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How New Parents Can Save: The $241,080 Question

Saving Cents With Sense

The number can be daunting for new or expecting parents, but within a number that large, there is always room for significant savings. I’ll show you which ways you can most effectively assert your will to save money as new parents. Dispose or Reuse? Can your time resources be better spent on another aspect of parenting?

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Less Obvious Things That You Need To Buy Before Moving Out

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I remember when I moved in with my boyfriend out of my parent’s house, I was blissfully ignorant of all of the things I needed to buy. Furniture is a must, but sometimes parents will help out with things of that nature. We were flat broke and thankfully my parents helped us out with some of these things. Cleaning Supplies.

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Christmas Gifts on a Budget: Up-cycling is the Answer

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Think outside the gift giving box this season; look at old unused items that may have parts that can be reused for other interesting and unique gifts. I did this once when I was younger and made a table for my parents. Related posts: Frugal and Personal Birthday Gifts. Leave no stone unturned and do not assume anything is trash.

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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. Our parents and grandparents were ‘green’ before green was cool. Go Frugal Go Green'

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Used Furniture – Re-purpose, Recycle, Re-use.

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

However, there are ways to safely and beautifully reuse/restore items such as beds, sofas, chairs and decorative pillows. My daybed mattresses were previously used by a young girl, in her growing up bedroom, then stored by the parents for years. It is no wonder, as there are quite reasonable concerns about what might be lurking within.

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Amazon Originals Kids Programming | Stream FREE with Amazon Prime

Saving With Shellie

To give kids and parents the real-life tools they need to re-create Arty’s experience, a live-action piece at the end of each animated episode will take viewers through the craft project that Arty showcased in the galaxy. In Episode 3, Reduce, Reuse, Robocycle , Anne and her friends build a lawn-mowing robot.

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