Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 28, 2014

The truth is, there are plenty of things our grandparents and great grandparents did that were eco-friendly and frugal that we can easily do today. We live in the city, so we’re not allowed to hang our laundry outside. Don’t wash clothes until they’re truly dirty. Use mason jar containers.

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Saving Money Simple Money Friends And Family Sale 191

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 4, 2013

From food waste to packaging to disposable items, there are a lot of resources being used by humans. A meal plan can be one of the best ways to avoid last-minute takeout runs, as well as ensure that you have a way to use the food you buy. Find Ways to Re-Use as Much As You Can. Nor is it healthy. You can do the same.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 6, 2013

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.

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Saving Money Green Money Clothing and Accessories 249

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 9, 2014

Considering we’re only about half way done with winter, there’s still likely much more cold headed our way. If you’re looking for ways to save , one of the easiest ways is to look around the house to find places where your home is leaking money. Consider these areas: Sealing door cracks. Fix leaky faucets.

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Money Saving Money Conserving Energy Bills 176

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 7, 2013

Even re-organizing the garage can leave you with a chill. Many households take spring cleaning as an opportunity to repaint, hang photographs and picture frames, and re-organize art. I write down how much of it I have, and then find recipes so that I can use up the ingredients that were just sitting there. Wipe Down the Walls.

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Cleaning Appliances Donation Green And Frugal 221

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 28, 2014

The gel cost less than $5, and in a year, I’ve only used 1/3 of the bottle. Work with What You Have in Your Home. There’s plenty you can do to improve your home working with what you have. We just bought a new home, and the kitchen cabinets are painted an ugly pinkish color. Consider your house.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

Compare that to our old home town, Chicago, which averages 36.9 Even though we live in the desert, we’re finding ways to conserve water and keep our monthly water bill low. Even though we live in the desert, we’re finding ways to conserve water and keep our monthly water bill low. In fact, Tucson averages just 11.3

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Saving Money Tucson Home and Garden Money 165

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Here are some ways we recycled our moving waste: Creative Ways to Use the Excess Supply. So far we’ve used the paper for the kids’ drawing and painting. We also plan to use some of it at Christmas for wrapping paper. When we ship items, we’ll use this paper as filler for the shipping box.

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Moving Company Making Recycle Recycled 189

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Whether it’s because “green” is in or because summer is coming to an end, lately I have been asked by almost everyone I know about the safety of the skincare products they have been using. Did you know that tens of thousands of chemicals are used in these products and that most of them are not tested for safety?

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Health and Beauty Green And Frugal Personal Care Green 213

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 25, 2014

I’m in good company with my love of all things used. If you think buying used is just for people who are on a tight budget, think again. The most famous large family, the Duggars, routinely buy as much as they can used. Their motto is “Buy used and save the difference.” The Items We Typically Buy Used.

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Buying Second-Hand Saving Money Money Garage Sale 177

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 17, 2013

I wouldn’t mind normally, but I really could use a weekend to catch my breath. Don’t miss Fearless Men’s post about running for the injured man if you’re interested in joining the barefoot running trend. Will a “green” car really save you money? There is always next weekend I guess.

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Fridays Student Motivation Debt 150

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 15, 2014

If you own your home, and keep it long enough, eventually you will have the pleasure of replacing the roofing. We (read that my spouse) put a new roof on our starter home. We had our current home re-roofed when it was only 13 years old. He and a carpenter buddy did the work themselves. Your roof can be a host.

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Home and Garden Growing Steep Gardening 160

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

If you celebrate Christmas, you probably decorate one or more trees and display them in your home, shop or place of business. Do you use artificial trees or live cut real ones? According to a New York Times article last December, there are a bunch of us that have artificial trees – me included. The tree has no good pine smell.

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Christmas Real Estate Cycle Re-use 181

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 5, 2016

But hold on – before you throw away all those orange peels, keep reading to find out 10 uses for orange peels. 1 – Wood Polish: Orange oil is a natural way to polish all the wood in your home. For outside the kitchen, you can use this to give beat-up, dusty, wooden sofa legs a store-like finish as well. #2

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Used Home and Garden Re-use Gardening 58

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 16, 2012

History In 2006 I planted fruit trees, in anticipation of retiring and having time to pick and use the harvest. Other Problems The Lodi bore apples that second year, but they were enjoyed by the bugs instead of us. Each year there was some issue that prevented us from getting any significant fruit.

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Flowers and Plants Home and Garden Plants Gardening 201

Saving Cents With Sense

APRIL 22, 2011

In honor of Earth Day, I wanted to share some ways that we can be frugal, yet also eco-friendly. 10 Frugal Tips for Earth Day. Recycle – Of course you probably already know about this tip, and may have a recycling bin in your home. Tip: Try using newspaper instead of paper towels the next time you wash your windows.

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Frugal Green And Frugal Recycle Recycled 61

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 11, 2012

If so, you are among a majority of Americans – at least those who have had their own home for 10 or more years. Do you have too much stuff? It is so easy to accumulate stuff and sometimes so hard to get rid of it (sell it, give it away or even throw it away). But how can they do that? Gift Giving Isn’t Just A Tradition Or Obligation.

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Gifts Holiday Giving Friends And Family Sale 189

Couponing 101

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

Working out at home is so much easier than going to a gym, plus it’s cheaper in the long run without the gym membership fees. Working out at home is so much easier than going to a gym, plus it’s cheaper in the long run without the gym membership fees. I have used 30 Day Shred in the past, and I currently use P90X3.

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Bank Banking Home and Garden Fitness 40

Saving Cents With Sense

JANUARY 26, 2015

But hold on – before you throw away all those orange peels, keep reading to find out 10 uses for orange peels. 1 – Wood Polish: Orange oil is a natural way to polish all the wood in your home. For outside the kitchen, you can use this to give beat-up, dusty, wooden sofa legs a store-like finish as well. #2

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Used Home and Garden Re-use Gardening 40

Frugal Luxuries

OCTOBER 1, 2012

" All things on earth point home in old October. " --Thomas Wolfe ~~~ As you probably already have guessed, I am a list ~ maker and leave very little to memory. My memory is on overload most of the time so I especially love the idea of a Master List of Potential Accomplishments and have long used this tactic to unburden myself mentally.

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Making Home and Garden Craigslist Green And Frugal 40

Frugal Luxuries

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Frugality. It is the careful use of goods and resources. The quality of being frugal is one so powerful as to change lives and affect history. Each of us possesses the ability to exercise it. Frugality allows you to govern your destiny and produce in your life a lovely fertile garden of material and intangible wealth.

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Art Frugal Painting Home and Garden 40

Saving With Shellie

AUGUST 6, 2014

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