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Ways to Make Do With What You Have

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

A good deal on a big bag of fresh lettuce isn’t thrifty if you can’t use it up before it rots. Instead of paying for television programming, view free TV or cheap movies on Netflix (or maybe even read a real book!). With fresh food – buy only what you can eat before it goes bad.

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The Deadly Sins of Personal Finance

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Consumerism stems from many places but can start from when we are young children if we are exposed to television and radio ads. Thriftiness and frugality are commandments of the personal finance sphere. We’ll be much better off financially if we turn our backs on consumerism. Wastefulness.