Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 21, 2014

Indoor plumbing. We also have the luxury of having our food prepared for us. Bread, noodles, frozen dinners, pizzas, ice cream, boxed dinners, restaurant food and more await our microwaves for heating in under 3 minutes. As recently as my parents, folks used to have to haul and heat water for bathing and go outside to use the bathroom.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

APRIL 28, 2011

Such water disposal methods are not accepted under the plumbing codes of many municipalities, though. Using an Earthship Layout to Save Money on Heating and Lighting.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 21, 2012

Some of the projects I’ve completed have included a custom shelving unit made only from plumbing pipes and hand-cut pine boards, lighting fixtures, picture frames that double as thermostat covers, pillows and even a hand-stenciled rug that resides in my bedroom that I happily walk on each day.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 22, 2011

You may remember the time your dad rescued a toy from the toilet trap , saving us an expensive plumbing repair bill. I’m not advocating living like a pauper, but limit yourself to only a few of life’s luxuries. Learn to do things yourself, but don’t be afraid to call in the experts. That’s what emergency savings are for.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MARCH 14, 2012

Credentials/Licenses : Onsite foremen typically hold a state license for any of the following depending on the installed system: Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Contracting, Electrical Work, Geology, or Plumbing.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 23, 2012

Simply going away from civilization, away from indoor plumbing, central heat and air, paved roads and technology for a week will give them an exceptional taste of the past. Take them on a covered wagon trip – rolling through the back country in a replica wagon and camping out to get a taste of what the westward trek was like.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 20, 2014

We waited too long to realize that the gaskets around our plumbing vents on the roof had dried out and cracked, letting water trickle down the roof and onto the ceiling. 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.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Whether you co-op for fresh vegetables, trade plumbing services for lawn care, or spare auto parts for fire wood, keeping in touch with others who embrace the same frugal lifestyle concepts can actually help you save money, and potentially reduce your carbon footprint in the long run.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 12, 2016

Most homes were small, rural farmhouses and lacked many basic amenities, complete plumbing and central heating chief among them.” Although their home was larger than described above, they had no indoor plumbing and heated with a wood stove and cooked on a wood stove. It had central heat, indoor plumbing, and an attic fan.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 11, 2014

In a few months will the world be any worse off if the plumbing gets fixed a week from the now or in two weeks? Move forward in time to see how big your issue will be in a day, a week, a year, a decade. In a year will you really care about (or even remember) the perceived slight from a co-worker? I don’t think so.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Many families remember a time, not too far gone, when their ancestors lived in a rural community without the benefit of electricity, running water, indoor plumbing, central heat or air conditioning. It wasn’t so very long ago that most North Americans were self-sufficient.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 1, 2014

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. Her homes had coal furnaces with radiator heating, electricity and indoor plumbing.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The use of various plumbing fixtures in fittings that conserve water can reduce water usage by 30% or even more. Gray-water plumbing and rainwater harvesting strategies conserve even more water but they do involve a greater, more substantial investment. Water efficiency is maximized.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 31, 2016

They did not have indoor plumbing – using a bucket with water drawn from the well with a dipper for drinking water, and an outhouse by the shed when nature called (kids got a chamber pot at night, thank heavens). They had ponds stocked with fish. They had a huge garden and preserved their own food.

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