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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Growing up in the fifties made me everlastingly grateful for a number of things, such as hot running water, central air conditioning, automatic dishwashers, TV remote control, the internet, personal computers (typewriters really sucked – no backspacing!), Schools usually only had one or two TVs available for the entire school.

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Needs vs. Wants

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

A TV in every room. Our parents had TVs (most of them), but typically only one per household. TV was family entertainment and watched as a family. Many homes today have multiple TVs, some have one in pretty much every room. Would you want to live in a one bath 2 bedroom home now with a family of 4 or 5?

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