Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 2, 2021

After writing some financial goals that had a lot to do with researching topics, such as retirement and college savings strategies, I realized that maybe my word for 2020 was READ. With the libraries closed for months, I discovered the Libby app on my iPad. I want to INCREASE our savings and net worth.

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Debt 2020 2019 Financial Goals 130

Family Balance Sheet

MARCH 22, 2019

If you think you’re going to come up short on cash, check out my 25 Ideas to Find Money. Check your local community calendar, library, parks & recreation department, church, parks. The initial kit includes the mesh garden and a voucher to order the caterpillars and food separately. 40 Homemade Popsicle Recipes.

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2019 Home and Garden Friends And Family Sale Kids and Family 124

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 6, 2013

Another wonderful aspect of gardening is that it is not only inexpensive but it can actually save you money and you can actually earn money from it. Vegetable and herb gardens can be a source of food, which can help you save money on food expenses. Just check out how well Miss T’s garden does.

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Hobby Cheap Gardening Garden 213

Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

This list of thoughtful, but FREE Christmas gift ideas is proof that you don’t need to spend a lot of money on the people you gift to if you use your time, resources, and creativity. Offer these cooking lessons and send the food home with the recipient. What a delicious gift of food! Cooking Lessons. Family Heirlooms.

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Christmas Gifts Home and Garden Flowers and Gifts 130

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 3, 2011

Check out your local library and book stores for their summer reading programs. At our library, the kids can earn small prizes, such as free coupons for pizza and ice cream for reading books through out the summer. Look for local fairs and festivals for low cost games, food and activities.

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Inexpensive Entertainment Amusement Park Activism 230

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

How did you get interested in saving money? Over the years I’ve developed my personal philosophy of money and lifestyle through a combination of minimalism and simple living content, the FIRE movement including Frugalwoods and The Simple Path to Wealth, Dave Ramsey. Our dog I don’t plan to fully retire, either.

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Friends And Family Sale Library College Cars 193

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 23, 2014

Cameras had to have actual film and pictures had to be developed after the whole roll of film was ‘exposed’ Research was done at a library using the Dewey decimal system, not a search engine. Food/shopping. Fast food was rare. Most food at the grocery store came from the USA. Weather prediction was terrible.

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Growing Home and Garden Radios Kids and Family 180

For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

And if you rent, save money and then invest the difference. Save money by preparing your own meals. You can save yourself hundreds, even thousands, a year by breaking up with your cable provider and signing up for an online streaming service. Go to the library. Gifts don’t have to cost a lot of money.

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Frugal Lives Frugal Living Frugal Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions 49

Marnies Coupon-a-rama

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

It was started out to just be an information blog, like a library of how to save money and frugal savings. Freebies and free items Rebates Links to Grocery Store Matchups or Ads (except for Food Pyramid, full posts will continue) Tips on how to Save Other fun stuff. We are limiting our time on this blog.

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Library Saving Money Money Rebates 56

Coupons Do Work

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

I remember learning something about saving money on books I want to share with you : the library has copies and you can check them out.And teachers have extra copies. If you can’t afford the books and the library does not have any on their shelves, ask your teacher. A Small school where I could focus on my studies.

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For the Mommas

APRIL 28, 2015

Dollar General and Purina: Save $3.50 & Help Improve Literacy. You may be thinking, what does pet food have to do with literacy? Saving money is great but now you can “Do More with Your Dollar” at Dollar General by giving back at the same time. each to the Dollar General Literacy Foundation: Save $1.00

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Purina Tidy Cat Cat Food Donation 40

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 1, 2014

Don’t forget to check your local library for FREE events, movie and magazine rentals as well. It saved us $600 ($50 a month)! We also get to watch movies and TV shows since I’m also signed up for Amazon Prime , which saves me on shipping as well. Making Homemade Baby Food. Clean with Baking Soda to Save Money.

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2014 Saving Bills Emergency Fund 88

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 26, 2011

Believe it or not, there are lots of ways to save money, no matter how much of it you have- or don’t have. I myself struggled for many years paying my own bills, but have since found numerous ways to save money. I have been able to save on things like food, gas, and clothing. Stop paying for cable.

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Bills Money Insurance Saving Money 124

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 18, 2016

2 Side notes: Our local library has a box for coupons. Grocery store kiosk – My first stop when I walk into Giant Food Stores is to see what coupons will print for the week. 50 off $6 of frozen foods, $1 off $10 of meat,50 off of $6 of produce. Take what you use and drop off the coupons that you don’t use.

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Groceries Grocery Grocery Coupons Finds 150

Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Offer these cooking lessons and send the food along home with the recipient. Borrow a new(er) movie from the library or find a good movie on your cable/Netflix account. Cooking Lessons. Are you an amazing home cook? Pick a theme, such as cooking basics 101, family recipes, bread baking, or preserving /canning. Gifts of Creativity: 5.

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Christmas Gifts Wall Art Home and Garden 100

Saving Cents With Sense

MAY 27, 2013

When you plan a staycation, you are not only saving money but quite possibly your sanity as well! First, visit your local library for information and books about Italy. Wrap each other up in strips of fabric as mummies, and enjoy traditional foods such as grapes! Visit the library and read all you can about the culture.

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Vacation Backyard Kangaroos Ice Cream 61

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 3, 2017

Don’t forget to check your local library for FREE events, movie and magazine rentals as well. It saved us $600 ($50 a month)! We also get to watch movies and TV shows since I’m also signed up for Amazon Prime , which saves me on shipping as well. Making Homemade Baby Food. Clean with Baking Soda to Save Money.

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New Year's Saving Bills Emergency Fund 40

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 22, 2024

How did you get interested in saving money? Back when I was engaged and living on my own for the first time (I lived with my parents while in grad school to save on rent), I went to the library a lot and found a copy of the Tightwad Gazette. What’s the “why” behind your money-saving efforts?

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Rent Son Frugal Home and Garden 182

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 1, 2015

Don’t forget to check your local library for FREE events, movie and magazine rentals as well. It saved us $600 ($50 a month)! We also get to watch movies and TV shows since I’m also signed up for Amazon Prime , which saves me on shipping as well. Making Homemade Baby Food. Clean with Baking Soda to Save Money.

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New Year's Saving Bills Emergency Fund 40

The Frugal Girl

MARCH 4, 2024

Box are some of my favorite authors) and I use the library to borrow both regular books and electronic resources. How did you get interested in saving money? I learned to save money by watching my parents. (I I still remember saving my change as a kid so I could “shop” for books at yard sales.)

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Green And Frugal Kids and Family Hotel Frugal 180

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

How did you get interested in saving money? My mother was loving and worked so hard to provide for us, but it was frequently a struggle to get food, keep heat on, and other necessities. It’s food that we have that I’ve cooked or otherwise acquired ? Out of necessity originally. Dinner is dinner! They were a great price!

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Virginia Kids and Family Library Frugal 185

Saving Cents With Sense

AUGUST 14, 2015

For more back to school apps that can help save you time, read on – and then don’t miss the $50 Visa gift card giveaway at the end of the post! Save money and time every week, all year long with Flipp. 5 Free Back to School Apps You Need. LaLa Lunchbox. Kids can help plan their favorite meals to bring for lunch.

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Kids and Family Giveaway Lunch Lunches 40

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

How did you get interested in saving money? My interest in frugality is less about saving money specifically, and more about making good use of the resources I have. For me, being in the kitchen and making food for people is an act of love. The freedom was amazing. This was in the early 1990s, for reference.

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Kids and Family Parenting Cars Car 192

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 29, 2024

We have significant food restrictions so sourcing our own is helpful health-wise & cost-effective too. How did you get interested in saving money? In my first year of marriage, I listened to unwise counsel & spent money willy-nilly, the stuff just disappeared like water. Do I know where it went? Heavens, no.

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Arkansas Frugal College Kids and Family 182

Saving Cents With Sense

MAY 21, 2015

Ways to Save Money on Homeschooling Your Children. Food demos, samples and helpful seminars to help the family experience the great outdoors. Junior Chef: 52 New Foods Presents: Ice Cream Shop. And don’t forget to check out my 50 FREE Activities Your Family Can Enjoy this Summer. Shopping with Kids.

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Memorial Day 2015 Family Cheap 40

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 20, 2017

” It’s amazing how much money was freed up when I stayed. What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put. When I make a weekly meal plan, it saves us money because. Use all the food you have, and freeze it if you know you won’t use it up before it expires.

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Debt Debt Free Friends And Family Sale Budgeting 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 26, 2012

As more people realize that they can actually save money by making green choices, more and more environmentally friendly actions will become part of everyday life. Food and drink cause 20 to 30% of the various environmental impacts of private consumption, and this increases to more than 50% for eutrophication.

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Green Flowers and Plants Food and Drink Environmental Movement 211

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 1, 2014

Today a poor person in America probably has access to electricity, telephones, food, indoor plumbing, central heat and public transportation. Until, that is, she went out to the ‘library’ with her book one day, sat on the outdoor privy and got stung on the bottom by a bee! Money Tips' It was unheated.

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St. Louis Plumbing Flowers and Plants Kids and Family 176

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 8, 2014

Last summer in my Grandma Rie’s Money Camp, we gave the 3 kids advertisements from the Sunday paper and asked them first to identify and cut out things that were needs; and then to do the same with things that were wants. It is food, so maybe a need. Is butter a need or a want? That same decision holds true with everything.

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Phones Parenting Kids and Family Credit Cards 204

Family Balance Sheet

JUNE 2, 2016

What are your top 3 – 5 tips for saving money/pinching pennies to put towards paying off your debt. My biggest wins for saving money came from psychological tricks I’d employ. Avoid Shops Like The Plague – The simplest way to save money is just stop going near shops as much as you can!

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Debt Finds Debt Free Pay Off Debt 100