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Needs vs. Wants – Which Is Which?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

On wash day, she built a wood fire out in the yard under a big iron cauldron to heat water to wash her clothing. If she wanted to talk to someone, she walked on over and had a conversation, or hitched the mule up to the wagon and rode over. Light was obtained from oil lamps (and yes, she did need to buy that oil).

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Are You a Cell Phone ‘Tech NO’?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

– little black boxes that clipped onto your clothes and screamed at you in the middle of the night). I’m Not Against Telephones. Of course, some picked up on other’s rings so they could listen in on the party line conversations! As part of being on call, I was required to carry a pager (remember them?

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