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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Until, that is, she went out to the ‘library’ with her book one day, sat on the outdoor privy and got stung on the bottom by a bee! Plus, it can be really inconvenient to “make do or do without!” Do you have a funny story about making do? The kids fell for it hook, line and sinker.

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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. Our ancestors knew the benefit of using the great outdoors to clean and sanitize their household furnishings. Shower stalls. Sunshine and baking soda.

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