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Frugal Fun

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You can eat out, have a few cocktails, shop, go to concerts and shows, take vacation and more. We live in downtown Portland and there are so many festivals and events coming up on schedule. Here are some events we have attended in the past. We usually buy food though so it’s not that free. Frugal fun?

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Frugal February

Family Balance Sheet

Assign a budget category to each transaction, so you can add up what you spend on food, fuel, clothing, self-care, etc. 3 – Cook/Eat from the pantry and freezer. Groceries is the easiest budget category TO GET OUT of control and the easiest budget category TO control. Borrow movies from the library. Go sledding.

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5 Ways to Trim Your Budget For Your Child’s College Fund

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Going to the movies, having drinks with friends, or going to paid sporting events can be expensive. Planning how often to go out, and how much money will be spent is important. Many friends may be willing to split the cost of a bottle of wine, or make homemade margaritas instead of going out. Eating Out.

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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You didn’t start eating until everyone was served and seated. Christmas was a one week event – between Dec 25 and Jan. Cameras had to have actual film and pictures had to be developed after the whole roll of film was ‘exposed’ Research was done at a library using the Dewey decimal system, not a search engine.

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10 Savvy Ways to Save in 2014

Saving Cents With Sense

It is an eye-opening experience and will allow you to figure out what you can cut back on, as well as what is a necessary expense. What about eating out? Enjoy FREE family friendly events. Home Depot , Lowe’s , Michael’s , the LEGO store , and more stores offer FREE kids events each month. How about clothes?

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10 Savvy Ways to Save in the New Year

Saving Cents With Sense

It is an eye-opening experience and will allow you to figure out what you can cut back on, as well as what is a necessary expense. What about eating out? Enjoy FREE family friendly events. Home Depot , Lowe’s , Michael’s , the LEGO store , and more stores offer FREE kids events each month. How about clothes?

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10 Savvy Ways to Save in the New Year

Saving Cents With Sense

It is an eye-opening experience and will allow you to figure out what you can cut back on, as well as what is a necessary expense. What about eating out? Enjoy FREE family friendly events. Home Depot , Lowe’s , Michael’s , the LEGO store , and more stores offer FREE kids events each month. How about clothes?