Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Learn to hem and patch and sew on buttons to repair minor issues with clothing. Plan uses for your leftovers. Our parents and grandparents were ‘green’ before green was cool. Go Frugal Go Green' This used to be a common occurrence with a shoe repair shop on every main street. Buy good clothing, used.

Making Do 219

Making Do Making Green And Frugal Friends And Family Sale 219

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 14, 2015

I don’t freeze food in the used bags, but do use them for leftovers in the frig. If you want to get fancy, draw, paint or sew buttons on it for eyes. Go Green Money Tips' My Mother-in-law always washed hers out and dried them and then used them again. Two liter soda bottles. Clothes pins.

Reuse 100

Reuse Recycle Recycled Recycling 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 12, 2011

But besides the big expenses there are many ways being green can actually save you money right away. So instead of menu planning, buying what we need and eating it, we are buying what we feel like, cooking too much and throwing away the rest instead of eating the leftovers. 1.) Make your own cleaning products.

Saving Money 220

Saving Money Money Reuse Home and Garden 220

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

Plastic containers from sliced lunch meat are great for leftover vegetable or casserole servings. Once we used old magazines for a craft project in Camp Fire Girls to make a ‘sit upon’ (cover the magazine with something water repellent and sew the sides together). They fit nicely into ice chests and won’t break.

Re-use 235

Re-use Used Reuse Amusement Park 235