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Halloween Spending Through the Years

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My favorite thrift store has a section dedicated to seasonal items. The number and variety of Halloween items in this thrift store surprised me. My spouse and I grew up in different St. Louis suburbs but had similar experiences with Halloween. Halloween then and now.

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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

My standard of living (and most other people’s as well) is much better now that we have all of the conveniences from the past 60 years available. Planes were allowed to break the sound barrier over major metro areas (like St. I was born in 1948 so my early childhood was spent in the 1950′s. Go Frugal'

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