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Are You Letting Your Luxuries Become Needs?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

For years, I was just fine with a cheap prepaid cell phone. It’s certainly more expensive than sticking with the cheap prepaid cell phone. TVs, cable, Internet service, certain clothes, particular foods, and even some social activities. However, the truth is that you probably don’t need a fancy phone.

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Save Money – Develop Important Home Owner Skills

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Crystal (owner of Budgeting in the Fun Stuff) wrote about how she annually contacts her cable/internet supplier to get reductions in her bill – step by step. This has to be done multiple times a year and calling an exterminator can be bothersome and expensive – even if each visit is cheap, it adds up to a lot over time.