Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 16, 2013

While I am not that thrifty, and I love prettily wrapped gifts, I don’t like to spend a bunch on wrappings. Do you have some leftover wall paper you won’t be using? She would very carefully (and slowly) unwrap her gifts so as to be able to preserve the paper. Use paper drop cloth to wrap. Be unusual.

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Thrifty Christmas Gifts Thrift Stores 174

Couponing 101

APRIL 30, 2013

Head on over to The Thrifty Couple to learn how to grow your own pineapples from leftover pineapple tops. Here’s a cool idea! You can do this indoors or outdoors! It does take a couple years for the plant to produce a pineapple, but it sounds like a fun experiment! I’m anxious to try this one out. Have you ever tried this?

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Grow Your Own Growing Frugal Outdoors 99

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 28, 2014

You can easily cut back on food waste by just buying fewer ingredients, or meal planning to use leftovers. If you make a big turkey and have leftovers, you can use them for days afterward. – Thrifty Ways to Wrap Christmas Cut Back on Waste & Help the Environment. It doesn’t have to be inevitable, though.

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Green Christmas Food Waste Leftovers 167

Family Balance Sheet

MAY 20, 2014

Reno (& Northern), Nevada ~ Premeditated Leftovers. Seattle, Washington ~ Thrifty NW Mom. Kansas City, Missouri/Kansas ~ Kansas City Mamas. Southern Missouri ~ Getting Freedom. Omaha, Nebraska ~ Family Fun in Omaha. Buffalo/Niagara Falls, New York ~ Anns’ Entitled Life. Syracuse, New York ~ I am THAt Lady.

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Kansas City Budgeting Budget Pennsylvania 150

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Plan uses for your leftovers. A good deal on a big bag of fresh lettuce isn’t thrifty if you can’t use it up before it rots. Making do was a proud tradition just a generation ago – it showed that you were smart, thrifty and responsible. Use up your food.

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Making Do Making Green And Frugal Friends And Family Sale 219

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 26, 2012

Take Some Home If it is appropriate, you can save some money by taking home the leftovers. 5 Ways to Trim Your Budget For Your Child’s College Fund Guest Author Bio: Monique loves to blog, and writes about thrifty living and product reviews on her site : Stretching the One.

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Dining Saving Money Money Eating Out 203

Saving Cents With Sense

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

How to Stretch a Chicken: 42 recipes to make the most of a whole chicken, leftover turkey, or even pesky squirrels (Cooking Adventures of a Thrifty Mama). (Visit the Top Free in Cooking, Food & Wine list for authoritative information on this product’s current rank.). Chris Keith (Author). (13). Download: $0.00.

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Food and Wine Wine Food and Drink Cooking 59