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Can You Cut Expenses by a Half Million Dollars?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Since cable became widely available in 1990 and we got satellite TV in 2007, we had 17 years of savings of about $51 a month (fees for one step above basic cable) – total savings over 17 years being $10,404. On average a typical family will spend about $50 a month to go out to a concert, the movies, an amusement park and etc.