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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? Multiple vehicles.

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Growing up in the 1950?s

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Schools usually only had one or two TVs available for the entire school. There were no online saving or bill paying services. 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. Kids walked to school. Go Frugal'

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