Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

When I was younger, I used to think that a higher income was the solution to most of my financial issues. Living there would be a different animal altogether and it would take a much higher income to make do. However, this isn’t always the case. As it is, I can afford to take a trip to a big city and have a great vacation.

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San Francisco Emergency Fund Money Utah 248

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

The proverbial saying ‘money doesn’t grow on trees’ is used by many a parent in denying some wished for item to their children. We don’t panic because we know we can make do with out the investment money. A tended tree will do better than an ignored one. Do you have a money tree?

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Virginia Money Real Estate Growing 160

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 20, 2014

After all, there may still be useful life left in it, no reason to trash it just because one little thing goes wrong. It depends on how often you use or access the broken situation. It depends on how you will feel if you end up fixing it up for someone else to use! Why tolerate broken? Money Tips'

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Saving Money Money Saving Emergency Fund 162

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 31, 2014

Was it the times you were flush with money or the times you were dirt poor and had to make do? Surviving a negative experience and enduring through or perhaps even overcoming it shows us that we are made of more than we ever dreamed, that we can do and be more than we thought. Challenge yourself. Free money! Party time!

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Debt College Student Money 167

Family Balance Sheet

APRIL 11, 2020

Pre-coronavirus, we didn’t think twice about shaking a stranger’s hand, using the ATM keypad, or going to the grocery store without donning a hazmat suit. year old Honda Odyssey with a new to us vehicle. I have been using it ever since. In January and February, my husband and I were contemplating replacing our 12.5

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Budgeting Budget Family Debt 246

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. Cleaning shower walls is always a challenge (if you are trying to keep dry while doing it). Shower stalls. Soap bar holders. Sunshine and baking soda.

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Work Frugal Cleaning Green And Frugal 100

Saving With Shellie

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

I do my best to find deals and using P&G coupons, I usually don’t have to pay full price. However, with my babies I use Tide Free & Gentle. But for those of you doing 12, 14 and 17 loads it won’t last quite as long! But hey, six bottles of free detergent almost makes doing laundry bearable!

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Tide Giveaway Clothes Clothing 74

Frugal Luxuries

AUGUST 27, 2012

Click image to enlarge: Feel free to print out and use this in a notebook or clipboard. Frugal Times: Making~Do With Dignity which evolved into our Frugal Luxuries newsletters and book series). I used to print these up and put them on a pretty clipboard and use as my daily to~do list. What do you think?

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Home Depot Evolve Re-use 2000 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Americans pride themselves on their ‘Yankee ingenuity’ – making do or doing without. People living in cities won’t have much land to use to produce food. I used to garden. A water filter to use in case I can’t boil. A bike to get around without using a car.

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Canning At&T Gardening Garden 100

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 3, 2012

Use these strategies to balance your life and enjoy the benefits of spending quality time with the people who bring meaning to your existence. Note for Non-Parents: Even if you don’t have kids, you can still concentrate on how you would like to live your life and what dent in the universe you want to make.

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Building Kids and Family Parenting Journal 200

For the Mommas

JANUARY 23, 2013

that gym you no longer use.) Do you really need cable television or can you make do without? Consider using an interest rate calculator to determine how much you should pay. Have more money automatically withdrawn from your paycheck and put in your 401k. Bring your lunch to work more frequently. Spending Less.

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Monitors Credit Debt Consumer 40

Frugal Luxuries

OCTOBER 1, 2012

My memory is on overload most of the time so I especially love the idea of a Master List of Potential Accomplishments and have long used this tactic to unburden myself mentally. I firmly believe there is a kind of a natural magic in list ~ making. I ' ve found that lists are an invaluable tool for staying focused. the carpet.

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Making Home and Garden Craigslist Green And Frugal 40

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 1, 2014

When the ears were full and ripe she would pull one down and let me make a doll – using the cob for the body, the silk for the hair and the husk for the clothing. There is a plant called poke that the mountain folks used for greens, but the kids had another use for that plant. Do you have a funny story about making do?

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St. Louis Plumbing Flowers and Plants Kids and Family 176

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 17, 2018

We bought a used pop-up several years ago and it was one of the best decisions for our family We absolutely adore camping, and we’d like to upgrade to a travel trailer. I don’t want to use the term extreme frugality, because that sounds absolutely horrible. We will control our money, rather than our money controlling us.

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Financial Goals Goals 2018 Debt 113

The Frugal Girl

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Highly rated, easy to use, and it sits gathering dust. Child did not like it, so we don’t use it. No more coupons either – I used them a lot when my older kids were young, but they certainly aren’t as prevalent. We have a big family, but we live in a small house – we use bunk beds and make do.

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Kids and Family Money Home and Garden Frugal 190

Family Balance Sheet

JANUARY 8, 2020

That book has changed my outlook on reusing, recycling, making do, and rethinking one use products. I have to hand it to the author, Bea, she has a clear line in the sand, because this is not always easy. This will always be a work in progress for my family. Moving on to 2020! Can you believe it? New year and new decade!

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Financial Goals Goals 2020 2019 130