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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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Five Frugal Things | A lunch-y edition

The Frugal Girl

I’m using metal containers to pack my lunches Reusable containers make for a greener lunch, and a cheaper lunch. I love glass containers for food storage at home, largely because they are see-through. Food that’s visible is food that’s less likely to go to waste! But for lunches, I love metal containers.

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Five Frugal Things | bare minimum haircut

The Frugal Girl

I’ve been faithfully packing my lunches My building at the college has an in-house Chick Fil A, and in my two years of attending classes there, I’ve managed to not buy food there at all. But now I’m often at college over lunchtime, so I’ve been needing to pack food to eat during breaks. So far, so good!

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10 Ideas to Find Cash for Christmas

Family Balance Sheet

The Christmas season is upon us. The season of family, faith, food, and…shopping… collective sigh… The spending part of Christmas can get crazy, so I’ve come up with a list of ideas to find some extra cash for your Christmas spending if you’re coming up short. I use this spreadsheet every year.

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Baby Budgeting: How to Save for Your New Arrival

Koupon Karen

But with a little planning and some savvy budgeting tricks, you can ensure you’re financially ready to welcome your bundle of joy. Every baby requires necessities like nappies, clothing, and food, but it’s easy to get swayed by the wide array of tempting baby gear. But remember, you’re not alone.

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Ways to Make Do With What You Have

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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.

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30 Free but Thoughtful Christmas Gift Ideas

Family Balance Sheet

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. Browse the entire list and let us know in the comments which ideas you’re going to give and what free gift ideas you have. Pet Sitting.

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