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It can be easy to get caught up in going from store to store to save and get bargains but sometimes, you  might find the best deals locally and save on gas!  Shopping local has many benefits- it puts money back into your area, you can support small businesses and still get good deals and [...]

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As a new mom, there are so many things to learn, decide on and figure out. It’s enough to make your brain hurt!  When my husband and I chose cloth diapering for our first son, we got a lot of funny looks and questions….why would we do that when disposables were SO easy? For me [...]

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After watching documentaries and movies about meat practices, my family made the decision to switch to organic, natural and/or local meat. It is a little more expensive but it’s something I feel strongly about so I knew on our limited grocery budget that I needed to figure out how to buy this meat and still [...]

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With this beautiful Spring weather that has sprung, it made me realize that planting my garden is just around the corner.  Did you know that organic gardening practices can result in cost saving benefits?  There are lots of way to make a garden work, even if you have limited amounts of space and you can [...]

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I love this term and it’s not super common yet so let me give you the textbook definition…

Precycle: the practice of reducing waste by attempting to avoid buying items that have excessive packaging or shopping smart to purchase items that use less packaging and are better for the environment (and you can save money by [...]

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There are tons of great cleaning products that I love (Method, Mrs. Meyers and others) but it’s really all something that you could easily  make at home for a lot less money and a lot more control over what goes into your cleaning products and your home. There are so many easy to use ingredients [...]

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I am working on a new series about eco-friendly ways to save money!  This will be a weekly post on topics ranging from buying seasonally to making your own baby food and will include how much you can save by living a more green life. Each week, the series will feature a cost-saving tip on [...]

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