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Simple Things You Can Do to Be Environmentally Friendly and Save Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The truth is, there are plenty of things our grandparents and great grandparents did that were eco-friendly and frugal that we can easily do today. Here are some simple things our family does to be more environmentally friendly and to save money: 1. Instead of having oodles of clothes, our family is minimizing our wardrobes.

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Ways to Make Do With What You Have

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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. Plan uses for your leftovers. Instead of taking the family to a movie, have a home movie night with friends and family.

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The Art of Frugality.Recent Practices

Frugal Luxuries

--Benjamin Franklin ~~~ Here are some of the ways I've recently exercised the art of frugality. I am especially diligent and frugal about finding ways to use up leftovers. Above, I peeled leftover baked (organic) potatoes then grated them onto a lined cookie sheet and froze them to use as organic hash browns!

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