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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

There weren’t any McDonald’s but there were Steak and Shake and White Castle’s here and there. There wasn’t a restaurant on every corner and people didn’t eat out much. Out of season produce, if available at all, was super expensive. People cooked and ate at home. Fast food was rare.

Growing 180
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Meet a Reader | Biker Liz

The Frugal Girl

We had to sell it less than 3 years after buying it, and between that and the market timing (bought in 2009, sold in 2012), we were lucky to come out of the whole situation with our original mortgage paid off completely by the sale! days I was there – I only needed to eat out for 2 dinners during the whole trip.