax deduction. I grew up with this, in theory and in practice.

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Wait, Don’t Buy That Yet!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

These get donated to thrift stores or placed in consignment shops so you might keep checking your local stores for these. Spending our precious and all too limited time searching online and in stores. Sometimes, as we shop we see things we would like to own and decide to treat ourselves with a gift or two as well. I know I do. Winter clothes.

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How To Update Your Wardrobe For Less

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Clothing swaps are a great way to spend a frugal evening with friends while clearing out your closet and scoring some new finds. Clothing swaps are a great way to spend a frugal evening with friends while clearing out your closet and scoring some new finds. Whatever is left unclaimed at the end of the evening gets donated.

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Cool Things I Read This Week

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Former NFL Player Commits Suicide, Donates Brain to Science [link] Gosh! RT @ Green_Panda Handling Your Finances – What is Being Frugal? Green Panda Treehouse [link] I am frugal and I am proud to be #. Makes me feel bad for wanting to watch them play. #. What Kind of Financial Superhero are You?