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Living a Frugal Life: Exploring Staycations

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

You can have just as much fun roasting marshmallows, telling campfire stories and playing outdoors at home as you can at a campground. Staycations are far from boring, in fact you may come to prefer them over the hassle of packing, traveling, etc. If you’ve got camping equipment, why not camp out in your backyard?

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Build Memories and Spend Less on Your Grandchildren this Summer

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Not into outdoor camping? Play old time outdoor backyard games. Think back to the outdoor games you played as a kid in your own backyard and teach them to your grand-kids. Living a Frugal Life: Exploring Staycations Old Time Free Summer Activities for Kids Grandparenthood Can Be Expensive!

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

He married the love of his life almost two years ago, so now we have a daughter-in-law, too. We all love outdoor activities, but we don’t all enjoy the same ones. Although my parents never specifically taught me about finances, they lived a frugal life by necessity. One is travel; the other is outdoor gear and equipment.

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Central PA Staycation Ideas

Family Balance Sheet

Outdoor Festivals. The Great Outdoors. Fresno, California — Living A Frugal Life. Visit The Pennsylvania National Fire Museum in Harrisburg to view a collection of artifacts from the hand-drawn equipment of yesterday to the modern tools of today. The museum is housed in an 1899 Victoria fire house. A – D.

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P.E.P. for the Week of February 14-18/11-Planning Edition

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Going Frugal. Fabulously Broke shares with us tips on how we can combat frugal fatigue. Yes it can get tiring living the frugal life if you don’t have the right approach. We have an indoor compost bin as well as three outdoor bins. Some of these sites I hadn’t heard of.

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