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How to Be Green and Save Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

In fact a lot of the things you can do to stay green actually save you money in the process. To me it’s a no brainer; be green and save money in the process… why wouldn’t you?! Here’s some top ideas to save you money and ease your conscience: Waste Less Food.

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Q&A | cinnamon, SIM, jeans, and grocery spending

The Frugal Girl

The repeated defrosting cycles tend to cause freezer burn on foods pretty quickly, so I try not to keep things in my kitchen freezer for long at all. Related: A post about freezing food in glass jars. And here’s a post about freezing food odds and ends. Here’s my cinnamon bread recipe , in case you want to make some!)

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Enjoy Life, Save Money – Use your Work Job Perks!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You can often take advantage of these to save money away from work or grab some gusto during work. Here is a list of some of the other work perks I have experienced: A bigger cube by the window, a display phone, a bigger, faster PC with a bigger monitor than most had. Related posts: 5 Ways to Save Money and the Planet at Work.

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Amazon: Nesco Food Dehydrator for $30.24 Shipped!

Couponing 101

Right now Amazon has this Nesco American Harvest 400 Watt Food Dehydrator on sale for only $30.24 (reg. “Now you can save money by making your own jerky, dried fruits, vegetable, trail mix and more. It means that you are not buying those foods in-store, with packages that end up in the landfills.

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From Trash To Teasure

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

These bins have a computer chip in them that monitors the weight of the items you place inside the bin. The weight corresponds to points which you can be monitored online. 5 Ways to Save Money and the Planet at Work How many of you work in an office? The points can then be converted to grocery or pharmacy coupons.

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What Is National Financial Literacy Month?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Only 43 percent of adults keep close track of their spending , and more than 128,400,000 adults do not know how much they spend on food, housing, and entertainment, and do not monitor their overall spending (according to the 2011 Consumer Financial Literacy Survey Final Report of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling).

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

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.) We knew it would be a balancing act, so we were working on saving money long before the wedding.