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Four Frugal Things (and one not-so-frugal)

The Frugal Girl

I planted some green onion ends I saved the root ends of two green onions that were in my veggie drawer, let them sit in water for a day or two, and then stuck them in the dirt in one of my outside pots, where they will grow new green onion tops. The homemade crackers,though? I disposed of that idea after giving it multiple tries.

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How We Frugal-ed in August 2022

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Homemade Roasted Tomato Sauce. I harvested Roma tomatoes from my one and only plant and made a big batch of my homemade roasted tomato sauce. I redeemed credit card points from our business card for a $100 Target gift card and used the gift card on back-to-school necessities. $40 Show me the money!

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How We Frugal-ed in July 2022

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Once again, GIANT of PA offered a chicken dinner with 3 sides and rolls for only 350 gas points. The value of the meal is $18, but the cash value of the 350 gas points for my vehicle is about $5.95–a great price for a dinner that I don’t have to cook! Here are five ways that I saved money this month.

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Free Kindle Books – Chronicles of a Cutie, Planting Guide And More!

For the Mommas

Sugar, toys, the park, freedom, more sugar, more toys … you get the point. Let me tell you, though, there becomes a point when we wonder what we’re thinking, too. Download: Planting Guide by Jamie Stevens. Download: Homemade Body Scrubs: Simple Recipes for Beautiful and Healthy Skin by Beth McRoberts.

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30 Free but Thoughtful Christmas Gift Ideas

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When spring rolls around, plant the perennials for the recipient and this gift will bloom for years to come. Homemade Crafts. My aunt gifts her nieces and nephews with loaves of homemade cinnamon bread every Christmas. There’s nothing better than a homemade meal that only needs to be heated up. Host a Homemade Meal.

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How and Why Our Family Uses Essential Oils….And How They Save Us Money!

Couponing 101

Aside from all the ways you can use essential oils for your health, they also make great chemical-free additions to homemade cleaning and beauty products and air fresheners. Bug Bites – I rub Purification Oil on bug bites to take out the itch – I also make a homemade bug repellant with the oils. How simple is that?

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Organic, Natural, and Gluten-Free Coupons, Deals, and Freebies

Couponing 101

Other Check out new ways to earn Recyclebank points that can be redeemed for high-value coupons for organic products. Praeger’s $1/1 Alexia Product $3/1 Spectrum Essentials Seed Blends Product $1/1 Ella’s Kitchen Coconut Water or Shake New coupons on Mambo Sprouts this week — including Rice Select, Sunset packaged foods, more.

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