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Repair, Don’t Replace

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Do you enjoy making old things new again? Remember when high school kids were required to take shop and/or home economics? The AARP article Fix What’s Broken, For Less claims that there are multiple repair cafes in the USA now, including some in New York City, Seattle, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Detroit and elsewhere.

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Delayed Gratification: A Strategy to Curb Over-Spending and Secure A Sound Financial Future

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The consumerism of the current financial climate drives us to acquire more and more ‘stuff’, whether we really need it or not. In one experiment, neuroeconomist , Paul Glimcher of New York University wanted to see what it would take for people to willingly delay gratification. to $110, later.

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