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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

riding lawn mowers, garage door openers and many, many more things we take for granted today. 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. There were no garage door openers. There was no polyester clothing.

Growing 180
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All The Furniture, Is In The Garage

Work With What You've Got

Via video conference. The other people in the room with me are great, and the instructor is a doll, but the material is dry and there is not a lot you can do to make a video conference entertaining. You’ll be so proud to know that I did laundry Monday and last night and I now have clothes to wear. And it is BRU-TAL.

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50 Best Small-Business Ideas – NerdWallet

Savings Corner

You can get paid to speak at industry conferences or events, serve on a board of advisors for a fledgling business or lend your expertise to shape the strategy of an existing business on a contract basis. Clothing boutique For the fashion-forward entrepreneurs out there, consider opening your own clothing boutique.