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Would You Live in the Past for Peace of Mind and Financial Well-Being?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Instead, you’ll choose items like cloth napkins and cloth towels. You’ll reuse items to avoid buying new ones, which keep more items out of the landfills. She washed every plastic baggie she used as well as tin foil and other kitchen necessities to reuse later. My grandma was one of the greenest people I knew.

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Ways to Make Do With What You Have

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Learn to hem and patch and sew on buttons to repair minor issues with clothing. Learn how to remove spots and do it as soon as the clothing gets dirty. Buy good clothing, used. Avoid buying cheap clothing new. Pass down serviceable clothing from child to child. Use up your food. Plan uses for your leftovers.

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