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My One Goal for 2022

Family Balance Sheet

But I’m about to be swallowed up by my family’s stuff–21+ years of marriage worth of stuff. These stones were leftover from a fireplace project in our living room and have been sitting in our garage for YEARS. basement storage room. The post My One Goal for 2022 appeared first on Family Balance Sheet.

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Build Your Home Food Storage Without Breaking the Bank

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

One of the best things you can do for the sake of your own self reliance is to build up your home food storage. Your home food storage can tide you over in the event of a financial setback, or be part of your efforts for emergency preparedness. Unfortunately, many people think of stockpiling when they consider home food storage.

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Simplified Cleaning Schedule for Working Moms

Penny Pinchin' Mom

Ever since I created a family chore chart , everybody but the family dog pitches in and does their part. Assess Your Home Each family’s home is different. Small family homes (three to four members) aren’t going to need as much cleaning attention as big family (five and above) homes.

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How to Save Money by Downsizing

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

How much room does a family really need? As families are reported to be smaller, why do we need all that extra space? How much space is used for storage in your home? Next, figure out how many square feet you have allocated to storage, making sure you remember all closets, spare rooms, garage, basement and attic.

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Here are some simple things our family does to be more environmentally friendly and to save money: 1. Instead of having oodles of clothes, our family is minimizing our wardrobes. Plus, we require a lot less storage room for our wardrobe, which means when we get ready to buy a house, we won’t need huge walk-in closets.

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Organize Your Home

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Store socks in the sock drawer, cutting knives in the knife holder, screwdrivers in their storage can (make one by cutting cardboard to the length of a coffee can, then spiraling it inside the can) and so on and so forth. I carried this idea to our garage. Clean storage areas at least every couple of years and de-clutter as you do.

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7 Steps to an Organized Pantry | Kitchen Economics

Family Balance Sheet

I don't keep a large stockpile, because of my lack of storage space. We don't have a pantry closet, so I use several cupboards in my kitchen for food storage and some shelves in my garage for any overflow. What does your kitchen pantry or food storage area look like? Does it need a little attention? Thanks for reading.