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Living a Frugal Life: Exploring Staycations

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You can have just as much fun roasting marshmallows, telling campfire stories and playing outdoors at home as you can at a campground. Geocaching is the new high-tech form of treasure hunting using a GPS-enabled cell phone. Most people get so used to where they live that they forget what local attractions are available to them.

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Build Memories and Spend Less on Your Grandchildren this Summer

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Not into outdoor camping? My Grandma Rie’s Money Camp is a week long day camp with a focus on finances at age appropriate levels. Get some free video editing software, use a cell phone or camera to record and see what happens! Bake a cake together and use it as the prize for the winner of this event. A cake walk.

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P.E.P. for the Week of February 14-18/11-Planning Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

asks us What Keeps Us On Track Financially? We get a visual picture every month of where are finances are and what we have spent our money on. I knew his determination and focus was something to remember, but I never thought of it in relation to finances. I have used this tactic in the past and it really does work.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

He married the love of his life almost two years ago, so now we have a daughter-in-law, too. We all love outdoor activities, but we don’t all enjoy the same ones. Box are some of my favorite authors) and I use the library to borrow both regular books and electronic resources. Yup, I’m a voracious reader. Just sayin’… 7.