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How to Save Money by Greening your Wardrobe

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you’re like me, you are always looking for ways to save money, even if it’s only a little bit each week or month. These tips on how to save money by greening your wardrobe will really help you to keep those extra dollars in your pocket. This was certainly not a good use of my limited clothing allowance.

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Cutting Costs and Buying Used Clothes

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Buying used clothes can be a great way to save money, especially if you have rapidly growing children. You can defray some of your clothing costs by shopping for deals at used clothing stores or thrift stores. Though it is also useful to note that many of these stores wash everything before putting it out.

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5 Awesome Tips for Saving Money at the Pet Store

Coupons Do Work

as much we love our pets (I have a king Charles Cavalier),With food, toys, grooming supplies and more, pet expenses can add up…we work hard to keep them healthy but as we all know it is an expense having a pet… and we want to save money anywhere we can and live a healthy lifestyle…even for our pets! And guess what?

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How We Frugal-ed in July 2022

Family Balance Sheet

Our financial goals are still important to us and we want to hit them regardless of the rising prices. Here are five ways that I saved money this month. I use the pesto as a sauce for hot pasta or pasta salad, pizza topping, and spread it over grilled chicken or fish. Plasma Donations: $420. Got Bacon Fat?

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Save Money – Make Shoes Last

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Don’t use a hair dryer to dry them out as this can damage the leather. We used to wash our canvas shoes in the washer or the sink with detergent (and then put that liquid white shoe polish on our white ones!). Following that, use your brush with soap and water to scrub all parts of the shoe. Store properly.

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3 Ways To Save Money On The Kids’ Back To School Wardrobe

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

For this reason, thrift stores are a great place to find gently used children’s clothing. You should also know that many thrift stores do not have changing rooms, so you will have to use your best guess or make your child try things on over his or her clothes. Many of these stores are crowded. You can set a minimum amount if you wish.

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I am talking about spring cleaning your finances and finding more ways you can save money. In fact, my husband and I just revamped our budget so that we can donate to charities even more each month. Thanks Jeffrey for giving us some new ideas on how we can help others. Now on to the rest… Save Money this Spring: #1.