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How to Do Mardi Gras at Home

Shereen Travels Cheap

Here are some ideas for your Mardi Gras staycation: Throw your own Fat Tuesday party Invite all your friends and celebrate the last day before Lent with food and beads and drinks and photos. Have your friends bring their own dish, or make food yourself, or get takeout, if you have a Cajun or Creole place near you.

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Don’t Recycle, Reuse

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Recycling is great for the environment and we should all be doing it (in spite of my title), but reusing is even better. When you can reuse or re-purpose an item, you are not only saving it from the landfills, but you are also saving the expense and energy which would have been expended when you recycle. Two liter soda bottles.

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Clean Your Refrigerator | Weekly Decluttering Challenge

Family Balance Sheet

Last week, we cleaned and organized our pantry and food cupboards and this week, we’re going to focus on our refrigerator and freezer. By keeping our kitchens organized, menu planning will be much easier, we’ll reduce our food waste, and we’ll be less likely to buy duplicates. Discard outdated food.

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My Word for 2019

Family Balance Sheet

The author, Bea Johnson, chronicles her journey of zero waste living through 5 Rs: Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rot. She made me think a lot about things I can do to reduce unnecessary waste in my life and home from changing how I grocery shop to rethinking one-use plastics and other non-recyclables that I encounter.

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How To Pack A Waste-Free Lunch

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

There are well-made reusable and washable containers, bags, drink holders, and even straws sold at places like Reuseit.com. For example, most leftover food scraps can even be composted ( other than meat, of course ) so they can be brought home if a school or workplace doesn’t do composting. Just stop using disposables.

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Green Ideas to Save on the Holidays

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Family and friends are around and catching up with everyone at the holiday parties is great fun, with drinks and yummy treats to be had by all. Recycle your wrapping paper. If not, make a point to save that paper this year, so that you can recycle it next December. You saved all your wrapping paper from last year, right?

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Eight Tips To Help You Save Money While On Vacation

Family Balance Sheet

I plan our menu weeks before we leave, so I'm able to take advantage of store sales and I do much of the food shopping ahead of time. Be sure to discuss each family’s food challenges. What Are Your Non-Food Needs? Drinking water. Thank goodness our rental had recycling containers) What will you need in the kitchen?

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