Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MARCH 5, 2012
You can even rent a carpet cleaner for less than it would cost to have your house professionally cleaned, in many cases. You don’t even have to make the party an official potluck, and you can enlist family members to help you prepare all the food. Make Punch – Instead of offering a cocktail or a number of wines, make a festive punch.
Saving Everyday
SEPTEMBER 12, 2022
The first thing I do every morning is make coffee, sit down at my desk, open my budget spreadsheet, log into the bank, and enter anything that came out overnight plus what we spent the previous day. Don’t make the mistake of thinking small savings don’t matter. I make a point to stop in regularly, as inventory changes quickly.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
FEBRUARY 15, 2011
Using part of the money that is already earned is one way to not take up a second job and make higher education a viable option. Create a hand written budget and make several copies. Place these copies in the home office and make them readily available for review at any time. It will be easy to spot habits or spending patterns.
Cheap Chica's Guide To Style
APRIL 28, 2016
A night with wine, popcorn, clay face masks, nail polish, laughter, shared memories, oversize sweatshirts and a little binge watching. Now & Then – This movie always makes me think about my favorite childhood memories. Sometimes you just need a night in with the girls.
Saving Cents With Sense
FEBRUARY 6, 2012
As much as I love my kids, they seem to bring an endless amount of distractions, which makes having quality time with my hubby even more impossible. That is why I know it is so important to make sure we schedule time for just the two of us. Stay in and make dinner together by candlelight. Most important…. Be a kid again.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
FEBRUARY 16, 2012
The roads small town ambiance with roadside attractions will make you appreciate a time when getting there was half the fun. Stop off at Rocheport, eat overlooking the Missouri River bluffs, sip Les Bourgeois wine (my favorite is Riverboat Red!) then rent a bike and ride a bit. Ozark Highland Trail/Ozark Trail.
The Frugal Girl
MARCH 4, 2024
When they got married, they bought a duplex so that the rent money from the tenant in the upstairs apartment would pay the mortgage. Even though Alan was an IT professional by trade, his logical mind also understands what makes all kinds of mechanical things work, and he can repair just about everything I break.
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