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Needs vs. Wants

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Home offices. Yes more folks work from home these days and the tax laws encourage setting aside a space to dedicate to a home office. Americans eat out 3 – 4 times a week on average, do we really need a fancy kitchen, when we don’t even do that much cooking? I managed with one until I was 30.

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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The average home size in America was around 1100 square feet. Ours was smaller (about 700 square feet) – 2 bedrooms (my brother and I shared one and my parents the other), a kitchen and a living room, No basement or garage. Most of us did not have air conditioned homes. Toni home perms were prevalent.

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