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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. Food/shopping.

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Needs vs. Wants

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Last summer in my Grandma Rie’s Money Camp, we gave the 3 kids advertisements from the Sunday paper and asked them first to identify and cut out things that were needs; and then to do the same with things that were wants. It is food, so maybe a need. Would you want to live in a one bath 2 bedroom home now with a family of 4 or 5?

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