Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 14, 2013

For myself, what didn’t get done before lunch just didn’t get done, when I was home full time. Pick your most energetic and productive time of day for household chores and you will get much more done in a given time. You will get rid of so much angst by refusing to enter into a cleaning frenzy war.

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Motivation Cleaning Home and Garden Home Improvement 183

The Frugal Girl

JUNE 10, 2024

I’m thankful we had to learn how to cut back—how ridiculous was it to have dual full-time incomes/no kids and not save a cent?! I used to garage sale quite a bit for my kids’ toddler and preschool clothes but as they’ve gotten bigger and pickier I have better luck finding what they’ll wear in their size at the thrift store. (And

Kids and Family 130

Kids and Family Thrifting Vacation Friends And Family Sale 130

The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 22, 2024

Clark, our cat, the day after we brought him home from the shelter. For 20 or so years I’ve been homeschooling my kids, and am now down to about 1 1/2 (one full-time homeschooler, and one doing College Credit Plus with some support). I live in the Great Lakes region, in the same state where I was born. Cloth diapering.

Rent 184

Rent Son Frugal Home and Garden 184