Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 8, 2014

I’ve been trying my hand at gardening for the last 15 years, though in a very amateur way. (If The gardening season in the Midwest is how I thought gardening everywhere worked. This summer we moved to Tucson, Arizona, and I learned that growing a garden in the desert is nothing like growing a garden in the Midwest.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Coined in 1973 by Liz Christy and her Green Guerrilla group in New York City, guerrilla gardening uses “seed grenades” as a way of introducing vegetation to empty lots in NYC in order to make the city look better. Want to get involved in doing some guerrilla gardening of your own? Sounds pretty civil indeed, if you ask me!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 19, 2011

This week I am participating in a Yakezie blog swap where I am to discuss the topic “ Balancing Frugality and Fun.”. Frugal fun? Isn’t frugal fun an oxymoron? Free admission day at the local gardens. acres Portland Japanese Garden is the most authentic Japanese garden outside of Japan. The beautiful 5.5

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Frugal Friday: A recap of how we frugal-ed our way through the week. Sunday: burgers, tater tots, fresh fruit, garden salad. garden salad. Frugal Miscellany: We’ve had a lot of very warm and humid days in September and October. How did you frugal this week? Our mission: Live WELL On LESS Money.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 16, 2013

If you want to improve your health and your sustainability, one of the best ways is to grow a garden. Caring for a garden offers opportunities for exercise outside, and it allows for you to ensure that the food you eat is responsibly grown. For the beginner, though, gardening can present a number of challenges. Use Starts.

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Saving Cents With Sense

APRIL 3, 2013

As the weather starts to warm up, it has many thinking of starting a garden in hopes of a bountiful summer crop. But if you consider a couple of these frugal alternatives it can save you some substantial money this spring. Cool Garden Markers. With a little creativity you can easily make your garden a focal point of your yard.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 18, 2016

As I was doing some yard work a couple of days ago, I noticed my neighbor tilling up a vegetable garden spot in his back yard – a sure sign of spring! Here are 4 thrifty gardening tips for you if you are planning a garden this year. Garden web has a forum specific to Canada at The Canadian Garden Exchange.

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The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Tell us a little about yourself My current lifestyle would probably qualify as frugal-lite compared to many others. I was a bit intimidated by this, but then I figured I probably wasn’t the only person out there who isn’t ultra-frugal at the moment. How long have you been reading The Frugal Girl? My garden. helping out 7.

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Family Balance Sheet

OCTOBER 28, 2016

It’s Frugal Friday: A recap of how we frugal-ed our way through the week so that we have more money to put towards our financial goals. My neighbor closed up her vegetable garden this week and brought me a big bag of green peppers. How did you live frugally this week? Our mission: Live WELL, On LESS Money.

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Saving Cents With Sense

APRIL 5, 2011

Head over to the Frugal Living Community tonight, 4/5, at 8pm EST to discuss Frugal Gardening with me and my co-host, Melissa from Stockpiling Moms. We will be discussing ways to garden on a budget, using spall spaces, and enjoying the fruits of your labor. 3 Easy Garden Plants for Kids. Starting Our First Garden.

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Couponing 101

APRIL 30, 2013

Do you have a Frugal Tip you’d like to share? Daily Frugal Tip: Grow Your Own Pineapples is a post from Couponing 101. It does take a couple years for the plant to produce a pineapple, but it sounds like a fun experiment! I’m anxious to try this one out. Have you ever tried this? Please send me an email !

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Saving Cents With Sense

APRIL 13, 2011

I have officially started my garden this year and I’m already looking forward to the fresh veggies I’ll have this summer! Now it is time to make sure how garden bed is ready for all the new plants we will have in the next month. 3 Easy Garden Plants for Kids. Starting Our First Garden. What are you planting?

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Family Balance Sheet

JULY 11, 2012

Have you seen the Live Butterfly Garden Hatching Kit advertised on TV? The box contains the mesh 'garden' as seen on the box and a coupon to receive 5 caterpillars and food via mail. She waited anxiously all winter to be able to order the caterpillars for the garden. The Butterfly Garden was a lot of fun for my whole family.

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Saving Cents With Sense

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Many of you know how much I love to garden – and with the weather starting to warm up here in Phoenix, it has me thinking of starting my garden soon. I recently asked the Frugal Living Community what they are planning to grow this year, come on over and share your thoughts, too!

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 22, 2013

Whether you''re a new or experienced gardener, this week''s collection includes a variety of gardening tips for everyone! Learn how to garden without a big budget or a lot of space, discover tips for organic gardening and preserving your harvest, and get organized with custom printables.

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Couponing 101

APRIL 22, 2013

You can get this Gardening eBook Bundle for only $7.40 The bundle comes with 5 great eBooks written by fabulous authors: Frugal Gardening 101 by Phoebe Hendricks. Apartment Gardening by Jami Balmet. Heavenly Homemaker’s Guide to Gardening and Preserving Ebook by Laura Coppinger. is a post from Couponing 101.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 16, 2014

The sun on my face and the sight of grass peeking through the snow makes me think of lawn and garden tasks I need to do. Here are gardening related tasks I do in February to get ready for the coming spring. We live on the edge of the prairie and have planted native garden plants such as ornamental grasses. Prune fruit trees.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 1, 2015

I wonder if I’m really being frugal or if I am just being cheap. To me, frugal implies using resources in the wisest fashion and cheap implies a specific focus on getting the lowest price. Cheap or frugal? Now I need gardening, housework and other casual type clothing. Cheap or frugal? Cheap or frugal?

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Couponing 101

APRIL 21, 2012

Home Depot is offering a FREE Gardening Clinic just in time for spring planting! Identify the basic steps involved in eco-gardening. Build a raised gardening bed. Thanks, My Frugal Adventures ! Home Depot: FREE Gardening Clinic is a post from Couponing 101. Learn how to plant annuals and perennials.

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Birmingham Bargain Mom

MAY 30, 2011

Checkout the results from my frugal gardening, started in January.

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Couponing 101

MAY 7, 2012

Check out this very frugal and natural way to kill weeds in your garden – Just use white vinegar ! Do you have a Frugal Tip you’d like to share? Daily Frugal Tip: Use Vinegar To Kill Weeds is a post from Couponing 101. Have you ever tried this? Does it work for you? Please send me an email !

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Couponing 101

APRIL 2, 2012

Check out this frugal and very nifty way to start seeds for your garden: Use empty eggshells and cartons as seed starters ! Do you have any other frugal gardening tips for us? Do you have a Frugal Tip you’d like to share? Daily Frugal Tip: Use Empty Eggshells As Seed Starters is a post from Couponing 101.

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Couponing 101

JULY 24, 2012

This is a great way to reduce food waste, add great nutrients to your garden/yard soil, and save on fertilizer! Do you have a Frugal Tip you’d like to share? Daily Frugal Tip: Create A Worm Composting Bin is a post from Couponing 101. Check out how to create your own worm composting bin. Please send me an email !

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Saving With Shellie

MAY 27, 2014

. . This Garden Fresh Lavash Wrap is in perfect time for gardens that are ripe for the pickin’! RECIPE: Garden Fresh Lavash Wrap Author: Shellie Deringer - SavingWithShellie.com Ingredients 1 Flatout Lavash wrap 4 slices of Deli Ham 1 Green Onion, Chopped 4 slices of Tomato ¼ C. Recipes Frugal Living'

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Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 28, 2016

Rice and beans are two inexpensive ingredients that people equate with frugal cooking and boring recipes. Serve with a garden salad and your favorite homemade bread. The post 20 Frugal & Tasty Rice and Beans Recipes appeared first on Family Balance Sheet. 20 Rice and Beans Recipes: 1. Please share in the comments.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 6, 2012

There are plenty of things that can be done that are both frugal and eco friendly that have nothing to do with belonging to a fitness center. Trimming back bushes and weeding the garden can do the same, and at the end of the day you’ll be tired, sore, and satisfied. I’ve broken them down per season. Are you wondering.

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Couponing 101

APRIL 11, 2012

We received some fantastic ideas and comments on one of the gardening frugal tips a couple weeks ago. Here’s a great gardening tip from Cristin, who commented on Facebook: “Save plastic cake domes from your grocer’s bakery, and use them as mini greenhouses to keep the heat and moisture in.”

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Birmingham Bargain Mom

MAY 29, 2011

This is an awesome frugal find and easy for you to recreate in your own garden.

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Saving With Shellie

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

This Little Gardeners Gardening Tool Set for kids is on Amazon for just $6.95. Product Description: Little gardeners tools set is colorful and fun! Gardening tools include rake, fork, clippers, watering can, water spray. The post Little Gardeners Gardening Tool Set for Kids – $6.95

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Saving With Shellie

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Kids Eat FREE at Olive Garden. Just grab this new Olive Garden coupon to get a FREE kids meal when you purchase an adult entree. Be sure you Follow me on Pinterest and check out my boards for recipes , craft ideas and other frugal living tips ! The post Olive Garden: Kids Eat Free appeared first on Saving with Shellie™.

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For the Mommas

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Free Kindle eBooks: Frugal Living, The Traveler and More We have some of the best-selling FREE Kindle Books from Amazon here! The books include Frugal Living, The Children of Lir, Herbs Gardening and more. Frugal Living: Frugal by V.

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Frugal Luxuries

AUGUST 27, 2014

Frugality. The quality of being frugal is one so powerful as to change lives and affect history. Frugality allows you to govern your destiny and produce in your life a lovely, fertile garden of material and intangible wealth. Abandoning it has been the ruin of fortunes. It is the careful use of materials or resources." "The

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Saving With Shellie

MARCH 26, 2014

Kids Eat FREE at Olive Garden. Just grab this new Olive Garden coupon to get a FREE kids meal when you purchase an adult entree. Be sure you Follow me on Pinterest and check out my boards for recipes , craft ideas and other frugal living tips ! The post Olive Garden: Kids Eat Free appeared first on Saving with Shellie™.

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Couponing 101

JANUARY 3, 2012

Request a free Gardens Alive! Thanks, My Frugal Adventures ! Thanks, My Frugal Adventures ! $25 25 Off $25 Gardens Alive Coupon is a post from Couponing 101. catalog and get a coupon for $25 off any $25 purchase! This coupon comes in the mail attached to your catalog.

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Saving With Shellie

APRIL 7, 2015

This Raised Garden Bed is only $29.99 The raised garden bed assembles quick and easily by sliding the boards into the posts. This would be a great time to start a garden in your yard for summer planting! Be sure you Follow me on Pinterest and check out my boards for recipes , craft ideas and other frugal living tips !

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Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 2, 2022

Include everything from weekend trips to longer vacations, yard/garden projects, home renovations, kids’ camps, gear and clothing, and any other summer expense you might have. Homemade Ice Cream in a Bag – This is a fun frugal summer activity for the kids. I was an avid gardener for many years. 40 Summer Desserts.

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Saving With Shellie

APRIL 8, 2014

Olive Garden is offering a coupon that will get you $10 off a $30 purchase. Also, Olive Garden is doing their “Buy One, Take One” home promo going on right now starting at $12.99. Be sure you Follow me on Pinterest and check out my boards for recipes , craft ideas and other frugal living tips !

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