Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 23, 2014

riding lawn mowers, garage door openers and many, many more things we take for granted today. Ours was smaller (about 700 square feet) – 2 bedrooms (my brother and I shared one and my parents the other), a kitchen and a living room, No basement or garage. There were no garage door openers. There was no internet.

Growing 180

Growing Home and Garden Radios Kids and Family 180

For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

Shop around at garage sales, thrift stores and online classifieds for furniture and other household items. Eat out less. One of the biggest expenses you probably incur is eating out. The average person spends over $2,000 a year on eating out. The average person spends over $2,000 a year on eating out.

Frugal Lives 49

Frugal Lives Frugal Living Frugal Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions 49

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 26, 2016

This will also be the year that we clean out our clutter. I want to go through our basement, closets, and garage to look for unused items that we can sell. We will cut back, but it is unrealistic for me to say we won’t eat out at all this year. Apply any Found Money to Debt. I’ll apply that money to the debt.

Financial Goals 100

Financial Goals Goals 2016 Debt 100

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

We sold extra items that we weren’t using through Craigslist and garage sales. We definitely spend a lot more money on eating out at restaurants and using babysitters now that we are debt free. It’s feels nice to spend money on a date night out. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt.

Debt 245

Debt Debt Free Finance Friends And Family Sale 245

Saving Cents With Sense

MARCH 8, 2013

Everyone knows that you can clip coupons and eat out less to save money. Kids grow out of them so fast that buying them new really is a waste. You can find lightly used clothes and toys at garage sales or thrift stores to save as much as 90 percent off retail, according to LivingOnADime.com, a site dedicated to frugal living.

Frugal 75

Frugal Family Student Thrift Stores 75

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. When our first baby came we used cloth diapers (so we didn’t have to pay for the disposable ones) and had to freeze dry them in the garage in the winter. That took forever!

Thrifty 213

Thrifty Garage Spendthrift Fair-Trade 213

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 22, 2020

We didn’t max out our contributions, but we were at least contributing something and while it prolonged our pay off period, it was a compromise that made us both feel better. In September 2001, we bought a 1700 square foot home with a one-car garage and ONE full bathroom. Small home = Low Expenses. We’re STILL here!

Debt 130

Debt Health Insurance Insurance Budgeting 130