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How to be a Frugal Family

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

For example, if your individual activities require illumination or light, you can stay together in one room and turn-off the lights in other parts of the house. Limit eating out and the activities that are outside your budget such as expensive movies and far away vacations. You can save money too by doing things together.

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Interview with a Self-Made Millionaire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Peggy: Well, probably some of the same ones being espoused now (maybe our kids did pick up on some of our examples!). We shopped at garage sales, turned down the heat, combined errands to use less gas, didn’t buy a lot of prepared food, cooked at home and the like. Eating out or going to a movie were once a year events.

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