Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Have you heard the old saying: “Use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without.”? We were poor, Mom and Dad lived every day showing us what it meant to ‘make it do’ and we often ‘did without’ Here are my thoughts on frugal ways to make things do. Buy good clothing, used. Use up your food.

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Making Do Making Green And Frugal Friends And Family Sale 219

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JULY 23, 2014

My standard of living (and most other people’s as well) is much better now that we have all of the conveniences from the past 60 years available. riding lawn mowers, garage door openers and many, many more things we take for granted today. Most of us did not have air conditioned homes. There were no garage door openers.

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Growing Home and Garden Radios Kids and Family 180

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 1, 2014

That was true for me as well, but I also think that poverty is a very relative concept. Today a poor person in America probably has access to electricity, telephones, food, indoor plumbing, central heat and public transportation. They used the berries to make a purple die and painted their own and each others bodies with it!

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St. Louis Plumbing Flowers and Plants Kids and Family 176