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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

That’s good for the Earth and for personal finances. I happened upon some old canning Mason jars at a garage sale, and now we use those for everything–making iced tea in the summer, putting leftover soup in, holding our homemade laundry detergent. Throwing those away isn’t good for the environment.

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

I don’t want to feel like I’m wasting all the gifts I’ve been given, including my finances. On a recent trip that involved flying, I packed dry oats, dry chia seeds, frozen homemade applesauce, homemade cookies, a loaf of Jimmy John’s bread made into 3 salami sandwiches, and a bag of baby carrots.