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7 Steps To Homelessness And What To Do If You Get There

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Get some transportation. Have a way to make phone calls. It is the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP, funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ) was a $1.5 Know where the motels, shelters, soup kitchens and food pantries are, and what you need to have/ do to get in.

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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

I transported my kids everywhere either by walking, biking, or taking the bus. We had to sell it less than 3 years after buying it, and between that and the market timing (bought in 2009, sold in 2012), we were lucky to come out of the whole situation with our original mortgage paid off completely by the sale! We lived for 2.5

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Culling Sustenence For Less

Frugal Luxuries

This post has been reprinted from the Frugal Luxuries Food blog circa 2009. You can find individually owned local bakeries, coffee shops, breweries, ethnic food stores and vegetable markets by consulting the phone book, community center, or local message boards—actual message boards or online sources such as Craig’s list.

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