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How We’re Saving Money On Water Even Though We Live in the Desert

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Compare that to our old home town, Chicago, which averages 36.9 Landscape with plants that have a low water requirement. There is no water-hungry grass in our front or backyard. Instead, the yard is landscaped with stones and various cacti. Then we can reuse the water to water our garden. inches of rain a year.

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Refresh Your Roof for Less Than $50

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If you own your home, and keep it long enough, eventually you will have the pleasure of replacing the roofing. We (read that my spouse) put a new roof on our starter home. We had our current home re-roofed when it was only 13 years old. He and a carpenter buddy did the work themselves. It keeps the mold and mildew from growing.