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Better Living Through Permaculture -- Podcast 001 -- Leading into Permaculture 0 IrateCitizen Mar 2012 Mar 2012 1 1992

Shower or bath 21 Curmudgeoness Feb 2012 Mar 2012 0 6564

Cold weather Duers, what do you set your thermostat at during the day and at night? 35 GreenPartyVoter Jan 2012 Mar 2012 1 11476

High performance TV antenna from one piece of wire.. 4 Fumesucker Feb 2012 Mar 2012 4 75167

Better Living Through Permaculture: Things Permaculture Can Teach Us Through Our Children 2 IrateCitizen Feb 2012 Mar 2012 5 2614

Business energy saving tips 2 pennyfor Feb 2012 Feb 2012 0 2795

The future of free DTV over the air ... 2 RKP5637 Feb 2012 Feb 2012 8 2694

Better Living Through Permaculture: The Importance of Goal-Setting 0 IrateCitizen Feb 2012 Feb 2012 1 1956

Helped some young friends of mine out with a car problem, saved them quite a bit of money. 2 Fumesucker Feb 2012 Feb 2012 3 2156

Congress to Sell Public Airwaves to Pay Benefits 1 RKP5637 Feb 2012 Feb 2012 3 2381

Better Living Through Permaculture: Permaculture and Social Convention 1 IrateCitizen Feb 2012 Feb 2012 1 2077

Drafty Home Retrofits Spread from Neighbor to Neighbor 1 Starboard Tack Feb 2012 Feb 2012 4 2006

10 Frugal Living Tips To Happiness On A Tight Budget 5 Little Star Jan 2012 Feb 2012 0 4797

Better Living Through Permaculture: Coppicing and Pollarding 1 IrateCitizen Jan 2012 Feb 2012 2 1905

Better Living Through Permaculture: Crazy for Cold Frames 0 IrateCitizen Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 1694

Is anyone familiar with Bike Share? 2 Starboard Tack Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 2040

Better Living Through Permaculture: Building a Permaculture Society, Part One 0 IrateCitizen Jan 2012 Jan 2012 4 1894

Hands On Skills Mean Greater Choice and Freedom to Buy Used 6 Fumesucker Jan 2012 Jan 2012 6 3032

Better Living Through Permaculture -- New Year 2012 Front Yard Swale Project 1 IrateCitizen Jan 2012 Jan 2012 1 2020

German Grandmother Lives Money-free and Has Never Been Happier 5 canoeist52 Jan 2012 Jan 2012 3 3917

Be Safe, Be Green and Save Money. Non-Toxic Home Cleaning 2 we can do it Jan 2012 Jan 2012 2 2710

House paint... 3 hunter Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 2424

Another frugal find yesterday.. 7 Fumesucker Jan 2012 Jan 2012 11 4294

Hobbit house 4 eridani Dec 2011 Jan 2012 16 3293

LOL. Shopping cart veggies... 17 pinto Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 9117

It's well before daylight and I just got back from walking the dogs and it reminded me.. 6 Fumesucker Jan 2012 Jan 2012 2 3243

Put a switch on my electric water heater, now I only turn it before I'll need really hot water.. 21 Fumesucker Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 23707

Found a very cool site for those who have repair all sorts of household items: 10 dixiegrrrrl Jan 2012 Jan 2012 4 4509

Batteries and light bulbs...where do you recycle?... 6 Phentex Jan 2012 Jan 2012 0 4683

buy dog toys now. 3 mopinko Jan 2012 Jan 2012 1 2781

Frugal and Energy Efficient Living Continued...

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Super simple "wood butter" recipe (aka spoon oil) 0 xmas74 Jan 2012 Jan 2012 3 1731

The cheap gift wrap was not so frugal!... 5 Phentex Dec 2011 Jan 2012 0 3264

My frugal and energy efficient grocery getter.. 1 Fumesucker Dec 2011 Jan 2012 3 2533

WILL ALL FRUGALS PLEASE REPORT TO THE FRONT DESK! 36 Hutzpa Dec 2011 Jan 2012 5 14640

When you need to get another car, [View all] 53 Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 Jan 2012 3 18790

What is the most frugal and environmentally sound way to handle baby poop? 6 mdmc Dec 2011 Jan 2012 1 2775

My paper delivery person thinks I am loony. 26 Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 Jan 2012 6 6414

A favorite blog post I've saved for 3+ years: The Cheapskate Guide: 50 Tips for Frugal Living 11 maddezmom Dec 2011 Dec 2011 21 5071

Where does one draw the line between being frugal and being an OCD packrat? 21 canoeist52 Dec 2011 Dec 2011 1 16638

**F&EL GROUP HOST ELECTION**VOTE**HERE**1 Week election 46 uppityperson Dec 2011 Dec 2011 1 15027

I was frugal today and I think it will increase my overall energy efficiency.. 4 Fumesucker Dec 2011 Dec 2011 3 2810

Being frugal does not mean being cheap. 24 Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 Dec 2011 12 9589

U.S. beef consumption continues to decline 7 Boston_Chemist Dec 2011 Dec 2011 5 3375

Come on, frugals, we have to do more posting 21 Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 Dec 2011 3 6699

Why I would like to be a Frugal living host some day. 6 uppityperson Dec 2011 Dec 2011 1 2373

I found a big problem with newpapers going online and not so much paper 9 uppityperson Dec 2011 Dec 2011 1 3786

Going out on a limb 1 randr Dec 2011 Dec 2011 0 2039

Never mind, thanks for the answers. Please vote in Official thread with the ***s. 16 uppityperson Dec 2011 Dec 2011 1 4877

This message was self-deleted by its author 9 uppityperson Dec 2011 Dec 2011 1 2988

Frugal mulch in the garden and flower beds. 6 Curmudgeoness Dec 2011 Dec 2011 3 3564

What is the most environmentally sound way to handle baby poop? 6 onpatrol98 Dec 2011 Dec 2011 1 3236

Best futon? 11 Melissa G Dec 2011 Dec 2011 0 5563

A group I never knew existed, but I like it. 12 Curmudgeoness May 2011 Dec 2011 0 5048

Do we need a host for this group? 8 Hutzpa Dec 2011 Dec 2011 0 2939

Kids Frugal Fun-Brownie In A Jar 4 maddezmom Dec 2011 Dec 2011 0 3040

another one I lurk in and would hate to lose 10 maddezmom May 2011 Dec 2011 1 3991

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