Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

Who cooks at home anymore, many people eat out. When I was a kid, most preserved food stuffs either came in a can or a glass jar. While some foods are still packed in glass, most companies use plastic now. When typewriters became unneeded, so did white out. Mom taught fourth grade. Glass jars. Slide rules.

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Used Typewriters Phones Irons 169

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 1, 2011

Maybe you don’t want to cook at all during your vacation or maybe eating out for every meal is beyond what your budget can handle. Our rental has a kitchen, so my mom and I sit down before the trip and talk about a meal plan. My mom and I are each responsible for 2 dinners. What Are Your Non-Food Needs?

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Vacation Saving Money Money Food and Drink 178

Saving Everyday

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Hello and welcome to our Disney Baby 101 series, where I, as a first-time mom, discuss the ins and outs of preparing for a Walt Disney World vacation with our baby! Baby Essentials at Disney Those with little ones know that eating out can be tricky. We just returned and are here to help! until 2:30 p.m.

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Disney World Disney Baby Outdoors 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 19, 2013

It never occurred to me to ask Mom or Mom-in-law to come watch my kids. Why are we spending more on our grandchildren? Expectations of our children. In my experience, my kids expect more of me for their kids than I expected of my parents for mine. We raised our children to expect more involvement.

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Grandchildren Grandkids Kids and Family Parenting 220

The Frugal Girl

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Pure necessity: I grew up with a single mom, who was only working odd jobs most of the time. And eating out wasn’t the exception for me then. We don’t eat out often, but I like to cook. And I try to buy high-quality food stuff, preferably local products and whenever possible ecological. and never wore them.

Green And Frugal 208

Green And Frugal Home and Garden Lunch Lunches 208

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 19, 2012

That said, I don’t eat out more than 10 – 12 times a year. I don’t eat red meat or even pork more than once a week or so. I do eat fruits and vegetables and am trying to up my servings of those. You can also get fluids through food, especially fresh fruit and vegetables.

Food and Drink 188

Food and Drink Quiz United States Food and Wine 188

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 23, 2014

Food/shopping. Fast food was rare. There wasn’t a restaurant on every corner and people didn’t eat out much. Most food at the grocery store came from the USA. Out of season produce, if available at all, was super expensive. Gasoline stations did not serve food, have coffee or provide bath rooms.

Growing 180

Growing Home and Garden Radios Kids and Family 180

Couponing 101

APRIL 20, 2013

55¢/1 Enjoy Life Foods Product. $1/1 Free “The Ultimate Gluten-Free Fast Food Guide” eBook download. Ener-G Foods Wylde Pretzels, 8-Ounce Bags (Pack of 12) , $24.17 A huge thanks to Rachel at Mashup Mom for this roundup! Printable Coupons. $1/4 1/1 Rudi’s Seeded & Sprouted Bread (Facebook Offer).

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Organic Organization Freebies Oregon 74

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 11, 2016

In my experience, I found that changing my eating habits helped me lose weight more than just exercising. Now as a mom of 3 going back to graduate school and working part time, I knew that I needed to be able to healthy but it also needed to be EASY. I also knew that I couldn’t completely stop from eating all the foods I loved.

Food and Drink 40

Food and Drink The Biggest Loser Lunch Lunches 40

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. We also want to get our kids through college without them having loans to pay back, and we are 1 out of 4 on that so far! And art supplies: I like to paint and draw, so every now and then I splash out. Hello, everyone!

Rent 182

Rent Son Frugal Home and Garden 182

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

We are bombarded with images of luscious looking food. It seems that every commercial or ad or billboard shows us wonderful looking food – and it is always available quickly and easily. Mom was a stay-at-home Mom. We didn’t use a lot of prepared snack foods. We had fruit or homemade foods.

Food and Drink 167

Food and Drink Parenting Kids and Family Eating Out 167

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Limiting waste is what really drives most of the habits I have that would qualify as “frugal” – reducing/eliminating food waste, returning unneeded items, pursuing refunds, checking on warranties, repairing things, etc. For me, being in the kitchen and making food for people is an act of love.

Kids and Family 191

Kids and Family Parenting Cars Car 191

Shereen Travels Cheap

DECEMBER 16, 2023

I don't go out for every meal if I can help it. I generally show up at my destination and take a trip to the store on the first day to shop for breakfast foods, because that's the easiest meal to make and the least exciting to me to eat out. You can also use it as a laundry bag if you don't have that much.

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Travel Hotel Sunglasses Phones 224

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

We shopped at garage sales, turned down the heat, combined errands to use less gas, didn’t buy a lot of prepared food, cooked at home and the like. Eating out or going to a movie were once a year events. We especially never put anything consumable (like gas, food, eating out, movies and etc) on a credit card.

Thrifty 213

Thrifty Garage Spendthrift Fair-Trade 213

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 21, 2013

My schedule has changed dramatically since September and Isometimes struggle at meal time to get food to the table on time and while it's still warm. Get everything from delicious slow cooker meals and main dish salads to crowd-pleasing comfort foods for only $7.40 (a savings of over 70%) for one week only. Eat This by Renee Tougas.

Meals 100

Meals Whole Foods Main Dishes Dinner 100

Coupons Do Work

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

being a mom of a competitive cheerleader, I travel a lot to competitions both in and out of state. The out-of-state can cost me a lot of mulah. Eating out deals: I also look for places where kids eat free if my kids are with me (even when I am not traveling) : check out list of places where kids eat free.

Saving Money 100

Saving Money Travel Money Hotel 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 27, 2013

Speaking of retirement, Pauline at Reach Financial Independence has some food for thought: Is a state pension enough to support you in retirement ? If you’re a parent, you know how hard it is to carve out time for yourself. Alexis from Single Mom’s Income has some tips for how to carve out mommy time.

Fridays 153

Fridays Parenting Budgeting Budget 153

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 9, 2015

The interviewees also found that cutting their food spending freed up quite a bit of money to apply towards debt. She also prepared extra food to freeze for late days. This helped her not blow the budget on dining out. ACTION STEP: If you would like to lower your food bill, here are my best tips: 11 Simple Meal Planning Tips.

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Debt Free Debt Budgeting Budget 100

For the Mommas

JANUARY 21, 2013

Get everything from delicious slow cooker meals and main dish salads to crowd-pleasing comfort foods for only $7.40 (a savings of over 70%) for one week only. A Semi-Whole Foods Slow Cooker Cookbook by Stacy Myers features 40 all-original slow cooker recipes covering everything from soups to desserts. Eat This by Renee Tougas.

Meals 45

Meals Main Dishes Whole Foods Dinner 45