Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 13, 2011

The idea for the Cardboard Christmas Tree using recycled packing boxes was in the latest issue of Disney Family Fun Magazine and it caught my eye because of the pileup in my garage. And when the holidays are a memory, I'll send the trees along with the recycling truck. I helped quite a bit with this project.

Christmas 164

Christmas Painting Kids and Family Recycle 164

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 14, 2012

You’ve seen the ads on television, in magazines, an at the mall. “ Be more “ Eco-Friendly ” by picking up one of our 100% recycled-plastic doo-dads! A giant pool, waterfalls, a 7 car garage, a dock for a yacht, 11 bathrooms, and 15,000 square feet of living space. Go Green ” by purchasing this reusable bag!

Green 254

Green Buy Buying Recycle 254

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 3, 2011

You can visit garage sales, local flea markets and scratch and dent stores to locate used furniture that needs to be refurbished. If you find a table with a leg missing, you can buy four matching stair posts or use recycled bench legs to create a unique centerpiece for your living area. Look around your apartment for inspiration.

Budgeting 255

Budgeting Budget Friends And Family Sale Furniture 255

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

I carried this idea to our garage. Every home has those out of the way, hard to reach places, whether it is the top shelf of a closet, the attic, the basement, a far corner of the garage or the shed outside. Once I labeled the wall above or the shelf below with the type of things that belonged there, we started having less trouble.

Organic 177

Organic Organization Home Painting 177

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

We tear down big boxes and lay them on the garage floor in case of oil leaks. Old paper from things such as newspapers, magazines, discards from the printer and etc are used at our house to start fires, make notes and for grocery lists. 8 Easy Ways to Reduce, Recycle, and Reuse. We save boxes to ship items. Small Utility Items.

Re-use 235

Re-use Used Reuse Amusement Park 235

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2013

Everywhere you look, television, billboards, the Internet, magazines, newspapers and radios try to tell us what we need to buy and consume in order to be happy. The gross over-consumption around the world is filling our landfills and recycling bins with unnecessary waste, both toxic and benign alike. Magazine subscriptions.

Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions 212

Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions Kids and Family Camping Equipment Television 212