Prairie Eco-Thrifter
APRIL 3, 2013
Learning to sew takes time and equipment. A super short history of sewing. The Women in World History website reported the following as Evidence Taken by Children’s Employment Commission February 1841: “Miss — has been for several years in the dress-making business…The common hours of business are from 8 a.m.
Family Balance Sheet
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
I make notes of gift ideas for my family and friends throughout the year. So please, take advantage of my offer and make a spending plan for Christmas. In early 2021, a friend posted on Facebook about how she was making extra money by donating plasma. Make Money from your Skills or Hobbies. Donate Plasma.
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Family Balance Sheet
NOVEMBER 26, 2014
I was just working on it yesterday as I was making some notes of gift ideas for my kids. So please, take advantage of my offer and make a spending plan for Christmas. Make Money from your Skills or Hobbies. What skills do you have that you can offer or teach to make extra money? Do you love to sew/knit/crochet?
Family Balance Sheet
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
I didn’t bother sewing the squares to have neat edges, like I’ve seen on Pinterest. I don’t have time to make them pretty–I just need them to be functional. And when these squares wear out, I’ll head to the thrift store for some cheap flannel shirts. This post is linked to Follow Our Thrift.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
We do put up decorations (ones I buy at garage sales or thrift stores and reuse each year). Don’t buy, make. Mom’s black cape, some makeup and a piece of cardboard cut and painted black to make bats ears can make someone into Dracula. Make your own decorations out of household items.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
NOVEMBER 27, 2013
Store laundry supplies together – starch, detergent, spot remover, irons, fabric softener and etc. Store socks in the sock drawer, cutting knives in the knife holder, screwdrivers in their storage can (make one by cutting cardboard to the length of a coffee can, then spiraling it inside the can) and so on and so forth.
The Frugal Girl
FEBRUARY 5, 2024
I became an immediate saver and always looked for ways to make due. Sewing holes in clothes, using up leftovers before they go bad, finding free activities for my little on the weekends, checking buy nothing or marketplace before purchasing- I am always just looking for ways to spend money. There are many! I try to get (and give!)
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