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How We Frugal-ed in August 2022

Family Balance Sheet

Another month of 2022 is in the books and another month of frugal-ing. My Frugal Shenanigans! I cleaned out a large filing cabinet and was stuck with a big box of documents that I didn’t feel comfortable just throwing in the recycle bin. Share in the comments how you frugal-ed in August! Show me the money!

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Recycle Bank: 50 New Points for Coupons

Saving Cents With Sense

Good news – Recycle Bank has open up another “destination” in the Green Your Vacation Challenge, so you can get another FREE 50 points. To get your points: Head over to Recycle Bank. Click on the Green Your Vacation Contest. If you haven’t signed up for Recycle Bank yet, I definitely recommend it. Car – 5 points.

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Ways to Make Your Next Move More Eco Friendly

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Here are some ways we recycled our moving waste: Creative Ways to Use the Excess Supply. Building a fort out of the boxes is another way to recycle and keep the kids entertained. We hauled all the excess out to recycling on our curbside recycling day. Wrapping paper. Practical Ways to Use the Excess. Sell the excess.

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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.

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Go Green and Save Big

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Being frugal and going green, sometimes you have to cut corners. It’s hard to “Go Green” and consciously shop for fashion. Green shopping with companies that reduce shipping impacts, reuse and recycle packaging, shrink carbon footprints, and are committed to resource conservation are hard to find. Get online.

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Sustainable Gift Giving this Holiday Season

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

However, it is possible to have a greener Christmas, as well as find gifts that are a little more eco-friendly. As you create your gift list, really think about who’s on it, and what would be meaningful to them. Remember that a thoughtful gift doesn’t have to be expensive. Buy Vintage. Give Something You’ve Made.

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Ways to Make Do With What You Have

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We were poor, Mom and Dad lived every day showing us what it meant to ‘make it do’ and we often ‘did without’ Here are my thoughts on frugal ways to make things do. I grew up with this, in theory and in practice. Take care of your wardrobe to keep it looking work and wear worthy. Buy good clothing, used.

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