Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 18, 2011

101 Centavos blogs about practical freedom, an unequal mix of personal finance, gardening, investing, career advice, cooking and yard sales. We do do a pretty good job of recycling leftovers into new dishes. Instead of just one pet peeve, I suppose I have a menagerie of peeves, a whole peevery. White rice gets the fried rice treatment.

Pets 149

Pets Leftovers Personal Finance Milk 149

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 20, 2011

Those who can properly manage their finances will have more success in the future, and find favor in the eyes of many others. Recycle items, and choose healthier alternatives for your favorite items. No matter what stage you are in your financial journey, it is always important to have stewardship at the core of your decisions.

Frugal Lives 154

Frugal Lives Frugal Living Frugal Credit Cards 154

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Other office place tips include reprogramming the office thermostat, implementing a ‘bring-your-own coffee mug’ policy for the break room, avoid printing documents that could just as easily be emailed, and instituting a recycling program for paper throughout the office. Share your tips here!

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Office Fuel Work From Home Saving Money 198

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Reduce paper use – look at ways to reduce the amount of paper used in the business; recycle waste in an environmentally-friendly manner; reuse waste paper where possible. Turn off appliances when not in use and set computers to hibernate automatically after 10 to 15 minutes.

Green 173

Green Work Economical Consumer 173

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

When people think of minimalism, they often picture families living an almost zero-waste lifestyle, meticulously composting and recycling so they only have a single bag of trash per year. It’s possible for you to improve your finances by grasping a few of the basic tenets of minimalism and adapting them to your situation.

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Finance Money Goals Donation 218

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 8, 2020

That book has changed my outlook on reusing, recycling, making do, and rethinking one use products. My outlook on our finances is a bit different now that we tackled paying off our non-mortgage debts. I was pumped to reduce our trash. This will always be a work in progress for my family. Moving on to 2020! Can you believe it?

Financial Goals 130

Financial Goals Goals 2020 2019 130

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 9, 2012

Most of it, unfortunately, will not be recycled and instead will be thrown in the trash , where it will head to a local landfill to sit for eternity. Where does all this equipment go? Most of the mobile phone industry has already moved to – or is moving to – a standard micro-USB charging format.

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Phones Radios Cars Car 222