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Things We No Longer Use

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Who cooks at home anymore, many people eat out. Even if you do cook at home, have you ever worn an apron? They were used to protect clothing while cooking – to keep grease splatters and spills contained on the apron. When I was a kid, most preserved food stuffs either came in a can or a glass jar.

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Why Are Americans So Fat?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We are bombarded with images of luscious looking food. It seems that every commercial or ad or billboard shows us wonderful looking food – and it is always available quickly and easily. Families don’t/can’t take time to cook at home from scratch. We ate basic meals at home.

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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 especially never put anything consumable (like gas, food, eating out, movies and etc) on a credit card. Frugal Food Tips Have you been looking at your budget lately?

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