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Sustainable Living Traits To Pass On To Your Children

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Go hiking and camping and show them the beauty of the outdoors (and teach them to leave trails and campsites better than when you arrived) Plant a garden with your children to give them a tangible example of how much fun growing your own food and eating healthy can be! And vice versa!)

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

I’m always amazed by the amount store tags I see on clothing and household item at thrift stores. 19 – Shop thrifty for you clothing needs. I truly am not opposed to shopping at retail stores, but I regularly find what I need for myself and my daughters at thrift stores and spend a fraction of the price.

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25 Ways to Find Money for Your Emergency Fund

Family Balance Sheet

I’m always amazed by the amount store tags I see on clothing and household item at thrift stores. During the vacation season, offer to water plants, pick up mail, open and close the blinds, take care of pets, for a fee…of course. 23 – Flip your thrifty finds. 22 – Offer house and/or pet sitting services.

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(Exercising) The Art of Frugality

Frugal Luxuries

You may call it by other names such as prudence , sparingnes s and thrift , whatever your choice may be it always means the unwillingness to squander goods and spend money unnecessarily. Unfortunately I found it after the tomato plants were destroyed. Frugality. It is the careful use of goods and resources.

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