The Frugal Girl
JANUARY 9, 2024
Although we had to invest in machines like a plucker and scalder for butchering chickens, as well as the animals and their shelters, eventually our home-raised meat will be basically free. We splurge on travel, celebrations and presents for our kids. What’s your biggest splurge?
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
DECEMBER 16, 2013
Some retail stores do still give out gift boxes for free, always check if you are buying in a brick and mortar store. Use free down loadable templates to print your own gift tags. Shop garage sales and thrift stores and estate sales. What have you done to save money on wrapping, yet still present beautiful gifts?
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
We do put up decorations (ones I buy at garage sales or thrift stores and reuse each year). Search the attic, the backs of the closets, the garage and see what inspiration presents. Free Kids Crafts has some ideas. No kids = no money on candy = no candy wrappers in the landfill. Tip # 2 Recycle/reuse costumes.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JANUARY 24, 2012
Take the time to learn any requisite skills, either by reading, learning online or perhaps attending some of the home improvement big box store presentations and skill shops. Thrift shops. I found wood frames for my national park posters and a wildlife themed shower curtain at the local thrift stores. Garage or estate sales.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
DECEMBER 13, 2012
Thrift stores are also a great place to shop. In my growing up family, we didn’t get that many presents on Christmas day. Instead of the kids running in and ripping into presents one right after another, only one person at a time opened one gift. There are typically many free holiday events from which to choose.
The Frugal Girl
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
My wedding dress, thrifted! The cats In my free time, I (probably obviously, considering my career) love to read, and I’m in a local book club. I started simply doing free Youtube classes with a Walmart mat. I even cleaned the studio for 6 months in exchange for free classes! What’s one thing you splurge on?
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 23, 2014
Christmas gifts were precious, opened one at a time taking turns, and then examined by everyone present before the next guy got to open theirs. Stores like Sears and JC Penney sent out free merchandise catalogs 3 inches thick and people ordered their stuff from those if they couldn’t find it in a store. All TV was free.
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