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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

People cooked and ate at home. They used aprons over them when they cooked. TV’s had to warm up – when you turned them on, before the picture would come in. TV shows stopped at midnight. Popular TV shows didn’t involve police, shooting, vampires or aliens. Food/shopping. Go Frugal'

Growing 180
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One Month of Spending Zero

Couponing 101

We had Chicken Tortilla Soup one night (one of the above mentioned freezer meals) then they were turned into chicken tacos for lunch the next day (after straining off the broth), and then combined with cheese, rice (cook the rice in the broth!), and homemade enchilada sauce for a Mexican casserole the next night! It was a win-win!