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Am I Frugal – or Cheap?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I wash and reuse freezer bags. I demonstrate making these things to my children and grandchildren, though, just to show that it can be done. But, if I had the strength and thought I could do a good enough job on it, I might be tempted! Cheap or frugal? Doesn’t everyone? Cheap or frugal? Some things I absolutely will not do.

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Using Kids Crafts to Teach the Gift of Giving

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Petroleum jelly to slather on the inside of the mold, so you can get the concrete out and reuse the mold. How do you teach your children and grandchildren the benefits of giving? A trowel or some other tool to get the cement out of the container and into your mold. A mold to shape your garden stone to the shape you want.

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