Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 26, 2013

During his worldly travels, in 2006 TOMS’ founder Blake Mycoskie found himself in Argentina and noticed that none of the children had their own pair of shoes. Shortly after his return, he started TOMS with the idea in mind to give a new pair of shoes to a child in need for each pair a paying customer bought.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 2, 2014

According to NBC News , in a 2006 poll of 1,000 adults, 25% didn’t read any books in the previous year. “The typical person claimed to have read four books in the last year–half read more and half read fewer.” One of his interview questions to potential hirees is, “What book did you last read?”

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 6, 2014

As someone who has been writing about environmental issues on the internet since 2006, (has it really been that long?) I often get asked what I think our chances are against climate change. And most of the time, the questioner does not like my answer. Here’s why: I don’t think we (life on Earth) stand a chance against climate change.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

And it’s true, the debt has increased steadily since 2006. With increasing cash flow and increasing dividends, it seems that they have good cash management. So I then look at the debt to see if that is the reason they have so much cash through the recession.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 27, 2011

5] “New vs. Used, the Right Choice for You,” msmoney.com,1 July, 2006, Web.1 4] “Used-car reliability: Some used cars have fewer problems than newer models,” Consumer Reports, April 2011, Web.01 01 July 2011, [link]. [5] 1 July, 2011. So, have you bought a used car before? What tips can you share?

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Today it is very common, even in suburban neighborhoods to see white-tail deer wandering the streets in the Midwest. Why is scarcity bad? Believing something is scarce can cause us to make poor decisions.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Although they began to appear in the US in the 1970s (according to Wikipedia anyway), I didn’t start hearing about them until around 2006. Urgent care centers were not prevalent in our area in the 1980′s. Several appeared around our county, showing up in unlikely places such as local strip malls.

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