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How We Frugal-ed in September 2022

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I planted a small garden this year: 2 tomato plants, 1 cucumber, 1 pepper plant that sadly didn’t make it, and 1 butternut squash. My butternut plant yielded nine beautiful squashes. I use them in pasta sauce, soups, and in place of pumpkin in a lot of recipes. Plasma donation: $47. Garden Harvest.

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How We Frugal-ed in July 2022

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Homemade Basil and Walnut Pesto: I made my second batch of homemade pesto from my two garden basil plants. My recipe: Fresh Basil Walnut Pesto. Plasma Donations: $420. I earned $420 from 5 donations and a $50 bonus in the month of July. My time spent averaged about 1 hour and 40 minutes per donation.

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How We Frugal-ed in August 2022

Family Balance Sheet

For starters, I didn’t donate plasma this month and that is usually my biggest source of extra cash. Noone ate the leftover corn, so I cut it off the cob and put it in the freezer to add to our favorite, Chicken, Black Bean & Corn Tacos | Slow Cooker Recipe. But in the end, $155 is still a gift. FREE Shredding!

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Don’t Recycle, Reuse

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My spouse has many plantings around our several acres. When he plants something new that needs a steady supply of surface water, due to shallow roots, he sometimes uses a 2 liter soda bottle. He cuts small holes in bottom, fills with water and places it next to the baby plant to drip irrigate it. Two liter soda bottles.

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How to Become an Earth Friendly Consumer

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Donate $1 or $2 towards the cause. Eat a plant based diet. Instead, eat a plant based diet which is full of nutrients, anti-oxidants and is healthier for you and mother nature. Here are some recipes to get you started. Or, buy gifts from organizations that donate proceeds to green causes. Every little bit adds up.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

Recently I tried something completely new to me and earned $1000 in less than 3 months by donating plasma–see the details in #14. Here are my freezer cooking tips and recipes. Bring in Extra Money: 14 – Donate Plasma. A friend posted on Facebook about how she was making extra money by donating plasma.

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Target Cartwheel | 50% off C9 Yoga Mats

Saving With Shellie

Two of my favorites were using the mat to smother weeds and to protect floors with house plants. You can also donate old mats to Animal Rescue centers. Be sure you Follow me on Pinterest and check out my boards for recipes , craft ideas and other frugal living tips ! Some of these are really. Coupons Mom Target'

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