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How to Save on Rental Cars

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The sales tax, plus the ongoing higher property tax and insurance are really turning him off – and the van does fine if we drive it locally or just for a few hours to the lake. I want this vacation to go well and that rental car will be our daytime home for 12 days. Reserve well ahead of your need.

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Meet a Reader | Mary from Reflections Around the Campfire

The Frugal Girl

My mom cut coupons and sewed her own clothes and mine, as well. We paid an excavator (to dig the hole for the foundation), a well driller and a cabinet maker (for our kitchen and bathroom cabinets). He says we were busy building the house and our careers and it was money well spent because it freed up our time. (We

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Things I’ve Learned During 30 + Years of Home Ownership

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

When I went back to work after staying home with kids for 10 years, the drive was to a central downtown location, but after a few years, I took a higher paying job at Trans World Airlines that required an hours drive each way. Government agencies can dictate to you what you can and cannot do on your land.

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