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What Do You Tolerate to Save Money?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Things that can cause injury or harm, things that if left unattended will grow worse. Repair that roof leak, whether it is via putting on an entire new roof or doing a short term fix to extend the life of what you have. For me, having a non-functioning dishwasher was intolerable. Where not to tolerate broken. Money Tips'

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

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

In it she reminisces about growing up poor in the Great Smokey mountains in East Tennessee. Today a poor person in America probably has access to electricity, telephones, food, indoor plumbing, central heat and public transportation. In my Grandparents time, none of the neighbors had electricity, indoor plumbing or central heat.

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