Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 23, 2014
Growing up in the fifties made me everlastingly grateful for a number of things, such as hot running water, central air conditioning, automatic dishwashers, TV remote control, the internet, personal computers (typewriters really sucked – no backspacing!), There were no garage door openers. There was no internet. Go Frugal'
Couponing 101
MAY 29, 2019
Children grow like weeds. The good thing about kids growing quickly is that it happens to every child. You can find used children’s clothing at thrift stores, garage sales, or online via Facebook Marketplace or eBay. With these four simple strategies, you can save a ton of money on children’s clothes.
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Couponing 101
DECEMBER 11, 2019
Luckily, with remote work and work-from-home jobs growing so rapidly these days, there are plenty of great side hustles for stay-at-home parents. If you love watching your child learn and grow, you might also enjoy teaching others! Sure, you may be saving on daycare costs, but sometimes it would be nice to bring in a little extra cash.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 19, 2014
Many of the other items I needed like cloth diapers and clothes for the baby in bigger sizes I bought from garage sales. Babies grow so quickly that their babies only wore some outfits for a time or two before they outgrew them, so the clothes looked like new. We Love to Spend Money on Our Children. Yet, I know I am in the minority.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 23, 2017
As baby grows, we might turn back into fiendish savers – trying to get that retirement fund or college fund built up. As a young mom, I saved like mad – going to garage sales, thrift stores and accepting hand me downs on toys and clothing. The things that give us pleasure vary by temperament. Time of life.
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 26, 2016
Choose Thrift First. I have made a pact with myself that if I don’t already own something that I need, I will either: make do with what I have, find said item at a thrift store, borrow, or forget about it. I want to go through our basement, closets, and garage to look for unused items that we can sell.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
DECEMBER 13, 2012
I cut down a small cedar tree (which grow like weeds on our 6 acres) each year, put it in a tree stand on the porch and put white twinkle lights on it. We live on the edge of the prairie and prairie grasses grow well here. Plan ahead and hit garage sales, but especially estate sales. These make nice gifts too.
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