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How To Re-use Common Items

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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.

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How We Frugal-ed in September 2022

Family Balance Sheet

I’m always looking for ways to save my family money to help us get through current higher food and gas prices and achieve our big financial goals. I planted a small garden this year: 2 tomato plants, 1 cucumber, 1 pepper plant that sadly didn’t make it, and 1 butternut squash. My Frugal Shenanigans!

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Should you wash your clothes inside out?

The Frugal Girl

Why you should buy everything used WilliamB sent me this Washington Post article titled, “ Why you should buy everything used ” and ooh, I love it! (I My favorite part of the article was the last paragraph: Riffing off author Michael Pollan’s famous formulation for food ( Eat food. My Buy-Nothing cereal bowls!

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7 Common DIY Moving Mistakes to Avoid

Koupon Karen

Whether you’re relocating to another part of this beautiful city or moving to a new state, a DIY move often seems like a cost-effective and flexible option. Use sturdy boxes, bubble wrap, and packing paper to protect your items. For plants, the challenge is keeping them healthy and intact.

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8 Recipes to Celebrate National Soul Food Month

Couponing 101

June is National Soul Food Month! Combining African and Native American flavors and techniques with the limited food rations allotted by their enslavers, enslaved people developed cuisine so delicious that it became widely embraced across the South, then across the United States, and then all over the world.

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Top 5 Vegetarian Fast Food Options in the US

Couponing 101

When you’re on the go, you may get hungry. Fast food is undoubtedly appealing. But if you have dietary restrictions, getting fast food isn’t always so simple. Fast food restaurants can be particularly challenging for vegetarians. Fast food restaurants can be particularly challenging for vegetarians.

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How We Frugal-ed through April 2020

Family Balance Sheet

So we’re doubling down on our frugalness and we’ve set into motion some strategies to prepare for the unstable economy and any lost income ahead. I also put quite a bit in the freezer for later use and made ham stock from the bone for homemade ham and bean soup. Frugal Kitchen in April: Free Ham? More frugal shenanigans!

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