Prairie Eco-Thrifter
DECEMBER 25, 2012
If you’re looking for a few fun and inexpensive holiday activities, ones that the whole family can enjoy, we have enclosed five ideas below that will create lasting memories without burning a hole into your wallet: Watch Movies. You can even video tape it and host a bake-off where the best-tasting dish wins some kind of prize.
Family Balance Sheet
JUNE 3, 2011
At our library, the kids can earn small prizes, such as free coupons for pizza and ice cream for reading books through out the summer. What inexpensive activities do you have lined up for your family this summer? Here's Nine Ideas To Help Keep Our Monkeys Entertained This Summer: 1. Please share your ideas in the comments.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JUNE 15, 2014
Most areas now have a lake with a public swimming beach these days and they are usually pretty inexpensive. Buy some inexpensive prizes for the winners, or just hold a winner’s ceremony for the carnival’s conclusion. Build a bean bag toss game and award prizes to those who hit the hole. Plan your own carnival.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JULY 16, 2013
Staycations are inexpensive activities that your family can do at home, or locally, that you can all enjoy without running up an expensive vacation tab. State parks are also great venues for an inexpensive day out where you can go hiking, have a picnic or possibly even go paddle-boating. Game and Movie Day. Frugal Date Nights.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
JANUARY 27, 2017
Beans are an excellent source of inexpensive protein. And flavor is highly prized by the market, which makes rich ribeyes and other cuts with marbled fat running through them very pricey. Crickets, mealworms and grasshoppers are prized in the developing world. It is cheap fuel that will hit spot and not hit your bank account.
Couponing 101
JUNE 16, 2014
Your children can earn FREE books, prizes, cash, and more with these reading programs! The points can be traded in for prizes in their Prize Library. H-E-Buddy – H-E-B Grocery Stores will send your kids a package of cool prizes after they read 10 books. Check out all these great FREE Summer Reading Programs !
Saving Cents With Sense
FEBRUARY 27, 2013
Using the same type of inexpensive plates, cups and snack bowls helps the kids learn how to set up for an event. Pick up an inexpensive deck of cards, growing kits and boxed board games from the discount store. Prizes can make kids feel a sense of accomplishment and create a more festive atmosphere.
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