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7 Steps To Homelessness And What To Do If You Get There

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

She couldn’t stretch the inheritance, no matter how thrifty she was, to last more than 15 years. She charged up credit cards to buy food and clothing. She gets all her food from the food pantry, which she visits on her bicycle. In fact, she did pretty good making it last that long. Have a way to make phone calls.

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5 Ways to Trim Your Budget For Your Child’s College Fund

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Guest Author Bio: Monique loves to blog, and writes about thrifty living and product reviews on her site : Stretching the One Income Dollar. Rent books, books on tape, movies, and read magazines at the library. Building a college finance fund takes dedication and consistency. Actively choose to not buy anything that can be borrowed.

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Free and Cheap Fun Family Events – Memorial Day 2015 Edition

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Food demos, samples and helpful seminars to help the family experience the great outdoors. Junior Chef: 52 New Foods Presents: Ice Cream Shop. Starting in September 2015, every 4th grader will get an Every Kid in the Park pass food for FREE admission to all of America’s National Parks. See a store associate to sign up.

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Free Family Fun This Weekend (March 7-8)

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You’ll learn how to make some fun and tasty lunch foods that will satisfy kids and parents alike. Spring Roasting: Learn roasting techniques to caramelize the exterior of your food and have a juicy and tender interior. Thanks to Thrifty NW Mom for the info! :: Apple Camp. . * Sunday, March 8th for Adults.

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Free and Cheap Family Fun (7/11-12)

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Starting in September 2015, every 4th grader will get an Every Kid in the Park pass food for FREE admission to all of America’s National Parks. Thanks to Thrifty NW Mom for the info! :: Apple Camp. . * This is part of President Obama’s Every Kid in the Park initiative. These vouchers make great gifts too!

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Free and Cheap Family Events 8/7/15

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Starting in September 2015, every 4th grader will get an Every Kid in the Park pass food for FREE admission to all of America’s National Parks. Thanks to Thrifty NW Mom for the info! :: Apple Camp. . * This is part of President Obama’s Every Kid in the Park initiative. These vouchers make great gifts too!

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Free and Cheap Weekend Activities – 4/10

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Starting in September 2015, every 4th grader will get an Every Kid in the Park pass food for FREE admission to all of America’s National Parks. Thanks to Thrifty NW Mom for the info! :: Apple Camp. . * This is part of President Obama’s Every Kid in the Park initiative. These vouchers make great gifts too!