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Winter Activities to Escape the Cold

Shereen Travels Cheap

Winter is right around the corner and some places have gotten colder already, which can make doing activities outside not that fun. Bring some cocoa or coffee, crank up the holiday tunes and heater, and enjoy the lights from inside your cozy space.

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How I’m Managing our Family Budget during the Pandemic

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Also, about the time everything shut down, my coffee machine decided to as well. Mr. Coffee didn’t want to be left out. I will eventually buy a machine, but for now, my morning coffee is secure. As soon as life and our business go back to normal, these things will resume, especially the last two items.

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Frugal Fixes that Work

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

After a number of years of ‘making do or doing without’ a person discovers ways of doing things that work – using minimal resources. Stretching your coffee grounds. Here are a few things I’ve come up with or utilized over my 67 years on the planet. Shower stalls. Spackle substitute.

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Is Self-Sufficiency Possible in the 21st Century?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Americans pride themselves on their ‘Yankee ingenuity’ – making do or doing without. How would we deal with the sewage; lack of water; lack of heat; and interrupted supply of food, coffee, light, entertainment, communication ability? However, I have longed to have those back up systems in place.

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