Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

Years ago, we rented a unit in one of two quadruplex buildings owned by our landlord. Our rent back then was (adjusted for inflation) around $550 – a big bite out of our $35,000 gross salary – especially when we were trying to save a down payment for a house, start a college fund for each of our two boys and pay off a loan we had.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 1, 2014

Ever since I graduated college, I had wanted to collect rain and snowmelt off my roof. I was a poor college student and B. my first job out of college barely paid the rent on a 1 bedroom pad, I had to put those dreams off for a while. But seeing as how A. How to Save Money on Water Costs. Go Green'

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The Frugal Girl

JANUARY 22, 2024

For 20 or so years I’ve been homeschooling my kids, and am now down to about 1 1/2 (one full-time homeschooler, and one doing College Credit Plus with some support). We also want to get our kids through college without them having loans to pay back, and we are 1 out of 4 on that so far! We rent now and are much happier.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 20, 2014

I lived in a newly built condo for a portion of my first year of college, and the couple above us were constantly fighting. We enjoy the yard work, gardening, and maintenance, all made easier because my fiancé is a carpenter, and my family is full of trades people. They also had a newborn, who was, as newborns do, constantly crying.

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