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Do You Save Wrapping? – Thrifty Ways to Wrap Christmas Gifts

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

While I am not that thrifty, and I love prettily wrapped gifts, I don’t like to spend a bunch on wrappings. Shop garage sales and thrift stores and estate sales. Christmas decorations, wrap, bows and ribbon all are continuous offerings at pretty much every garage sale, thrift store or estate sale I’ve ever shopped.

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Ways to Make Do With What You Have

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Learn how to remove spots and do it as soon as the clothing gets dirty. A good deal on a big bag of fresh lettuce isn’t thrifty if you can’t use it up before it rots. You Tube can show you how to do most everything these days. This used to be a common occurrence with a shoe repair shop on every main street.

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60+ Frugal Tips To Help You Save Money!

Saving Everyday

How to negotiate cable prices {like a pro} by I Am That Lady. How to Make your own Laundry Detergent by I Am That Lady. How to Save on Clothes by It’s A Fabulous Life. How to Start a Gift Closet & Why You Need One by It’s A Fabulous Life. How To Revive Stale Potato Chips & Avoid Waste!!

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60+ Frugal Tips To Help You Save Money!

Saving Everyday

How to negotiate cable prices {like a pro} by I Am That Lady. How to Make your own Laundry Detergent by I Am That Lady. How to Save on Clothes by It’s A Fabulous Life. How to Start a Gift Closet & Why You Need One by It’s A Fabulous Life. How To Revive Stale Potato Chips & Avoid Waste!!

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Interview with a Self-Made Millionaire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The topic was ‘ What did today’s millionaires do to be thrifty before they earned their millions?” Me: What do you think of the mass move towards thriftiness in today’s twenty and thirty-something crowd? Me: What else do you recall doing to be thrifty? Peggy: Well, we did everything ourselves.

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Free and Cheap Weekend Activities – 4/10

Saving Cents With Sense

10:15 AM – Intro to Garage Band Workshop. Sunday, April 12th from 1 PM to 2:30 PM – How to Install Tile. Kids Learn How to Build a Picket Fence Photo Frame ~You can pre-register online here. :: KOA Campgrounds Kids Camp FREE for Father’s Day Weekend. Thanks to Thrifty NW Mom for the info! :: Apple Camp.

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FREE & Cheap Family Events (Including Mother’s Day Events)

Saving Cents With Sense

Story time featuring Mom School and How to Babysit a Grandma plus related activities at many B&N locations. 10:15 AM – Intro to Garage Band. Learn how to whip up a Southwestern-inspired meal. Thanks to Thrifty NW Mom for the info! :: Apple Camp. Learn how to create slideshows with iPhoto.

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