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The Christmas Tree – Artificial or Real?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Ellipsos (a Montreal environmental consulting firm) did a study in 2009 in which they claim that there is a significant environmental advantage to using a live Christmas tree over an artificial one, but that after using the artificial one for 20 or more years, the impact evens out. Things to Consider Before Investing in Real Estate.

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

For 12 years she worked as an assistant to research scientists – continuing to live with her parents. She stopped paying income tax on the rare occasions when she did have income and did not pay county real estate taxes. Finally, her Dad put his foot down and insisted she get a job and help out with household expenses.