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Is Self-Sufficiency Possible in the 21st Century?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

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? However, I have longed to have those back up systems in place.

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Bee Stung Butts, Freeze Dried Diapers and Other Hilarious Happenings of Poverty

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Mom and Dad always pointed out how much better off we were than our neighbors, because we were saving money and building up assets. When Dad bought a house and had it moved to our lot next door, they thought nothing of loading up our belongings into our little red wagon to move them next door – making trip after trip after trip.

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