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30 Free but Thoughtful Christmas Gift Ideas

Family Balance Sheet

If you have the knack for your DSLR, a photo session would be a perfect idea for new parents, soon-to-be high school or college graduates, or a family portrait. If so, give the gift of organizing a closet (or 2), kitchen cupboards, a basement, garage, etc. Are you a gardener? Do you have beautiful perennials in your garden?

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30 Free but Thoughtful Christmas Gift Ideas

Family Balance Sheet

If you have the knack with your DSLR, a photo session would be a perfect idea for new parents, soon-to-be high school or college graduate, or a family portrait. If so, give the gift of organizing a closet (or 2), kitchen cupboards, a basement, garage, etc. Are you a gardener? Do you have beautiful perennials in your garden?

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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

riding lawn mowers, garage door openers and many, many more things we take for granted today. Ours was smaller (about 700 square feet) – 2 bedrooms (my brother and I shared one and my parents the other), a kitchen and a living room, No basement or garage. There were no garage door openers. Neighbors knew each other.

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

C with Finn, my parents’ dog Our daughter is 12, and very into the arts and science. I biked to the library, to the mall, to the TCBY, to visit my parents at their offices in the university, to the pool, basically everywhere a kid would want to go. K and Finn (my parents dog) 12. K in her dance costume 2.

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Meet a Reader | Jennifer from Arkansas

The Frugal Girl

We also grow a large garden & lots of flowers, fruit trees & a 100-year-old grapevine. I seriously overextended on planting and underestimated how much work my dad used to do so hopefully I’ve learned from my mistakes & will not kill myself in the garden this year! This means funds are tight.

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How To Tuesday: Extreme Couponing (Part 1)

Saving With Shellie

While I think the shopping trips featured on the show are a little over-the-top, you can still be Extreme Couponer without having a garage full of salad dressing. Or go to your local library. Parents magazine, Better Homes and Gardens, Kraft Food and Family and Woman’s Day also have coupons in them fairly regularly.

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Sharing Goods to Reduce Consumption and Cut Waste

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

One of them kept it at their house in the garage, but each time there was a snow storm they each got their chance to use it, taking turns doing both of their driveways. Garden tools like shovels, chainsaws, hoes, rakes, leaf blowers, tree trimmers. When I was growing up, two of my neighbors shared a snowblower each winter.