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Ways to Make Do With What You Have

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Add one or two small new-to-you items to make things seem different. If you maintain it by changing the oil, rotating the tires and keeping it clean you are well on your way to having a serviceable car for years. You Tube can show you how to do most everything these days. If it is broken, fix it instead of trashing it.

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Save Money – Make Shoes Last

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Rinse well, stuff loose with white paper towels or white cotton (so the shoe will hold its shape) and then air dry. If you dry them in the sun, it will help brighten the light colors and do some disinfecting. Sometimes this can be done with shoe polish, but you may need to buy some leather dye. It will take quite awhile to dry.

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What Do You Tolerate to Save Money?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

After all, there may still be useful life left in it, no reason to trash it just because one little thing goes wrong. Many other items, which if left untended cause safety issues should be handled soonest as well. Why tolerate broken? When to tolerate and when to fix. Money Tips'

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Embrace the Negative!

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Was it the times you were flush with money or the times you were dirt poor and had to make do? Surviving a negative experience and enduring through or perhaps even overcoming it shows us that we are made of more than we ever dreamed, that we can do and be more than we thought. Challenge yourself. Free money! Party time!

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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. It will remove deeply embedded smells in things as well. If your disposal just sits and hums when you turn it on, the flywheel may be stuck. Shower stalls.

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Saving Tips & Free Crediting Monitoring

For the Mommas

Adrian Nazari, CEO and founder of CreditSesame.com , is available to talk about how consumers can start 2013 on the right financial foot, as well as discuss the top 3 financial resolutions and what consumers can do to address them including: Saving More. Do you really need cable television or can you make do without?