Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

Because so many people are living on incomes that cannot support their spending habits; living on borrowed money, moving money from account to account, buying, spending, hiding the bills, and eventually the ‘dog of debt’ will catch up to you and bite you right in your credit report. Buy Store Brands. What does that mean?

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Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

We set aside money each month throughout the year for gift spending, but that wasn’t always the case. Back in 2013, I had a year-long series, Christmas Savings Club , to encourage everyone to set aside money each month for the holidays. You earn money after each donation. Make Money from your Skills or Hobbies.

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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 9, 2024

How did you become interesting in saving money? I think I first got interested in money by … not having any! so I just needed to spend money carefully and save if I could. Once I started working and did have more money (although, as a teacher, especially at a private Christian school, never all that much!),

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

But the truth is, we have the money. And while I don’t like parting with our money, I am grateful that this repair won’t send us into financial distress. Dave Ramsey suggests in his book, The Total Money Makeover , that you create a starter emergency fund of $1000. 2 – Decide where to put the money.

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JUNE 11, 2019

These simple money-saving tips can help you focus more on your new baby and less on your strained budget. . Plus, there’s a big bonus: many retailers will give you an additional discount on any items on your gift registry that weren’t purchased. Plus, some recalled car seats might slip through into thrift stores.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 9, 2012

Instead of buying a bunch of titles and spending a lot of money, you can simply loan them out to your friends and family. For example, you can loan your child a certain book without giving them access to your Kindle, which contains books with adult themes. This is a great option for a family that has multiple Kindles.

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Saving Cents With Sense

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

How to Save Money on Halloween Costumes. Sure, you could buy a premade costume at your local retail store, but this could run you a pretty penny. Instead, get a little creative and see how you can save money on Halloween costumes by thinking outside of the retail store box. How to Save Money on Halloween Costumes.

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Family Balance Sheet

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

To be honest, we set aside money each month throughout the year for gift spending, but that wasn’t always the case. In 2013, I had a year long series, Christmas Savings Club , to encourage everyone to set aside money each month for the holidays. Make Money from your Skills or Hobbies. 10 Ideas to Find Cash for Christmas.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 8, 2014

Take your smartphone with you on your next shopping venture so you can google discounts and search price comparisons in the store. If you have an uneasiness when it comes to “used” clothing, know that there are many different tiers of second hand stores. If the stigma of thrifting gets to you, remember, it’s not “used”, it’s “vintage”.

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Clothing and Accessories Swap Thrifting Consignment Shops 220

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 30, 2012

If you like saving money, haggling for a better price should become a habit for you, a habit that can easily save you thousands of dollars over the next 10 years. I think I have become pretty darn good at it, and I will even haggle successfully at big chain stores like Macy’s, Home Depot, and Best Buy. Look For Imperfect Items.

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Saving Cents With Sense

JUNE 13, 2013

It is no secret that most people today are trying to find ways to save money. There are plenty of ways to save money and still do the things that you love and live a comfortable lifestyle. There are plenty of ways to save money on home décor. Even at discount stores, new furniture can easily set you back thousands of dollars.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 16, 2013

She also scarfed up any other gift wrap that looked usable, and she stored it carefully away for use the next year. Here are some thoughts on ways to save money when you wrap this years gifts. My 5 year old grand daughter did it last year in my Grandma Rie’s Money Camp. Shop garage sales and thrift stores and estate sales.

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Thrifty Christmas Gifts Thrift Stores 174

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 21, 2021

The link will give you all of the information you need to complete the sheet. After reading Dave Ramsey’s book, The Total Money Makeover , I realized that we were spreading ourselves too thin and our finances were not as great as I thought they were. A leaky roof was one of the priorities to give you an idea.

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Debt Goals Debt Free Pay Off Debt 130

Family Balance Sheet

JULY 16, 2015

And my absolute #1 way to save money at the grocery store is to PLAN OUR MEALS. When you walk into a grocery store with a plan, you eliminate impulse & duplicate purchases. You will not only save yourself money, but also time. I shared our strategies in this post, 15 Smart Ways to Save Money when Eating Out.

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Family Balance Sheet

MAY 25, 2019

On the 25th of every month from January to November in 2019, I will hold a virtual meeting on the blog to give updates on our progress, motivate one another, and help all of us save for a cash Christmas. So far I’ve found the money in a variety of ways since February: In February, I received a check from Ebates for $40.92.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 30, 2014

The funniest thing happens when you decide to move into a new home, especially if it’s your first home: people want to give you furniture. You can have a custom piece for the cost of some sandpaper, new hardware and paint that you wouldn’t be able to find at stores. Ask Around. Go Frugal'

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Furnishings Home Craigslist Furniture 189

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 26, 2016

We have more important things to do with our money besides sending a large portion of it to the creditors every month. SO THIS WILL BE THE YEAR…YAY… WOOHOO… BUT……in order to reach our goal by the end of the year, we need to find/earn more money than we currently are able to come up with each month.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 4, 2013

Here are 7 ways you can reduce household waste (and maybe even save a little money): 1. If you decide to buy in bulk as a way to save money, you can preserve some of that food for later. In many localities, it’s possible to find stores that allow you to bring your own packaging. Shop with a List.

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Family Balance Sheet

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

We’re going to give it everything we’ve got and hopefully pay off the last of our non-mortgage debt by the end of this year. We need to find/earn even more money each month to throw at the debt to make our goal by December 31, 2016. The link will give you all of the information you need to complete the sheet.

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Debt Goals 2016 Calculators 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 19, 2014

We Love to Spend Money on Our Children. In our consumer driven society where we have everything for children from designer clothing stores to classes to iPads, how does someone go so counter society and not spend anything on her children save childcare and medical expenses? Yet, I know I am in the minority. It turns out, quite easily.

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Friends And Family Sale Clothing and Accessories Kids and Family Clothes 176

Saving Cents With Sense

OCTOBER 1, 2013

It is like stores know how much we love getting our homes festive and so they put out décor at high prices, hoping that consumers won’t know any better and will just snatch it up. Make a dollar store fallscape. Buy a colorful red, orange, or gold runner at your local dollar store as well as a few faux pumpkins or gourds.

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Halloween DIY Frugal Dollar Store 93

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 30, 2015

My favorite thrift store has a section dedicated to seasonal items. The number and variety of Halloween items in this thrift store surprised me. Adults are spending money on more than just costumes for their kids and treats for the neighborhood tricksters too. In my neighborhood, it was actually trick AND treat.

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Halloween Thrift Stores St. Louis Thrifting 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 17, 2013

I give away perfectly good electronics because they are ‘out of date’ – they don’t work with new software. Actually repairing a broken item yourself will give you a nice sense of accomplishment. It will also save you money! Oh, and did I mention, you could save money? I’m guilty as well.

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Repairs San Francisco Radios Garage 214

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 13, 2013

Websites like Groupon, Living Social and Teambuy can give you some great ideas of fun things to do, which is a great way of exploring a new place. The YMCA is usually very community oriented, so they may be able to give you some good tips. Check Out Daily Deal Sites. Look at the Local Paper. Travel Tips'

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Golf Thrift Stores Green And Frugal Budgeting 200

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

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? No kids = no money on candy = no candy wrappers in the landfill. No kids = no money on candy = no candy wrappers in the landfill. Tip # 2 Recycle/reuse costumes.

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Halloween Green Reuse Garage 138

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 23, 2017

If you don’t have enough money to put food on the table, you are going to do something about it. The things that give us pleasure vary by temperament. As a young mom, I saved like mad – going to garage sales, thrift stores and accepting hand me downs on toys and clothing. Time of life.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 3, 2013

Will it end up saving you money or costing you money in the end? If you can’t save money, need extra tools and have to learn how, why would anyone learn to sew? If you enjoy sewing, or designing and making patterns learning to sew is worth the time, money and effort (if you can afford it). til 11 P.M As a hobby.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

All my life, others have tried to make me feel guilty about stuff – guilty about not having enough stuff, guilty about not having the right stuff, guilty about having too much stuff, guilty about spending too much money on stuff or not spending enough on stuff, and guilty about throwing stuff away. You start to give a bit of stuff away.

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Cycle Kids and Family Friends And Family Sale Garage Sale 113

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 21, 2015

Include anything that you’d like to add to give the reader an idea about your personality. Yes, we followed the recommendations outlined in Dave Ramsey’s resources, Total Money Make Over/ Financial Peace University. What are the top 3 – 5 ways you found money to put towards debt. Where are you from?

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Family Balance Sheet

DECEMBER 11, 2017

I belong to many frugal living Facebook groups and so often people rant about how expensive and overwhelming gift giving can be for the extended family. Thrift store finds. It’s a fun way to still have gift giving at your Christmas gathering, but keep your costs down. How does your family handle gift giving?

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Games Christmas Gifts Family 100

Couponing 101

AUGUST 6, 2019

These savvy methods can help you save money on kids’ sport gear. Secondhand gear should work just fine and will give your child an opportunity to try the sport out before you invest a lot of money. Buy Secondhand Equipment. Don’t Buy High-End Equipment.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 30, 2014

She poured a lot of time and effort into decorating her own home and gives a lot of tips to her co-workers and friends who ask for advice. She’s not an interior designer, but I think she may have been in a past life. Get Organized'

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 7, 2011

How does he find the blessings of the holiday season with no money to buy gifts? Resource: Holiday Help Salvation Army - they have the Angel Giving Tree program (with JCPenney) to help give Christmas gifts to low-income children and senior citizens and the Red Kettle program which gives FREE dinners at Christmas.

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Holiday Friends And Family Sale Giving At&T 183

For the Mommas

AUGUST 18, 2011

Saving Money, thats an easy topic for me to cover! The Horizon Back To School Community wants to know your money saving tips for back to school shopping. The Horizon® Healthily Families Back to School Community is all about healthy snacks , school supplies and saving money this year. Take stock of what you have at home.

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Win Shopping Thrifting Kids and Family 61

The Frugal Girl

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

My wedding dress, thrifted! How did you get interested in saving money? Over the years I’ve developed my personal philosophy of money and lifestyle through a combination of minimalism and simple living content, the FIRE movement including Frugalwoods and The Simple Path to Wealth, Dave Ramsey. bucks through that program!!

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Friends And Family Sale Library College Cars 193

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 6, 2020

We’ve had several instances over the years that have shaped how we viewed and managed our money. I am totally paraphrasing the year, but had it not been for the money in our emergency savings, we would most likely have used credit cards to survive. It was such a long process and at times, we wanted to give up.

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Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

The post 7 Clever Ways Moms Used to Save Money appeared first on Penny Pinchin' Mom. “It’s not how much money you make, but how much money you keep, how hard it works for you, and how many generations you keep it for.” With that in mind, here are some clever ways moms used to save money that we can use today.

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