Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 30, 2014

Alcohol was dirt cheap in New Orleans, and transportation was a very small line on our budget in New York City. Something that I’ve found throughout all of my trips to the many different places I’ve visited, is that food is always a cost that is hard to contain. After all, you’ve got to eat! Thanks, couch surfing! Go Frugal'

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Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The expenses that factor into cost of living can include housing affordability, transportation expenses, food prices and entertainment costs. Transportation: Unless you’re lucky enough to work from home, you will need to factor in transportation costs when deciding where to live. There are ways to trim that down.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Transportation. Heading into the summer, gas prices will continue to go up, so transportation alternatives can really help. Carpooling, public transportation, and biking are all terrific ways to cut down trips to the gas pump while decreasing your own personal carbon footprint left on the environment.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 1, 2014

The family in the documentary was what many Americans might consider “extreme”, as they only shopped at a farmers market which sold locally sourced food (cutting back on the emissions from transportation of food as well as the chemicals required to preserve the food in transport).

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Documentary Eating Out Kids and Family Food and Drink 173

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Sometimes we choose to walk, but we no longer need to do so as a means of transportation for the most part. 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. We didn’t eat out much.

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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. We lived for 2.5

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 5, 2014

Do you make enough money to cover your mortgage or rent, groceries, transportation, and other essential expenses, but find yourself on a treadmill of not being able to save? If both you and your spouse are eating out every day for lunch, you’re looking at $128/month – on top of your regular grocery bill. Money Tips'

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