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How We Frugal-ed in February 2020

Family Balance Sheet

Dishwasher Detergent: I avoid the expensive dishwasher detergent tabs and use powdered dishwasher detergent instead. I run my dishwasher almost every night. I run my dishwasher almost every night, but let’s use 180 times because I probably have not run it every night since 9/17. for store-bought iced tea.

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Homeowners Guide – Will Smart Meters Benefit Your Family?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

In fact, the government is so sure that this is a crucial step in national energy savings, that it is currently projecting replacing 46 million traditional metering devices in 25 million UK homes with smart meters by 2020. For homeowners, this new technology means the end of estimated billing and unpleasant surprises at the end of the month.

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