Prairie Eco-Thrifter
FEBRUARY 23, 2012
Most financial literacy courses and parents in the know believe that teaching the difference between something you need and something you want is key in being able to control spending and thrive financially. Each morning, she pumped the well pump to fill a bucket with water to use for washing hands, drinking and cooking that day.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
OCTOBER 29, 2011
Galvanized pipe for plumbing is perfect. I did this once when I was younger and made a table for my parents. Never toss china or tile into the garbage bin; these little well used and cracked porcelain treasures are up-cycling at its best. Old tea cups and saucers become mini bird baths and bird feeders.
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Prairie Eco-Thrifter
DECEMBER 21, 2014
Our cars easily travel more than 70 miles an hour over smooth, well marked road systems. Indoor plumbing. As recently as my parents, folks used to have to haul and heat water for bathing and go outside to use the bathroom. Faster transportation. We can fly coast to coast in less than 6 hours. Plentiful food with wide variety.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 11, 2014
Your relationships may suffer, and you may not do well at work or school.” Trust me, I’m absolutely no fun to be around when I haven’t slept well! I’d like some fresh, clear, well seasoned perspective. It can make you moody, tense, or depressed. A little perspective. That’s it.
Prairie Eco-Thrifter
MAY 12, 2016
My parent’s generation (the WWII gen) had homes with around 900 – 1000 square feet – typically with 2 bedrooms and a bath. Most homes were small, rural farmhouses and lacked many basic amenities, complete plumbing and central heating chief among them.” We had an out house, a well and a coal stove.
Savings Corner
DECEMBER 27, 2023
As an IT consultant, you’d more than likely be able to offer remote services as well as on-site assistance, giving you freedom and flexibility while working in a field that’s in high demand. Everyone could use a well-designed website, online materials, email campaigns, physical print work and more.
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. In my Grandparents time, none of the neighbors had electricity, indoor plumbing or central heat.
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