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Cooking to Financial Success

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

In addition, food is a primary form of entertainment for my husband and I. In my pre-tightwad days when I wasn’t cooking like I am now, our food budget shot up past $600 in one month, for two people! Fiscally, it’s smarter to cook at home. Cooking also teaches life lessons.

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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 spent practically nothing on entertainment. Peggy: Well, probably some of the same ones being espoused now (maybe our kids did pick up on some of our examples!).

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