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How I’m Managing our Family Budget during the Pandemic

Family Balance Sheet

A layoff or a drop of business happened in the past, but a global economic shut down from a deadly virus? We had such a sense of freedom after making that last payment and we let ourselves dream about some tangible goals that we sacrificed during those payoff years, such as travel and a new-to-us camper. Cash is King.

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Is Self-Sufficiency Possible in the 21st Century?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

It has just never been economically justifiable. Americans pride themselves on their ‘Yankee ingenuity’ – making do or doing without. How would we deal with the sewage; lack of water; lack of heat; and interrupted supply of food, coffee, light, entertainment, communication ability?

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