Food Organic Re-use Recycling 
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JANUARY 14, 2015
Recycling is great for the environment and we should all be doing it (in spite of my title), but reusing is even better. When you can reuse or re-purpose an item, you are not only saving it from the landfills, but you are also saving the expense and energy which would have been expended when you recycle. Two liter soda bottles.
Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 6, 2014
If you’re following along with the Grocery Budget Challenge , this month’s action step is to organize our pantry to help make meal planning easier. I have limited storage space in my kitchen for food, so keeping my small food cupboard neat & tidy is so important. 5 Easy Steps to an Organized Pantry.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
NOVEMBER 27, 2013
You also know that picking a location to store something isn’t always logical and that things can get out of place over time, even after you have spent time and effort to optimally organize them! Although I’m probably not the very best organizer in the world, we get along. Store things where you use them.
Couponing 101
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
After my “tidying up” adventures , I was inspired to find other ways of using everyday items to organize my life, otherwise known as my upcycled storage solutions! I like the idea of transforming items that I usually throw away into something useful. Recycled Can Cutlery Holder. Cord Organizer.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
OCTOBER 2, 2012
In a similar way, buying organic local produce from farmers’ markets will cut down on the food miles and CO 2 emissions. Buying from farmers’ markets also means fresher food that’s pretty much straight from the field onto your plate! Where possible, try to avoid gifts that use batteries. Done tactfully and with care, re?gifting
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
Have you heard the old saying: “Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.”? We were poor, Mom and Dad lived every day showing us what it meant to ‘make it do’ and we often ‘did without’ Here are my thoughts on frugal ways to make things do. Buy good clothing, used. Use up your food.
Nicoles Nickels
JULY 10, 2013
Peace soap is super versatile – you can clean everything from yourself to your stuff and when you’re traveling having a product that has multiple uses is key! Kiss My Face introduces another use for its popular multi purpose Peace Soap…traveling! Minimal Ingredients…Countless Travel Uses! Natural Fragrance.
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