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Would You Live in the Past for Peace of Mind and Financial Well-Being?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you’re frugal, you’ll likely take steps to save money such as not using disposable products like paper napkins and paper towels. You’ll reuse items to avoid buying new ones, which keep more items out of the landfills. Of course, this makes sense. My grandma was one of the greenest people I knew.

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On Environmentalism Becoming Consumerism

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Paper shredders. These are no more green than just recycling that pile of paper. In fact, buying yet another gadget made in China is worse than burning that paper. Reuse and repurpose. Buy solidly made goods that will last a long time, can be reused for other purposes, or can be rebuilt when broken.