Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 24, 2014
Growing up, I remember my mom always sending me out to the composting bin with a bucket full of (what I thought was) gross bits and pieces of food waste. Now, as an adult with her own home and garden, composting is (pathetically?) I love dumping buckets full of organic waste into our homemade bin. Why Compost?
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
APRIL 4, 2013
Our consumer-driven society is one that results in a great deal of waste. From food waste to packaging to disposable items, there are a lot of resources being used by humans. This consumption of resources — and the waste it produces — is not sustainable. Compost kitchen waste to feed your garden.
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Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 28, 2022
They wake up hungry, they come home from school hungry, they claim starvation right before we eat dinner, and then they are hungry again right before bedtime. of Agriculture, a US family of 4 discards around $1500 a year on food waste. Freeze garden and in-season produce. Start a Garden. According to the U.S.
Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 15, 2019
They wake up hungry, they come home from school hungry, they claim starvation right before we eat dinner, and then they are hungry again right before bedtime. of Agriculture, a US family of 4 discards around $1500 a year on food waste. Freeze garden and in season produce. Start a Garden. According to the U.S.
The Frugal Girl
JANUARY 22, 2024
Clark, our cat, the day after we brought him home from the shelter. We are very blessed that my husband earns enough so that I have been able to stay at home and homeschool–so my “why” in saving money is to balance that out. This only happened after we stopped owning homes and became renters.
Penny Pinchin' Mom
MARCH 11, 2024
Make Cleaning Products at Home Did you know that you could make cleaning products right at home? There are a million hacks on how to clean various surfaces in your home using them; all you have to do is research. Minimizing food waste also helps you save money. Do you get what I mean? I do an audit every week.
The Frugal Girl
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
Limiting waste is what really drives most of the habits I have that would qualify as “frugal” – reducing/eliminating food waste, returning unneeded items, pursuing refunds, checking on warranties, repairing things, etc. We made a lot of Steak Diane that night.) I fell in love with pursuing a car-free life.
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