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6 Ways to Change Your Spending Habits

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Watch less television. Have you ever noticed how much time you spend sitting in front of the television? Besides not being great for your health, you could be using this time for more useful tasks. If you are an avid reader like me, use your public library whenever possible. Cook at home.

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Why Are Americans So Fat?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Families don’t/can’t take time to cook at home from scratch. With the advancing numbers of two income families, often there isn’t anyone at home to start the meal. We walked to work and school, we played and worked outside, only a few had a television set. Not too many of us had riding lawn mowers.