Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

We also used the 40 year old burnt orange coffee pot to make coffee that day as well as the 20 year old ice chest and 25 year old rain ponchos from the local amusement park, old plastic forks and spoons, unused condiment packages from fast food restaurant stops and plastic tablecloths used at last years wedding shower. Miscellaneous.

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Re-use Used Reuse Amusement Park 235

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 19, 2012

I've been tackling clutter since January and I had the boxes stacked in my garage to prove it. According to the IRS Publication 526 , "if you give property to a qualified organization, you generally can deduct the fair market value of the property at the time of the contribution.". So instead, I hauled our stuff to the Salvation Army.

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Donation Taxes Furniture Clothes 100

Saving With Shellie

APRIL 5, 2011

While I think the shopping trips featured on the show are a little over-the-top, you can still be Extreme Couponer without having a garage full of salad dressing. Since you actually need to have coupons to go coupon shopping, I thought I’d review some of the many resources available to find coupons. :: Newspaper Coupons.

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Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions Betty Crocker Newspaper Red Plum 96

For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

Shop around at garage sales, thrift stores and online classifieds for furniture and other household items. Ask around, see if someone you know may have an extra of something they’re not using and don’t need so they’d be happy to give it to you. Magazines and newspapers are all available online now. Reduce convenience foods.

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Frugal Lives Frugal Living Frugal Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions 49

Savings Corner

DECEMBER 27, 2023

With the popularity of podcasts from newspapers and other media providers, private individuals have been able to jump on the trend—turning a hobby into a fully-fledged business. Food truck Food trucks are hugely popular, often offering unique, specialty foods that often wouldn’t sell as easily in brick-and-mortar restaurants.

Real Estate 52

Real Estate Re-use Podcasts Work 52

Saving Everyday

JULY 13, 2012

Food/Drink While Traveling – Less than $20.00. Since we’ll be on the dining plan at Disney, we’ll only have food costs while we’re traveling. Some people take what they save on food/necessities each week and put it into their savings. For example, if my total is $1.25, I give $2.00 350 in fuel costs. and get $0.75

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Disney Hotel Goals Money 83

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

We shopped at garage sales, turned down the heat, combined errands to use less gas, didn’t buy a lot of prepared food, cooked at home and the like. When our first baby came we used cloth diapers (so we didn’t have to pay for the disposable ones) and had to freeze dry them in the garage in the winter.

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Thrifty Garage Spendthrift Fair-Trade 213