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Bee Stung Butts, Freeze Dried Diapers and Other Hilarious Happenings of Poverty

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Today a poor person in America probably has access to electricity, telephones, food, indoor plumbing, central heat and public transportation. In my Grandparents time, none of the neighbors had electricity, indoor plumbing or central heat. Her homes had coal furnaces with radiator heating, electricity and indoor plumbing.

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What Do You Tolerate to Save Money?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I love that ice maker and making ice every day is a royal pain. It does however, reportedly save on the electric bill. Repair that roof leak, whether it is via putting on an entire new roof or doing a short term fix to extend the life of what you have. Ice makers apparently are an energy hog. Money Tips'