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How To Re-use Common Items

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We also used the 40 year old burnt orange coffee pot to make coffee that day as well as the 20 year old ice chest and 25 year old rain ponchos from the local amusement park, old plastic forks and spoons, unused condiment packages from fast food restaurant stops and plastic tablecloths used at last years wedding shower.

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How to Have a Green Christmas

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Christmas Trees and Lights in the UK has some great ideas on how to turn a white Christmas into a green Christmas… Buy Smarter Look for locally made gifts at craft fairs and boutique shops. Where possible, try to avoid gifts that use batteries. Look for toys that don’t need batteries or give books to children instead.

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Go Green This Halloween

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Candy alone can be a big bite if you get lots of trick or treaters and give out chocolate. How can you be money wise and green this Halloween? Bring in your slightly used, but in good shape costume and pick one from those others brought in – as a swap. Re-purpose the used costume. Don’t buy, make.

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How to Save Money by Greening your Wardrobe

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

These tips on how to save money by greening your wardrobe will really help you to keep those extra dollars in your pocket. Before you can even start to think about how you would go about greening your wardrobe, you need to know where you stand, clothes wise, right now at this moment. Go Frugal Go Green'

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Greens Glam: 6 Insider Tips for Golfers Who Play as Well as They Dress

Koupon Karen

You can find 6 insider tips that will take your game – and your wardrobe – to new heights in Greens Glam: 6 Insider Tips for Golfers Who Play as Well as They Dress. Whether you’re a seasoned golfer or just starting out, these tips will help you elevate your skills and make a lasting impression both on and off the green.

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Is ‘Going Green’ Killing Our Economy?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Newspapers are so desperate for subscriptions that they have moved to the grocery store to give away free papers with the hope of luring in new subscribers. While the movement toward going green may be closing certain jobs, it is also opening up new ones. Is ‘Going Green’ Killing Our Economy? We Need to Adapt.

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Simple Chickpea Salad With Greek Vinaigrette

Saving Everyday

Chickpeas are an affordable and healthy pantry staple, and they’re also incredibly versatile. This simple chickpea salad is ready in minutes using just one can of chicken peas and a few other ingredients. They’re actually beans, which is confusing since the word “pea” is in the name. English cucumbers.

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