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Spring Cleaning Tasks to Get a Head Start On

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

There is something about the thought of being organized and starting a season off on the right (clean) foot that is satisfying. Even re-organizing the garage can leave you with a chill. Many households take spring cleaning as an opportunity to repaint, hang photographs and picture frames, and re-organize art.

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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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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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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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The Ultimate Homemaking Bundle Sale, a $1274 Value for Just $29.97

Family Balance Sheet

DIY/Homemade … fun and frugal ways to express your personal style. Organizing … conquer the clutter and simplify your life. After our wedding in 2000, I was over-whelmed by the thoughts of managing our home and even now 15 years of marriage and two kids later, I still struggle with many aspects of making our house a home. The result?

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FruGal presents Why you SHOULD sweat the small stuff when it comes to money – FruGal. While in some cases this is true, FruGal has a point here. In fact, my husband and I just revamped our budget so that we can donate to charities even more each month. The Amateur Financier presents Frugal Friday – Honeymoons.

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"Potential Accomplishments" and The Natural Magic of List-Making: Creating a Master~List

Frugal Luxuries

need to descale the glass shower doors in master bath using a citric acid solution Continue going through and organizing all my old F rugal Times: Making-Do With Dignity and Frugal Luxuries newsletters along with my collection of vintage ephemera. In fact, the only thing I really leave to memory is where I put my lists ! the carpet.

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