Prairie Eco-Thrifter

AUGUST 15, 2012

One of the best things you can do for the sake of your own self reliance is to build up your home food storage. Your home food storage can tide you over in the event of a financial setback, or be part of your efforts for emergency preparedness. Unfortunately, many people think of stockpiling when they consider home food storage.

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APRIL 11, 2014

Right now Amazon has the Tinkertoy Transit Building Set on sale for only $24.97 (reg. The Tinkertoy Transit Building Set is designed to encourage young builders to play and learn. Builders ages 3+ can create a train, garage, bridge and more or accelerate their imagination with other ideas. So much fun. See more gift ideas here.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 14, 2019

At first, your stockpile might only take up a couple of shelves in the hallway closet, but as it grows you have to think of long-term storage solutions. For those with impressive stockpiles, having a separate building seems to work best. Find a Cool Dry Space in Your Home. Check on Your Stockpile from Time to Time.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

MAY 12, 2016

We have ‘game rooms’; media rooms; home offices; kids play rooms; dining rooms; The entire home and sometimes the garage or outbuildings are climate controlled for hot and cold weather. No basement, no garage, no bathroom. It also had an attached single car garage and central heat and cooling and indoor plumbing.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

JUNE 17, 2012

However, a root cellar can be as simple as a sectioned off part of your basement, a trash can buried in the ground with a bale of straw on top or even a shelf in an unheated room or garage. Using your own space to store food has several benefits: It is a greener alternative to storage than using an extra refrigerator or freezer.

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

How much space is used for storage in your home? Next, figure out how many square feet you have allocated to storage, making sure you remember all closets, spare rooms, garage, basement and attic. If you determine that you have 1000 square feet allocated to storage, it’s costing you $710 a month just to store all that stuff!

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Prairie Eco-Thrifter

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Store socks in the sock drawer, cutting knives in the knife holder, screwdrivers in their storage can (make one by cutting cardboard to the length of a coffee can, then spiraling it inside the can) and so on and so forth. I carried this idea to our garage. Clean storage areas at least every couple of years and de-clutter as you do.

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