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Competing With Yourself To Save On Utility Bills

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I view each month’s bill – whether it be from the water company, the electric utility, or the natural gas provider – as a way to gauge how well I am doing in my efforts to both conserve energy and save money. Did I use less power than last month? For electricity, I note how many kilowatt hours kWh) I use.

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From Trash To Teasure

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Excess trash has been a common problem of all societies for decades, and recycling is a way to transform trash into something useful. Electronics TVs, mobile phones, computer paraphernalia, laptops, cameras and other gadgets can be sold as used or even broken. Numerous websites are dedicated to buying these used electronics.

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