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10 Ways to Transform Your Home into an Eco-Friendly Haven

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Water is a precious resource and we should do everything we can to conserve it. Dial Down on the Paper Towels. It feels impossible to completely eliminate the use of paper towels, especially if you love to cook. Instead, simply cut back on your paper towel usage. Here are a few ideas. Conserve Water.

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7 Ways to Reduce Household Waste

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

From food waste to packaging to disposable items, there are a lot of resources being used by humans. This consumption of resources — and the waste it produces — is not sustainable. Turn old towels into bags that can be taken to the grocery store. Whenever you buy new, you are using up resources.

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The Green Option That Saves You Money: Paper Magazines vs Digital

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

But what about the green credentials of both types of magazines – the printed versions require a huge input of time, resources and energy to produce, print and deliver the magazines to newsstands and consumers. No paper or ink is needed; the required resources are almost nil and so is the energy used to get the magazine out to its readers.

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Meet a Reader | Karen from the Great Lakes

The Frugal Girl

I worried because we don’t have a lot of room for cat trees and such, but Clark is resourceful and found our high bookshelf is the perfect cat perch, no expensive cat trees needed! I consoled myself with the thought that I rarely buy paper towels and use cloth napkins, so it all balances out. Also, growing our own food.

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Ten Paper Products To Cross Off Your Grocery List | Kitchen Economics Link Up

Family Balance Sheet

I found some new ones recently in the clearance section of Kohl's and I retired some older, stained napkins to use in place of paper towels for smaller spills and to wipe messy little hands and faces. Switch from paper towels to old bath towels - Do you have old towels in the back of your bathroom closet that you're not using anymore?

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Seasonal Sales Cycle for March

Couponing 101

Paper Towels. Here is a list of items that you should be able to see big discounts on during the month of March: Cleaning Supplies: Cloths, Gloves, etc. Frozen Breakfasts (Frozen Food Month). Frozen Meat. Frozen Pizza. Frozen Ready-Made Meals. Frozen Vegetables. Garbage Bags. Household Cleaners. Produce: Broccoli. photo by: gitsul.

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Rite Aid Updates 2/6

For the Mommas

I missed this in my normal matchups – the Bounty Paper Towels are $1.29 VISIT MY SPONSOR: Saving Everyday : Provides you with the resources to live well on less. My Betty Crocker was weird – I only got $2.00 for buying $2 and not the $1.00 Hopefully it was just a glitch for me. BOGO – use the $1.00/2