Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 23, 2014

riding lawn mowers, garage door openers and many, many more things we take for granted today. Ours was smaller (about 700 square feet) – 2 bedrooms (my brother and I shared one and my parents the other), a kitchen and a living room, No basement or garage. There were no garage door openers. All TV was free.

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Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 5, 2014

If it’s too cold where you live to walk outdoors in the winter, many schools have indoor tracks that you can use for free or a small fee (a few dollars). You also can visit your local mall and walk indoors for free. Free Workout Videos. YouTube has hundreds, if not thousands of free workouts available. Free Local Classes.

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The Frugal Girl

JUNE 10, 2024

Amusing Free Produce Living within walking distance of our city library is another win. Not intentional, in fact when we purchased the house the library was in a different location miles away, but it’s been a huge boon for our family since it moved locations. Also, thrifting —I very rarely buy new, it’s normally secondhand.

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Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 12, 2016

If it’s too cold where you live to walk outdoors in the winter, many schools have indoor tracks that you can use for free or a small fee (a few dollars). You also can visit your local mall and walk indoors for free. Free Workout Videos. YouTube has hundreds, if not thousands of free workouts available. Free Local Classes.

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For the Mommas

JULY 24, 2016

It allows you to focus on what’s important and spend your free time the way you want. Shop around at garage sales, thrift stores and online classifieds for furniture and other household items. Go to the library. Instead of buying books, check them out of the library. You can end up well ahead in the long run.

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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 29, 2024

When college was looming, my parents offered to let me live at home cost-free while I was in college, as their contribution to my higher education. There’s always been garage sales/flea markets, library, state parks, fishing. As a young 20 something, that felt big! But generally, most things have gone up in cost.

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