Prairie Eco-Thrifter
NOVEMBER 21, 2013
Store food properly to make it last as long as possible. Use the life out of all your appliances, but save up enough money to replace them quickly if they are nearing the end of their lifespan. Making do was a proud tradition just a generation ago – it showed that you were smart, thrifty and responsible.
Family Balance Sheet
JANUARY 1, 2015
This is the year that we will control our money and our debt and fear will not control us. I’ll continue to offer additional money saving tips, ideas, strategies and recipes like I always have, but I have some new themes that I will be starting next week. In 2015, Let’s Take Control of Our Money.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JUNE 13, 2011
To take this to another level, be aware of the company with whom you’re doing business, and choose a credit card lender that practices good green behavior and puts the environment first. Once you have your card of choice, you have a couple more decisions to make. So what kind of credit cards do you have in your wallet?
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 8, 2016
After a number of years of ‘making do or doing without’ a person discovers ways of doing things that work – using minimal resources. Step three, using one of those green kitchen scouring pads cut into small squares, scrub the cleanser and water onto the grout. Shower stalls. Dining chairs.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 1, 2014
Mom and Dad always pointed out how much better off we were than our neighbors, because we were saving money and building up assets. There is a plant called poke that the mountain folks used for greens, but the kids had another use for that plant. Plus, it can be really inconvenient to “make do or do without!”
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