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30 Free but Thoughtful Christmas Gift Ideas

Family Balance Sheet

If so, give the gift of organizing a closet (or 2), kitchen cupboards, a basement, garage, etc. Homemade Crafts. My aunt gifts her nieces and nephews with loaves of homemade cinnamon bread every Christmas. There’s nothing better than a homemade meal that only needs to be heated up. Host a Homemade Meal.

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Organizing With Baskets ~ Ultimate Blog Swap

Family Balance Sheet

You’ll find me posting over at Adventures of Life, Love and Librarianship about Asking for a Discount in Today's Economy , and I’m excited to welcome Liz from Hoosier Homemade to Family Balance Sheet: Hi there, Family Balance Sheet fans! I'm Liz from Hoosier Homemade , and am so excited to be chatting with you today. I cook and bake.A

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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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5 DIY Spring Cleaning Tricks

Saving Cents With Sense

But before you run to the store to load up on cleaning supplies—know this: you can make your own homemade cleaners using products that you probably already have in your pantry. All-Purpose Cleaner: Make a homemade all-purpose cleaner using baking soda, half a gallon of water, and half a cup of white vinegar. All-Purpose.

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10 Summer Backyard Ideas for Kids

Couponing 101

You can check out garage sales as well if you don’t have any old pots and pans. And yes, they can draw on the ground, but it’s always fun to have draw on their very own homemade chalkboard – especially my daughter who likes to play teacher! I love this idea and can’t wait to try it! Outdoor Chalkboard. Via Hey There Home.

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Simple Things You Can Do to Be Environmentally Friendly and Save Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I happened upon some old canning Mason jars at a garage sale, and now we use those for everything–making iced tea in the summer, putting leftover soup in, holding our homemade laundry detergent. Throwing those away isn’t good for the environment. Instead, we wanted something more durable. They’re very durable.

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How Little Could You Spend on Your Child in a Year?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Many of the other items I needed like cloth diapers and clothes for the baby in bigger sizes I bought from garage sales. They argue that the children will be teased as they grow up and will feel unloved because their parents got them homemade gifts rather than buying them new. We Love to Spend Money on Our Children.