Donation Growing Leftovers Re-use 
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JANUARY 14, 2015
When you can reuse or re-purpose an item, you are not only saving it from the landfills, but you are also saving the expense and energy which would have been expended when you recycle. I cut a heavy blue plastic trash bag into triangles, stapled them over a rope and hung the rope across the driveway to block those drivers from using it.
The Frugal Girl
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
Today we’re meeting a Midwestern reader who only occasionally masquerades as Mrs. Potato Head. ? Tell us a little about yourself I’m a married mother of two teenage boys (18 and 16) who grew up in the country near a small town in Iowa. Growing up we tended to be a paycheck-to-paycheck family.
The Frugal Girl
JANUARY 22, 2024
Today we’re meeting a reader who is an artist, a homeschooler, a boy-mom, and a renter by choice. Tell us a little about yourself I’m Karen A. I mentioned it to my fiance and he asked me to please cut his hair for him, using the article as a guide! I have a rule now that if I want to buy a book, I need to donate one.
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