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Am I Frugal – or Cheap?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I wonder if I’m really being frugal or if I am just being cheap. To me, frugal implies using resources in the wisest fashion and cheap implies a specific focus on getting the lowest price. Help me out, am I being cheap or just smart about money? Cheap or frugal? Cheap or frugal? Cheap or frugal?

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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Growing up in the fifties made me everlastingly grateful for a number of things, such as hot running water, central air conditioning, automatic dishwashers, TV remote control, the internet, personal computers (typewriters really sucked – no backspacing!), There were no dishwashers (other than us kids!). There were no cell phones.

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