Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

As I prepared to hold a Money Camp for my young grandchildren last year, I researched various educational standards to review what kids can learn at various ages. They start to notice that you can trade toys, or trade money for stuff (like a ride on the grocery store pony or candy at the checkout aisle). Make change.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Alternatives to fossil fuel are becoming more popular not only because of their “green” benefits, but also because of concerns about relying on limited, imported resources to fuel cars – and economies. Gasoline and diesel are called “fossil fuels” because they are derived from plant and animal remains that are millions of years old.

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Fuel Electric Car Gasoline Cars 184

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 14, 2012

You are wasting money if you speed. There is of course, also the cost of your time – the time you spend waiting for the officer to issue the ticket and the time you spend dealing with it, not to mention the time you spend earning the money to pay it! Gasoline waste costs. Resources: Traffic Ticket Secrets [link].

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Insurance Tickets Life Insurance Gasoline 186

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 17, 2012

You save money on gasoline (assuming fewer trips to the store). You save money on electricity (no extra cooling unit sucking dollars). Resources to learn how to build root cellars. Using your own space to store food has several benefits: It is a greener alternative to storage than using an extra refrigerator or freezer.

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Advantage Home and Garden Canning Gardening 210

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Gasoline, groceries, drugstores, restaurants – you name it, my Amtrak card gets used to pay the bill. Buying groceries gives me at least 700 points a month and gasoline a few hundred more! But now that I no longer fly I need to be resourceful in making sure I can still take the trips I want for a minimal (if any) outlay of my own cash.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 26, 2012

Understanding Sustainable Energy & Conserving Natural Resources In addition to our children’s own health, we want our children to maintain a healthy relationship with the world around them – within their communities, and within their relationship with their physical environment as a whole.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 29, 2013

Tesla’s Supercharger network is a game changer for electric vehicles, providing long distance travel that has a level of convenience equivalent to gasoline cars for all practical purposes,” said Tesla Motors co-founder and CEO Elon Musk. “We They may still use batteries, but now they are charged up using a natural, renewable resource.

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