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How I Quit Overpacking

Shereen Travels Cheap

One of the easiest ways to save money (and time) on travel is by traveling with just a carry-on. Not only that, but it also saves your sanity and your back, because you have fewer things to keep track of and less weight to drag around. So, how did I change my mindset while traveling?

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How to Get Back Into the Reading Habit and Find More Time for Reading

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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.” Adding a social component may motivate you to read more. ” How to Find More Time to Read.

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Scarcity – The Good and the Bad

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you think things are scarce, you may hoard your things, your talent, your contacts and etc. You may refuse to give credit or fail to put forth a great idea for fear it will be stolen. Saving Your Pennies For A Rainy Day Want to Save Money? Money Tips' Why is scarcity bad?

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Emergency Room or Urgent Care?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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. They can exclude non-insured patients, are not required to provide care 24/7 and may utilize nurse practitioners or physicians assistants instead of actual doctors to provide the care.

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Reviewing The World’s Landfills – A Future Fictional Business Plan Excerpt

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

As far back as 1978 (Future Trends Which Will Influence Waste Disposal by Abel Wolman) Wolman noted that: “If it is true, as some insist, that solid waste may be a resource disguised as a nuisance, then supplementary aids for its successful continuous recovery must be discovered.”. Background. How Landfills Work. million tons (74.2