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Having a Hard Time Getting By? 3 Budget Leaks You May Be Experiencing.

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Do you make enough money to cover your mortgage or rent, groceries, transportation, and other essential expenses, but find yourself on a treadmill of not being able to save? How often do you find yourself purging your closets and cleaning out the garage, selling or donating things that you bought on a whim and never really used?

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Repair, Don’t Replace

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

He built his own garage. At garage sales, are you attracted to those still usable but slightly defective items that no one else wants? It will also save you money! You can take an active role in changing our throw away society to one that produces less waste, and reduces consumerism. He made his own electric lawnmower.

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Live Green and Get More Green in Your Wallet

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

As the readers of Prairie EcoThrifter know: money, or lack thereof, is driving many people to become more frugal. However, it’s not just lack of money that makes people want to cut back, re-purpose, or live within their means… it’s also a case of wanting to be ecologically responsible. Avoid Consumerism. In the U.S.,

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