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Want to Save Money? Work with What You Have

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you want to save money, in almost any area of life, it makes sense to work with what you have rather than trying to change what you already have. Work with What You Have in Your Home. There’s plenty you can do to improve your home working with what you have. In the summer months, this manifested into a mop of fuzz.

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Simple Things You Can Do to Be Environmentally Friendly and Save Money

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The truth is, there are plenty of things our grandparents and great grandparents did that were eco-friendly and frugal that we can easily do today. We’ve used this for about 6 weeks now, and we’ve been pleasantly surprised with how economical it is as well as how good it works. Hang clothes to dry.

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Bring on the Affordable Green Family Cars

Saving Cents With Sense

To drive “green," you don’t necessarily need to own a hybrid or an electric vehicle. While the latter options certainly boost your green lifestyle and save you additional dollars at the pump, a bevy of the other vehicle options are out there today that can get you more miles per gallon without the hybrid and electric sticker prices.

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The Peach Tree Battle

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I tried multiple sprays of different types to try to kill whatever it was (probably a fungus) but nothing seemed to work. History In 2006 I planted fruit trees, in anticipation of retiring and having time to pick and use the harvest. I ordered them from a nursery catalog and paid a total of about $95 for four trees.

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Carnival of Financial Planning – Money Management Edition #236 – May 11, 2012

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The Skilled Investor , Editor Budgeting and Economics Little House presents The Five Tool Budgeter posted at Little House in the Valley , saying, “In baseball, a five-tool player is one who excels in some of the game’s major skills: fielding, base running, hitting for power, hitting for contact, and throwing ability. PPlan presents U.S.

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

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FruGal presents Why you SHOULD sweat the small stuff when it comes to money – FruGal. While in some cases this is true, FruGal has a point here. You worked hard to get your excellent credit. The Amateur Financier presents Frugal Friday – Honeymoons. Welcome to the 18th edition of the Totally Money Carnival.

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How I’m Inherently Frugal

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It is a perfect fit for me, as frugality is my hobby and passion, but I also find myself very attracted to the “go green” movement. The fact that the Prairie EcoThrifter focuses heavily on both topics – frugality and green living – really appealed to me. Think that is counter-productive to my frugal lifestyle?

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