Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 24, 2014

I’m in spring cleaning mode, and I’ve been organizing my home, my computer, my online activity and now, recently, my car. If you put winter tires on your car for the colder weather, now is the time to get them swapped out for your all-seasons or all-terrain tires. Money Tips'

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Cars Car Home and Garden Cleaning 182

Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

JULY 17, 2013

1: First, we present to you the most amazing and cheap ideas for a “girls night out” From homemade spa days to closet swapping to ditch day, these events are sure please! 4: Better Homes and Gardens- Best Décor and Design Ideas Under $50 - amazing. 2: Next up…the best iPhone apps for us, ladies! resourceful.

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Home and Garden Swap Makeup Tools 66

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 19, 2011

This week I am participating in a Yakezie blog swap where I am to discuss the topic “ Balancing Frugality and Fun.”. Free admission day at the local gardens. acres Portland Japanese Garden is the most authentic Japanese garden outside of Japan. Our Lan Su Chinese Garden also has occasional free days. Frugal fun?

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Frugal Cinco De Mayo Portland Museum 176

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JANUARY 4, 2011

Swap your sweets. Cook at home. Cooking at home not only saves you money but it also keeps you in control of what you are putting into your body. By planning ahead, the task of cooking at home doesn’t need to be time consuming. Start a container garden. For lunch, take some carrot or bell pepper sticks.

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Cooking At Home Home and Garden Bulk Grow Your Own 138

Cheap Chica's Guide To Style

JULY 17, 2013

1: First, we present to you the most amazing and cheap ideas for a “girls night out” From homemade spa days to closet swapping to ditch day, these events are sure please! 4: Better Homes and Gardens- Best Décor and Design Ideas Under $50 - amazing. 2: Next up…the best iPhone apps for us, ladies! resourceful.

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Home and Garden Swap Makeup Tools 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

I discovered this unique way of saving money by swapping, sharing and hiring quite recently, when I needed a specific tool to complete one of my DIY jobs. This got me thinking ; how often do we buy something that could be borrowed or hired or swapped for something else? Check it out and see just how much you can save.

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Swap Saving Money Money Tools 218

Saving Cents With Sense

JUNE 4, 2013

Luckily, enjoying fun and family friendly activities this summer doesn’t have to mean taking out a mortgage on your home to do so. Make freeze pops at home using fruit juice, ice cube trays, and toothpicks. Attend a free make and take clinic at your local Home Depot. Spend some time tending to a family garden.

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Activism Family Kids and Family Library 111

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 1, 2021

Are you paying too much for home/auto insurance, cable, internet, cell? 4 – Skip the AM drive-thru and eat breakfast at home. If you find yourself hitting the drive-thru on your way to work, start making your breakfast and brewing your coffee at home. 6 – Eat dinner at home. 5 – Brown bag your lunch.

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Emergency Fund Money Finds Friends And Family Sale 130

Saving Cents With Sense

JUNE 21, 2016

Luckily, enjoying fun and family friendly activities this summer doesn’t have to mean taking out a mortgage on your home to do so. Make freeze pops at home using fruit juice, ice cube trays, and toothpicks. Attend a free make and take clinic at your local Home Depot. Spend some time tending to a family garden.

Activism 40

Activism Family Library Kids and Family 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 10, 2011

This story really hit home for me. There are some great ideas in here like swapping babysitting. Stretching the One Income Dollar - Easy Quilt Projects by Better Home and Gardens. Yakezie - 10 copies of H&R Block at Home. Managing Money. It paid really well, especially for the age I was at. Going Frugal.

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Personal Finance March Finance Family 133

Penny Pinchin' Mom

MARCH 11, 2024

Make Cleaning Products at Home Did you know that you could make cleaning products right at home? There are a million hacks on how to clean various surfaces in your home using them; all you have to do is research. Organize “Swap Days” In the time of our great-grandmas, there was something known as the barter trade.

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Saving Money Money Mom Used 52

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 4, 2013

Garden tools like shovels, chainsaws, hoes, rakes, leaf blowers, tree trimmers. A magazine swap cuts paper waste and saves money. It’s not like snowblowers are used all that often. Lawnmowers. This one may be a little more difficult to pull off, as lawns need to be mowed more often than snow falls. But it could be done.

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Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions Kids and Family Camping Equipment Television 212

Frugal Luxuries

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Nutty whole wheat flour, water, yeast and a bit of sugar meld to become crusty loaves of homemade bread, the mints, verbena and lemon geraniums from my tiny garden are ice-chilled glasses of tea to refresh us on a hot summer’s day. ~~~~~~ Here are a few classic strategies for keeping faithful to your food budget! Feeling more ambitious?

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Growing Canning Home and Garden Friends And Family Sale 40