Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 11, 2020

The PA governor has shut down all non-essential businesses indefinitely and we’ve now been ordered to stay at home unless traveling to essential jobs, needed supplies, or outdoor exercise as long as we practice social distancing. There is nothing that we really need right now that we don’t have, thankfully!

Budget 246

Budget Budgeting Family Debt 246

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 2, 2014

I wear new althletic shoes first for casual social occasions, then, after they are a bit worn, for daily aerobics and finally, when they are too worn to support all that bouncing, they become my outdoor walking shoes (for shorter walks, I use hiking boots on the longer ones and in the winter).

Shoes 170

Shoes Saving Money Making Money 170

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. Our ancestors knew the benefit of using the great outdoors to clean and sanitize their household furnishings. Shower stalls. Sunshine and baking soda.

Work 100

Work Frugal Cleaning Green And Frugal 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 1, 2014

Until, that is, she went out to the ‘library’ with her book one day, sat on the outdoor privy and got stung on the bottom by a bee! Plus, it can be really inconvenient to “make do or do without!” Do you have a funny story about making do? The kids fell for it hook, line and sinker.

St. Louis 176

St. Louis Plumbing Flowers and Plants Kids and Family 176