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Things We No Longer Use

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Of course you could always hang onto them until they become ‘collectibles’ Aprons. Who cooks at home anymore, many people eat out. Even if you do cook at home, have you ever worn an apron? Of course, many times they were for show as well. Of course, many times they were for show as well.

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How this Couple Eliminated $180,000 of Debt in 12 Months!

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After that, we paid off the remaining $20,000 of debt over the course of 9 months. While we were paying off our debt, my husband and I both had a realization about our home. No new clothes, no vacation, no extra anything. We started cooking at home more, a big issue for us was eating out.

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Interview with a Self-Made Millionaire

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We shopped at garage sales, turned down the heat, combined errands to use less gas, didn’t buy a lot of prepared food, cooked at home and the like. We mowed the grass, made our clothes, cleaned house, cooked , and fixed broken stuff. We didn’t have a clothes dryer. Peggy: Oh yes! That took forever!

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